NC BL 09/00/2004 Table: Charleston-North Charleston, SC, Bulletin 3125-08, May 2004 Table 1-1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Total Private industry State and local government Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) Total................................................................. $16.45 7.3 37.0 $14.78 8.8 36.4 $20.40 7.6 38.3 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 20.38 6.6 37.4 18.08 8.1 36.5 23.99 6.9 39.0 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.46 8.0 36.4 23.94 17.0 34.0 24.89 4.0 38.6 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.73 10.6 42.0 25.16 6.7 42.6 38.01 15.5 41.0 Sales............................................................. 10.47 5.2 33.8 10.47 5.2 33.8 – – – Administrative support............................................ 12.36 2.8 37.9 12.33 2.8 37.5 12.43 6.7 38.9 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 14.04 7.2 38.5 14.21 7.8 38.7 12.34 3.6 36.6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 16.05 13.3 37.4 16.32 15.1 37.1 14.14 2.5 39.6 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 14.75 7.8 40.2 14.75 7.8 40.2 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.39 13.0 41.6 14.76 13.2 43.9 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 10.60 6.0 37.2 10.70 6.4 37.0 9.46 3.4 40.0 Service occupations(5).............................................. 8.96 9.4 33.9 7.45 8.3 32.5 11.94 4.7 37.0 Full time........................................................... 17.21 6.9 40.0 15.55 8.0 40.2 20.82 8.7 39.7 Part time........................................................... 8.97 8.5 21.2 9.05 9.5 21.4 8.30 3.1 19.4 Union............................................................... – – – – – – – – – Nonunion............................................................ 16.37 7.4 36.9 14.63 9.0 36.4 20.40 7.6 38.3 Time................................................................ 16.02 6.9 36.7 14.06 7.2 36.0 20.40 7.6 38.3 Incentive........................................................... 26.73 27.6 46.3 26.73 27.6 46.3 – – – Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 18.35 2.5 40.2 (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 14.75 19.2 34.6 14.81 19.5 34.4 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 13.26 8.7 37.2 13.18 9.5 37.1 14.30 3.4 39.6 500 workers or more................................................. 20.29 6.7 38.1 18.63 10.4 38.0 21.21 7.4 38.1 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $16.45 7.3 $14.78 8.8 $20.40 7.6 All excluding sales............................................... 16.74 7.5 15.09 9.2 20.40 7.6 White collar........................................................ 20.38 6.6 18.08 8.1 23.99 6.9 White collar excluding sales.................................... 21.33 6.6 19.35 8.8 23.99 6.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.46 8.0 23.94 17.0 24.89 4.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.42 8.9 27.90 21.2 27.09 1.2 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 32.83 4.3 – – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 32.83 4.3 – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 35.38 17.4 40.38 20.9 – – Registered nurses........................................... 25.17 3.9 24.74 1.1 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 36.54 5.5 32.09 4.9 – – Other post-secondary teachers............................... 37.30 5.8 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 23.82 13.5 – – 27.22 .7 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 14.70 4.5 – – – – Social workers.............................................. 14.70 4.5 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 16.91 8.1 16.56 10.1 – – Technical....................................................... 14.66 6.3 15.34 8.7 13.55 8.9 Licensed practical nurses................................... 16.53 8.0 15.40 5.2 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 11.17 9.3 – – 11.00 10.7 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.73 10.6 25.16 6.7 38.01 15.5 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 34.84 11.6 28.41 9.1 44.42 11.8 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 26.27 10.4 26.27 10.4 – – Management related............................................ 18.63 6.4 19.47 7.4 16.21 6.9 Accountants and auditors.................................... 17.40 8.4 – – – – Sales............................................................. 10.47 5.2 10.47 5.2 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.36 2.8 12.33 2.8 12.43 6.7 Secretaries................................................. 13.42 12.9 14.50 10.5 – – Receptionists............................................... 10.16 5.9 10.16 6.3 – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 12.37 8.8 12.64 9.4 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 12.45 7.0 12.45 7.0 – – Billing clerks.............................................. 11.50 2.7 11.50 2.7 – – General office clerks....................................... 11.44 2.8 11.61 6.6 – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 15.96 9.0 15.08 8.5 – – Blue collar......................................................... 14.04 7.2 14.21 7.8 12.34 3.6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... $16.05 13.3 $16.32 15.1 $14.14 2.5 Automobile mechanics........................................ 18.91 10.4 – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 21.67 4.3 21.67 4.3 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 14.70 3.7 15.83 6.1 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.75 7.8 14.75 7.8 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 15.80 12.6 15.80 12.6 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.39 13.0 14.76 13.2 – – Truck drivers............................................... 15.65 12.1 15.70 12.0 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.60 6.0 10.70 6.4 9.46 3.4 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.36 10.0 9.36 10.0 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 10.73 12.1 10.73 12.1 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.72 12.9 10.83 14.3 – – Service............................................................. 8.96 9.4 7.45 8.3 11.94 4.7 Protective service............................................ 13.46 4.7 – – 13.71 5.1 Firefighting................................................ 10.05 3.8 – – 10.05 3.8 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 15.42 3.4 – – 15.42 3.4 Food service.................................................. 6.74 6.9 6.65 7.2 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 3.81 5.6 3.81 5.6 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 2.51 3.4 2.51 3.4 – – Other food service........................................... 8.42 3.1 8.47 3.2 – – Health service................................................ 9.62 3.8 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.09 6.0 7.44 2.1 9.10 11.6 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.02 2.4 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 8.31 7.7 – – 10.08 2.9 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-2. Mean hourly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $17.21 6.9 $15.55 8.0 $20.82 8.7 All excluding sales............................................... 17.44 7.0 15.79 8.3 20.82 8.7 White collar........................................................ 21.05 6.5 18.91 8.2 24.03 6.9 White collar excluding sales.................................... 21.77 6.5 19.93 9.1 24.03 6.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.88 8.1 24.88 18.2 24.89 4.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.63 9.2 28.49 23.2 27.09 1.2 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 32.83 4.3 – – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 32.83 4.3 – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 36.87 18.1 43.98 21.1 – – Registered nurses........................................... 25.25 4.5 24.77 .5 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 36.38 5.6 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 23.84 13.5 – – 27.22 .7 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 14.69 4.6 – – – – Social workers.............................................. 14.69 4.6 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 17.18 9.4 16.89 11.8 – – Technical....................................................... 15.00 5.7 16.11 6.7 13.55 8.9 Licensed practical nurses................................... 16.53 9.2 – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 11.13 9.9 – – 11.00 10.7 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.92 10.6 25.18 6.8 38.58 14.8 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 35.21 11.6 28.50 9.3 45.32 11.0 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 26.27 10.4 26.27 10.4 – – Management related............................................ 18.63 6.4 19.47 7.4 16.21 6.9 Accountants and auditors.................................... 17.40 8.4 – – – – Sales............................................................. 11.35 5.2 11.35 5.2 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.60 3.1 12.68 3.3 12.43 6.7 Secretaries................................................. 13.42 12.9 14.50 10.5 – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 12.94 7.6 13.32 7.7 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 12.65 7.3 12.65 7.3 – – Billing clerks.............................................. 11.50 2.7 11.50 2.7 – – General office clerks....................................... 11.44 2.8 11.61 6.6 – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 15.74 9.7 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 14.59 6.7 14.78 7.3 12.68 2.3 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 16.71 10.0 17.12 11.2 14.14 2.5 Automobile mechanics........................................ $18.91 10.4 – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 21.67 4.3 $21.67 4.3 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 14.70 3.7 15.83 6.1 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.85 8.4 14.85 8.4 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 17.19 23.2 17.19 23.2 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.64 12.6 14.77 13.2 – – Truck drivers............................................... 15.65 12.1 15.70 12.0 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.16 6.3 11.35 6.8 $9.46 3.4 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 10.73 12.1 10.73 12.1 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 11.14 14.2 11.32 16.2 – – Service............................................................. 9.48 8.0 7.85 6.5 12.42 4.9 Protective service............................................ 13.39 4.8 – – 13.71 5.1 Firefighting................................................ 10.05 3.8 – – 10.05 3.8 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 15.42 3.4 – – 15.42 3.4 Food service.................................................. 7.22 6.1 7.22 6.2 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 4.02 6.2 4.02 6.2 – – Other food service........................................... 9.94 5.3 9.99 5.2 – – Health service................................................ 9.64 4.0 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.18 7.5 7.49 3.4 9.10 11.6 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.03 2.6 – – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-3. Mean hourly earnings,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $8.97 8.5 $9.05 9.5 $8.30 3.1 All excluding sales............................................... 9.11 10.2 9.22 11.7 8.30 3.1 White collar........................................................ 11.68 6.2 11.71 6.3 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 13.42 7.5 13.51 7.7 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 17.08 14.6 17.08 14.6 – – Professional specialty.......................................... 21.92 7.6 21.92 7.6 – – Health related................................................ 23.34 3.7 23.34 3.7 – – Registered nurses........................................... 24.66 2.8 24.66 2.8 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 8.07 4.8 8.07 4.8 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.32 9.8 9.32 9.8 – – Blue collar......................................................... 8.07 2.4 8.03 2.7 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.66 2.8 7.66 2.8 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 7.00 .3 7.00 .3 – – Service............................................................. 6.27 13.0 5.72 13.4 8.11 1.7 Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 5.69 11.4 5.11 3.6 – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. 7.74 5.2 – – 8.13 4.6 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Total Private industry State and local government Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $689 7.3 40.0 $625 9.0 40.2 $826 8.4 39.7 All excluding sales............................................... 698 7.5 40.0 635 9.4 40.2 826 8.4 39.7 White collar........................................................ 839 6.7 39.8 764 9.3 40.4 940 6.8 39.1 White collar excluding sales.................................... 867 6.8 39.8 806 10.2 40.5 940 6.8 39.1 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 972 9.0 39.1 989 21.0 39.8 959 3.2 38.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,073 10.7 38.8 1,130 27.2 39.7 1,039 .7 38.4 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 1,313 4.3 40.0 – – – – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 1,313 4.3 40.0 – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 1,518 22.1 41.2 1,863 26.9 42.4 – – – Registered nurses........................................... 990 4.7 39.2 946 2.0 38.2 – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 1,455 5.6 40.0 – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 878 14.8 36.8 – – – 1,014 .4 37.3 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 588 4.6 40.0 – – – – – – Social workers.............................................. 588 4.6 40.0 – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 681 8.7 39.7 668 10.9 39.6 – – – Technical....................................................... 597 5.6 39.8 644 6.7 40.0 536 8.5 39.5 Licensed practical nurses................................... 652 8.0 39.4 – – – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 445 9.9 40.0 – – – 440 10.7 40.0 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,272 11.3 42.5 1,079 7.4 42.9 1,615 16.8 41.9 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,541 11.9 43.7 1,272 9.7 44.6 1,925 12.2 42.5 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 1,260 8.8 48.0 1,260 8.8 48.0 – – – Management related............................................ 747 6.4 40.1 781 7.5 40.1 648 6.9 40.0 Accountants and auditors.................................... 696 8.4 40.0 – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 453 6.4 40.0 453 6.4 40.0 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 498 3.2 39.6 505 3.3 39.9 484 6.9 38.9 Secretaries................................................. 515 13.3 38.4 580 10.5 40.0 – – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 517 7.6 40.0 533 7.7 40.0 – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 493 5.7 38.9 493 5.7 38.9 – – – Billing clerks.............................................. 456 3.3 39.6 456 3.3 39.6 – – – General office clerks....................................... 458 2.8 40.0 465 6.6 40.0 – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 624 10.2 39.7 – – – – – – Blue collar......................................................... $596 8.1 40.9 $606 8.8 41.0 $502 2.4 39.6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 676 11.1 40.4 695 12.6 40.6 560 2.5 39.6 Automobile mechanics........................................ 744 11.4 39.3 – – – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 867 4.3 40.0 867 4.3 40.0 – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 588 3.7 40.0 633 6.1 40.0 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 599 9.0 40.3 599 9.0 40.3 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 688 23.2 40.0 688 23.2 40.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 637 20.3 43.5 649 21.2 44.0 – – – Truck drivers............................................... 723 19.3 46.2 728 19.3 46.3 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 446 6.3 40.0 454 6.8 40.0 378 3.4 40.0 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 428 12.1 39.9 428 12.1 39.9 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 446 14.2 40.0 453 16.2 40.0 – – – Service............................................................. 372 8.5 39.3 298 6.1 38.0 521 4.3 41.9 Protective service............................................ 574 3.8 42.8 – – – 593 3.6 43.2 Firefighting................................................ 532 3.8 53.0 – – – 532 3.8 53.0 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 623 2.4 40.4 – – – 623 2.4 40.4 Food service.................................................. 272 3.0 37.7 272 3.0 37.7 – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 161 6.2 40.0 161 6.2 40.0 – – – Other food service........................................... 357 9.9 35.9 358 9.9 35.9 – – – Health service................................................ 383 4.1 39.7 – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 323 6.6 39.4 297 3.0 39.6 357 9.8 39.3 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 319 2.3 39.7 – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Total Private industry State and local government Annual earnings Annual earnings Annual earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean annual annual annual Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $34,569 7.3 2,009 $32,443 9.0 2,087 $38,681 8.4 1,858 All excluding sales............................................... 34,984 7.5 2,006 32,961 9.4 2,087 38,681 8.4 1,858 White collar........................................................ 40,991 6.7 1,947 39,634 9.3 2,096 42,588 6.8 1,772 White collar excluding sales.................................... 42,197 6.8 1,938 41,819 10.2 2,098 42,588 6.8 1,772 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 45,056 9.0 1,811 51,074 21.0 2,053 41,498 3.2 1,668 Professional specialty.......................................... 48,485 10.7 1,755 58,191 27.2 2,042 43,758 .7 1,615 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 68,279 4.3 2,080 – – – – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 68,279 4.3 2,080 – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 78,026 22.1 2,116 96,866 26.9 2,202 – – – Registered nurses........................................... 51,455 4.7 2,038 49,205 2.0 1,987 – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 56,848 5.6 1,563 – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 35,956 14.8 1,508 – – – 39,415 .4 1,448 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 30,559 4.6 2,080 – – – – – – Social workers.............................................. 30,559 4.6 2,080 – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 35,432 8.7 2,063 34,755 10.9 2,058 – – – Technical....................................................... 30,673 5.6 2,045 33,502 6.7 2,080 27,123 8.5 2,001 Licensed practical nurses................................... 32,115 8.0 1,943 – – – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 23,156 9.9 2,080 – – – 22,870 10.7 2,080 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 65,238 11.3 2,181 56,117 7.4 2,229 80,943 16.8 2,098 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 78,500 11.9 2,229 66,159 9.7 2,321 95,338 12.2 2,104 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 65,517 8.8 2,494 65,517 8.8 2,494 – – – Management related............................................ 38,828 6.4 2,084 40,594 7.5 2,085 33,713 6.9 2,080 Accountants and auditors.................................... 36,188 8.4 2,080 – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 23,573 6.4 2,078 23,573 6.4 2,078 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 25,395 3.2 2,016 26,278 3.3 2,073 23,632 6.9 1,902 Secretaries................................................. 23,634 13.3 1,761 30,153 10.5 2,080 – – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 26,907 7.6 2,080 27,714 7.7 2,080 – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 25,619 5.7 2,025 25,619 5.7 2,025 – – – Billing clerks.............................................. 23,710 3.3 2,061 23,710 3.3 2,061 – – – General office clerks....................................... 23,797 2.8 2,080 24,154 6.6 2,080 – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 32,452 10.2 2,062 – – – – – – Blue collar......................................................... $30,971 8.1 2,123 $31,468 8.8 2,129 $26,118 2.4 2,059 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 35,131 11.1 2,102 36,104 12.6 2,109 29,109 2.5 2,059 Automobile mechanics........................................ 38,670 11.4 2,045 – – – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 44,794 4.3 2,067 44,794 4.3 2,067 – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 30,567 3.7 2,080 32,931 6.1 2,080 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 31,039 9.0 2,091 31,039 9.0 2,091 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 35,761 23.2 2,080 35,761 23.2 2,080 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 33,147 20.3 2,264 33,748 21.2 2,285 – – – Truck drivers............................................... 37,619 19.3 2,404 37,842 19.3 2,410 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 23,153 6.3 2,074 23,536 6.8 2,073 19,677 3.4 2,080 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 22,261 12.1 2,074 22,261 12.1 2,074 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 23,174 14.2 2,080 23,554 16.2 2,080 – – – Service............................................................. 19,283 8.5 2,035 15,494 6.1 1,975 26,737 4.3 2,153 Protective service............................................ 29,826 3.8 2,227 – – – 30,819 3.6 2,248 Firefighting................................................ 27,689 3.8 2,756 – – – 27,689 3.8 2,756 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 32,413 2.4 2,102 – – – 32,413 2.4 2,102 Food service.................................................. 14,141 3.0 1,960 14,137 3.0 1,959 – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 8,357 6.2 2,080 8,357 6.2 2,080 – – – Other food service........................................... 18,574 9.9 1,868 18,633 9.9 1,865 – – – Health service................................................ 19,908 4.1 2,066 – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 16,779 6.6 2,051 15,419 3.0 2,059 18,572 9.8 2,041 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 16,570 2.3 2,064 – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-1. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) all workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $16.45 7.3 $14.78 8.8 $20.40 7.6 All excluding sales............................................... 16.74 7.5 15.09 9.2 20.40 7.6 White collar........................................................ 20.38 6.6 18.08 8.1 23.99 6.9 1....................................................... 8.87 3.4 8.87 3.4 – – 2....................................................... 9.46 3.6 9.45 4.7 – – 3....................................................... 10.83 5.2 10.87 6.8 – – 4....................................................... 12.61 2.4 13.04 3.1 11.96 3.9 5....................................................... 13.71 4.5 13.78 5.7 13.40 3.0 6....................................................... 17.97 3.1 19.00 3.2 – – 7....................................................... 22.93 8.8 20.94 6.9 23.65 9.9 8....................................................... 26.19 3.4 22.02 7.3 28.32 3.3 9....................................................... 26.34 4.1 26.37 4.4 26.28 8.4 11........................................................ 43.69 15.1 – – 32.14 5.8 12........................................................ 36.79 7.1 – – 39.55 1.3 Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.65 6.7 14.71 6.8 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 21.33 6.6 19.35 8.8 23.99 6.9 1....................................................... 8.87 3.4 8.87 3.4 – – 2....................................................... 10.13 3.4 10.42 4.6 – – 3....................................................... 11.19 5.6 11.43 7.5 – – 4....................................................... 12.54 2.7 12.97 3.7 11.96 3.9 5....................................................... 13.50 4.1 13.53 5.3 13.40 3.0 6....................................................... 17.97 3.1 19.00 3.2 – – 7....................................................... 22.93 8.8 20.94 6.9 23.65 9.9 8....................................................... 26.61 3.2 22.89 6.8 28.32 3.3 9....................................................... 26.34 4.1 26.37 4.4 26.28 8.4 11........................................................ 43.69 15.1 – – 32.14 5.8 12........................................................ 36.79 7.1 – – 39.55 1.3 Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.17 11.0 17.31 11.1 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.46 8.0 23.94 17.0 24.89 4.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.42 8.9 27.90 21.2 27.09 1.2 7....................................................... 25.19 7.3 20.42 9.3 – – 8....................................................... 27.69 3.7 – – 29.19 3.3 9....................................................... 27.87 4.9 28.71 3.8 26.81 9.7 11........................................................ 47.15 17.5 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.49 16.7 19.49 16.7 – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 32.83 4.3 – – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 32.83 4.3 – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 35.38 17.4 40.38 20.9 – – 8....................................................... 28.01 9.2 – – – – 9....................................................... 24.69 2.2 25.04 4.7 – – Registered nurses........................................... 25.17 3.9 24.74 1.1 – – 9....................................................... 24.69 2.2 25.04 4.7 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. $36.54 5.5 $32.09 4.9 – – Other post-secondary teachers............................... 37.30 5.8 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 23.82 13.5 – – $27.22 0.7 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 14.70 4.5 – – – – Social workers.............................................. 14.70 4.5 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 16.91 8.1 16.56 10.1 – – Technical....................................................... 14.66 6.3 15.34 8.7 13.55 8.9 4....................................................... 11.48 4.9 – – – – 5....................................................... 13.93 2.9 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 16.53 8.0 15.40 5.2 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 11.17 9.3 – – 11.00 10.7 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.73 10.6 25.16 6.7 38.01 15.5 7....................................................... 20.59 9.2 – – – – 8....................................................... 22.64 10.1 – – – – 9....................................................... 24.37 5.8 23.88 5.4 – – 11........................................................ 36.39 7.9 – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 34.84 11.6 28.41 9.1 44.42 11.8 9....................................................... 25.76 10.0 – – – – 11........................................................ 36.39 7.9 – – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 26.27 10.4 26.27 10.4 – – Management related............................................ 18.63 6.4 19.47 7.4 16.21 6.9 7....................................................... 20.72 16.8 – – – – 9....................................................... 21.52 8.5 – – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 17.40 8.4 – – – – Sales............................................................. 10.47 5.2 10.47 5.2 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.36 2.8 12.33 2.8 12.43 6.7 1....................................................... 8.87 3.4 8.87 3.4 – – 2....................................................... 10.24 3.9 10.51 5.4 – – 3....................................................... 11.19 5.6 11.43 7.5 – – 4....................................................... 12.87 3.2 13.31 4.2 12.20 4.9 5....................................................... 14.57 9.1 14.58 9.5 – – 6....................................................... 17.54 5.6 – – – – Secretaries................................................. 13.42 12.9 14.50 10.5 – – Receptionists............................................... 10.16 5.9 10.16 6.3 – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 12.37 8.8 12.64 9.4 – – 4....................................................... 13.03 7.8 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 12.45 7.0 12.45 7.0 – – Billing clerks.............................................. 11.50 2.7 11.50 2.7 – – General office clerks....................................... 11.44 2.8 11.61 6.6 – – 4....................................................... $11.80 1.7 – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 15.96 9.0 $15.08 8.5 – – Blue collar......................................................... 14.04 7.2 14.21 7.8 $12.34 3.6 1....................................................... 8.47 5.3 8.41 5.8 – – 2....................................................... 10.91 4.8 11.29 5.1 – – 3....................................................... 10.72 7.4 10.70 7.9 – – 4....................................................... 15.98 10.6 16.05 10.5 – – 5....................................................... 13.69 10.3 13.61 11.3 – – 6....................................................... 16.03 5.3 17.50 6.7 – – 7....................................................... 19.99 4.1 20.23 4.2 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 16.05 13.3 16.32 15.1 14.14 2.5 5....................................................... 14.02 4.3 14.14 4.7 – – 6....................................................... 14.50 4.3 – – – – 7....................................................... 19.62 3.8 19.88 4.1 – – Automobile mechanics........................................ 18.91 10.4 – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 21.67 4.3 21.67 4.3 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 14.70 3.7 15.83 6.1 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.75 7.8 14.75 7.8 – – 2....................................................... 12.14 5.3 12.14 5.3 – – 3....................................................... 12.03 9.4 12.03 9.4 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 15.80 12.6 15.80 12.6 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.39 13.0 14.76 13.2 – – 3....................................................... 11.84 8.7 – – – – Truck drivers............................................... 15.65 12.1 15.70 12.0 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.60 6.0 10.70 6.4 9.46 3.4 1....................................................... 8.49 5.3 8.43 5.8 – – 2....................................................... 10.15 6.5 10.31 8.6 – – 3....................................................... 11.39 4.6 11.52 4.2 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.36 10.0 9.36 10.0 – – 1....................................................... 7.49 7.0 7.49 7.0 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 10.73 12.1 10.73 12.1 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.72 12.9 10.83 14.3 – – Service............................................................. 8.96 9.4 7.45 8.3 11.94 4.7 1....................................................... 6.25 12.8 5.83 13.2 8.07 3.2 2....................................................... 6.47 23.9 6.20 26.8 – – 3....................................................... 9.64 4.1 9.90 4.9 – – 5....................................................... 9.46 9.8 – – 10.22 8.3 6....................................................... 14.15 3.3 – – 14.17 3.5 Protective service............................................ 13.46 4.7 – – 13.71 5.1 5....................................................... 10.22 8.3 – – 10.22 8.3 6....................................................... $14.10 3.0 – – $14.12 3.1 Firefighting................................................ 10.05 3.8 – – 10.05 3.8 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 15.42 3.4 – – 15.42 3.4 6....................................................... 15.75 7.0 – – 15.75 7.0 Food service.................................................. 6.74 6.9 $6.65 7.2 – – 1....................................................... 4.99 4.5 4.96 4.0 – – 2....................................................... 4.48 37.3 4.48 37.3 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 3.81 5.6 3.81 5.6 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 2.51 3.4 2.51 3.4 – – Other food service........................................... 8.42 3.1 8.47 3.2 – – Health service................................................ 9.62 3.8 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.09 6.0 7.44 2.1 9.10 11.6 1....................................................... 7.65 2.0 7.30 1.7 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.02 2.4 – – – – 1....................................................... 8.01 2.7 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 8.31 7.7 – – 10.08 2.9 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. 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 appendixes C and D for more information. 3 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-2. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) full-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $17.21 6.9 $15.55 8.0 $20.82 8.7 All excluding sales............................................... 17.44 7.0 15.79 8.3 20.82 8.7 White collar........................................................ 21.05 6.5 18.91 8.2 24.03 6.9 2....................................................... 10.03 3.7 10.24 5.2 – – 3....................................................... 11.31 4.9 11.59 6.1 – – 4....................................................... 12.73 2.5 13.32 3.0 11.96 3.9 5....................................................... 13.72 4.5 13.79 5.8 13.40 3.0 6....................................................... 18.11 3.2 19.34 3.1 – – 7....................................................... 22.99 8.7 21.15 7.0 23.65 9.9 8....................................................... 26.20 3.5 21.75 8.0 28.32 3.3 9....................................................... 26.62 4.4 26.82 5.1 26.28 8.4 11........................................................ 43.69 15.1 – – 32.14 5.8 12........................................................ 36.79 7.1 – – 39.55 1.3 White collar excluding sales.................................... 21.77 6.5 19.93 9.1 24.03 6.9 2....................................................... 10.21 3.7 10.56 5.2 – – 3....................................................... 11.38 5.5 11.76 6.9 – – 4....................................................... 12.66 2.8 13.27 3.7 11.96 3.9 5....................................................... 13.50 4.1 13.52 5.3 13.40 3.0 6....................................................... 18.11 3.2 19.34 3.1 – – 7....................................................... 22.99 8.7 21.15 7.0 23.65 9.9 8....................................................... 26.62 3.3 22.66 7.4 28.32 3.3 9....................................................... 26.62 4.4 26.82 5.1 26.28 8.4 11........................................................ 43.69 15.1 – – 32.14 5.8 12........................................................ 36.79 7.1 – – 39.55 1.3 Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.38 11.4 17.38 11.4 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.88 8.1 24.88 18.2 24.89 4.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.63 9.2 28.49 23.2 27.09 1.2 7....................................................... 25.19 7.3 – – – – 8....................................................... 27.74 3.8 – – 29.19 3.3 9....................................................... 28.49 5.3 30.18 3.7 26.81 9.7 11........................................................ 47.15 17.5 – – – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 32.83 4.3 – – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 32.83 4.3 – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 36.87 18.1 43.98 21.1 – – Registered nurses........................................... 25.25 4.5 24.77 .5 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 36.38 5.6 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 23.84 13.5 – – 27.22 .7 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 14.69 4.6 – – – – Social workers.............................................. 14.69 4.6 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... $17.18 9.4 $16.89 11.8 – – Technical....................................................... 15.00 5.7 16.11 6.7 $13.55 8.9 4....................................................... 11.81 5.1 – – – – 5....................................................... 13.92 2.9 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 16.53 9.2 – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 11.13 9.9 – – 11.00 10.7 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.92 10.6 25.18 6.8 38.58 14.8 7....................................................... 20.59 9.2 – – – – 8....................................................... 22.64 10.1 – – – – 9....................................................... 24.42 6.0 23.91 5.7 – – 11........................................................ 36.39 7.9 – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 35.21 11.6 28.50 9.3 45.32 11.0 9....................................................... 25.88 10.5 – – – – 11........................................................ 36.39 7.9 – – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 26.27 10.4 26.27 10.4 – – Management related............................................ 18.63 6.4 19.47 7.4 16.21 6.9 7....................................................... 20.72 16.8 – – – – 9....................................................... 21.52 8.5 – – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 17.40 8.4 – – – – Sales............................................................. 11.35 5.2 11.35 5.2 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.60 3.1 12.68 3.3 12.43 6.7 2....................................................... 10.34 4.3 10.68 6.2 – – 3....................................................... 11.38 5.5 11.76 6.9 – – 4....................................................... 12.89 3.3 13.37 4.3 12.20 4.9 5....................................................... 14.57 9.1 14.58 9.5 – – 6....................................................... 17.54 5.6 – – – – Secretaries................................................. 13.42 12.9 14.50 10.5 – – Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 12.94 7.6 13.32 7.7 – – 4....................................................... 13.03 7.8 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 12.65 7.3 12.65 7.3 – – Billing clerks.............................................. 11.50 2.7 11.50 2.7 – – General office clerks....................................... 11.44 2.8 11.61 6.6 – – 4....................................................... 11.80 1.7 – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 15.74 9.7 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 14.59 6.7 14.78 7.3 12.68 2.3 1....................................................... 8.94 6.6 8.90 7.3 – – 2....................................................... 11.17 5.3 11.39 5.6 – – 3....................................................... 11.12 5.7 11.13 6.2 – – 4....................................................... 15.98 10.6 16.05 10.5 – – 5....................................................... 13.69 10.3 13.61 11.3 – – 6....................................................... 16.03 5.3 17.50 6.7 – – 7....................................................... $19.99 4.1 $20.23 4.2 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 16.71 10.0 17.12 11.2 $14.14 2.5 5....................................................... 14.02 4.3 14.14 4.7 – – 6....................................................... 14.50 4.3 – – – – 7....................................................... 19.62 3.8 19.88 4.1 – – Automobile mechanics........................................ 18.91 10.4 – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 21.67 4.3 21.67 4.3 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 14.70 3.7 15.83 6.1 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.85 8.4 14.85 8.4 – – 2....................................................... 12.50 5.4 12.50 5.4 – – 3....................................................... 12.03 9.4 12.03 9.4 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 17.19 23.2 17.19 23.2 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.64 12.6 14.77 13.2 – – 3....................................................... 11.84 8.7 – – – – Truck drivers............................................... 15.65 12.1 15.70 12.0 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.16 6.3 11.35 6.8 9.46 3.4 1....................................................... 8.98 6.6 8.94 7.4 – – 2....................................................... 10.06 7.2 10.21 9.6 – – 3....................................................... 11.45 4.4 11.59 4.0 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 10.73 12.1 10.73 12.1 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 11.14 14.2 11.32 16.2 – – Service............................................................. 9.48 8.0 7.85 6.5 12.42 4.9 1....................................................... 6.56 12.8 6.06 16.0 8.11 4.0 2....................................................... 6.66 23.8 6.40 26.3 – – 3....................................................... 9.73 3.4 9.73 4.0 – – 5....................................................... 9.46 9.8 – – 10.22 8.3 6....................................................... 14.15 3.3 – – 14.17 3.5 Protective service............................................ 13.39 4.8 – – 13.71 5.1 5....................................................... 10.22 8.3 – – 10.22 8.3 6....................................................... 14.10 3.0 – – 14.12 3.1 Firefighting................................................ 10.05 3.8 – – 10.05 3.8 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 15.42 3.4 – – 15.42 3.4 6....................................................... 15.75 7.0 – – 15.75 7.0 Food service.................................................. 7.22 6.1 7.22 6.2 – – 1....................................................... 4.72 8.9 – – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 4.02 6.2 4.02 6.2 – – Other food service........................................... 9.94 5.3 9.99 5.2 – – Health service................................................ 9.64 4.0 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.18 7.5 7.49 3.4 9.10 11.6 1....................................................... 7.70 3.4 – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.03 2.6 – – – – 1....................................................... $8.02 2.9 – – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. 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 appendixes C and D for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-3. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) part-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $8.97 8.5 $9.05 9.5 $8.30 3.1 All excluding sales............................................... 9.11 10.2 9.22 11.7 8.30 3.1 White collar........................................................ 11.68 6.2 11.71 6.3 – – 2....................................................... 7.55 3.1 7.55 3.1 – – 9....................................................... 23.29 1.2 23.29 1.2 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 13.42 7.5 13.51 7.7 – – 9....................................................... 23.29 1.2 23.29 1.2 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 17.08 14.6 17.08 14.6 – – Professional specialty.......................................... 21.92 7.6 21.92 7.6 – – 9....................................................... 23.37 1.6 23.37 1.6 – – Health related................................................ 23.34 3.7 23.34 3.7 – – Registered nurses........................................... 24.66 2.8 24.66 2.8 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 8.07 4.8 8.07 4.8 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.32 9.8 9.32 9.8 – – Blue collar......................................................... 8.07 2.4 8.03 2.7 – – 1....................................................... 7.32 2.7 7.32 2.7 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.66 2.8 7.66 2.8 – – 1....................................................... 7.32 2.7 7.32 2.7 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 7.00 .3 7.00 .3 – – 1....................................................... 6.99 .3 6.99 .3 – – Service............................................................. 6.27 13.0 5.72 13.4 8.11 1.7 1....................................................... 5.66 8.4 5.48 6.5 – – Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 5.69 11.4 5.11 3.6 – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. $7.74 5.2 – – $8.13 4.6 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. 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 appendixes C and D for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 5-1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Private industry and State and local government Occupational group Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Mean All occupations....................................................... $17.21 $8.97 – $16.37 $16.02 $26.73 All excluding sales............................................. 17.44 9.11 – 16.66 16.30 27.96 White collar........................................................ 21.05 11.68 – 20.37 19.90 40.85 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 21.77 13.42 – 21.33 20.79 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.88 17.08 – 24.46 23.36 – Professional specialty.......................................... 27.63 21.92 – 27.42 26.09 – Technical....................................................... 15.00 – – 14.39 14.66 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.92 – – 29.73 29.73 – Sales............................................................. 11.35 8.07 – 10.47 9.88 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.60 9.32 – 12.32 12.32 – Blue collar......................................................... 14.59 8.07 $21.68 13.69 13.30 20.61 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 16.71 – 23.95 15.50 15.47 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.85 – – 14.25 13.96 – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.64 – – 14.39 12.52 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.16 7.66 – 10.45 10.65 – Service............................................................. 9.48 6.27 – 8.96 8.96 – B Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- Occupational group workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Relative error(6) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 6.9 8.5 – 7.4 6.9 27.6 All excluding sales............................................. 7.0 10.2 – 7.6 7.1 29.6 White collar........................................................ 6.5 6.2 – 6.7 6.2 36.7 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 6.5 7.5 – 6.7 6.1 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 8.1 14.6 – 8.1 6.3 – Professional specialty.......................................... 9.2 7.6 – 8.9 6.5 – Technical....................................................... 5.7 – – 6.1 6.3 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 10.6 – – 10.6 10.6 – Sales............................................................. 5.2 4.8 – 5.2 4.6 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 3.1 9.8 – 2.7 2.8 – Blue collar......................................................... 6.7 2.4 5.8 7.6 5.2 11.8 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 10.0 – 1.4 14.4 11.4 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 8.4 – – 7.6 6.8 – Transportation and material moving................................ 12.6 – – 13.0 7.6 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 6.3 2.8 – 6.5 6.1 – Service............................................................. 8.0 13.0 – 9.4 9.4 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 5 Time workers' wages are based solely on an hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 5-2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Full-time and part-time workers Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) Occupational group All pri- vate indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Mean All occupations....................................................... $14.78 $18.35 – - $18.73 - - - - - All excluding sales............................................. 15.09 18.35 – - 18.73 - - - - - White collar........................................................ 18.08 26.01 – - 27.36 - - - - - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 19.35 26.01 – - 27.36 - - - - - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.94 31.41 – - 31.41 - - - - - Professional specialty.......................................... 27.90 32.76 – - 32.76 - - - - - Technical....................................................... 15.34 – – - – - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 25.16 28.42 – - 34.99 - - - - - Sales............................................................. 10.47 – – - – - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.33 15.85 – - 15.85 - - - - - Blue collar......................................................... 14.21 15.84 – - 15.79 - - - - - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 16.32 18.99 – - 20.09 - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.75 14.12 – - 14.11 - - - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 14.76 – – - – - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.70 13.29 – - 13.99 - - - - - Service............................................................. 7.45 – – - – - - - - - B Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) All pri- vate Occupational group indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Relative error(5) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 8.8 2.5 – - 2.6 - - - - - All excluding sales............................................. 9.2 2.5 – - 2.6 - - - - - White collar........................................................ 8.1 8.2 – - 8.0 - - - - - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 8.8 8.2 – - 8.0 - - - - - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 17.0 2.8 – - 2.8 - - - - - Professional specialty.......................................... 21.2 1.9 – - 1.9 - - - - - Technical....................................................... 8.7 – – - – - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 6.7 17.6 – - 13.3 - - - - - Sales............................................................. 5.2 – – - – - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 2.8 7.7 – - 7.7 - - - - - Blue collar......................................................... 7.8 5.1 – - 6.5 - - - - - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 15.1 5.8 – - 6.3 - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 7.8 6.9 – - 6.9 - - - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 13.2 – – - – - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 6.4 8.8 – - 10.3 - - - - - Service............................................................. 8.3 – – - – - - - - - 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Service-producing industries include transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 5-3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Mean All occupations....................................................... $14.78 $14.81 $14.77 $13.18 $18.63 All excluding sales............................................. 15.09 14.88 15.18 13.57 18.63 White collar........................................................ 18.08 21.59 17.14 15.06 21.14 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 19.35 22.33 18.47 16.63 21.14 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.94 32.56 20.72 15.35 25.75 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.90 37.28 23.84 16.30 30.77 Technical....................................................... 15.34 – 14.77 – 15.92 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 25.16 – 24.72 23.37 28.67 Sales............................................................. 10.47 – 10.26 10.26 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.33 – 12.43 12.22 12.75 Blue collar......................................................... 14.21 12.50 15.29 14.41 17.52 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 16.32 13.89 18.94 17.15 22.35 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.75 13.33 15.44 15.39 – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.76 – 15.76 15.76 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.70 9.96 11.14 9.92 14.33 Service............................................................. 7.45 8.50 7.00 7.01 6.95 B Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Relative error(4) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 8.8 19.5 6.5 9.5 10.4 All excluding sales............................................. 9.2 19.8 6.8 10.3 10.4 White collar........................................................ 8.1 29.3 5.0 7.1 10.5 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 8.8 31.1 4.8 6.7 10.5 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 17.0 29.2 13.4 19.4 11.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 21.2 35.0 18.1 27.0 14.9 Technical....................................................... 8.7 – 9.5 – 6.1 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 6.7 – 6.6 9.9 21.0 Sales............................................................. 5.2 – 3.2 3.2 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 2.8 – 4.3 4.8 7.1 Blue collar......................................................... 7.8 14.9 5.1 6.7 6.2 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 15.1 25.5 5.7 6.2 3.2 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 7.8 22.1 5.4 9.6 – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.2 – 12.0 12.0 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 6.4 8.2 8.0 7.4 10.3 Service............................................................. 8.3 4.7 15.5 18.3 18.0 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.54 $9.25 $13.15 $20.48 $28.59 All excluding sales........................... 7.63 9.44 13.50 20.50 29.24 White collar.................................... 9.04 11.15 16.34 25.77 36.34 White collar excluding sales................ 9.53 11.75 17.31 26.75 37.46 Professional specialty and technical.......... 10.30 14.48 22.43 30.04 37.46 Professional specialty...................... 12.50 18.35 25.29 33.08 42.31 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists...... 24.88 33.08 33.08 34.40 37.26 Computer systems analysts and scientists 24.88 33.08 33.08 34.40 37.26 Natural scientists........................ – – – – – Health related............................ 20.19 23.43 26.06 42.31 66.72 Registered nurses....................... 20.12 23.00 25.01 26.90 30.40 Teachers, college and university.......... 23.08 26.15 32.05 44.87 54.21 Other post-secondary teachers........... 22.44 26.15 33.33 46.16 55.02 Teachers, except college and university... 9.47 18.12 24.74 31.12 34.59 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners...... – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers. 11.81 12.53 14.61 16.42 18.03 Social workers.......................... 11.81 12.53 14.61 16.42 18.03 Lawyers and judges........................ – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 12.50 13.07 15.73 18.00 28.45 Technical................................... 9.50 10.44 13.78 17.98 21.98 Licensed practical nurses............... 12.26 14.17 15.70 17.50 23.06 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 8.28 8.28 10.21 13.76 15.24 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 16.34 19.52 26.03 38.25 50.33 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 20.50 22.41 28.20 42.53 50.33 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 20.50 20.50 26.75 28.20 28.20 Management related........................ 13.76 16.24 16.34 20.48 25.21 Accountants and auditors................ 13.76 14.30 16.35 20.48 20.48 Sales......................................... 7.28 8.06 9.45 12.34 14.30 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.57 9.78 11.54 13.75 18.58 Secretaries............................. 9.76 10.42 11.75 16.57 18.61 Receptionists........................... 7.50 9.57 10.00 11.54 11.54 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 8.20 10.15 13.50 14.33 15.86 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 9.51 10.26 12.85 13.65 15.71 Billing clerks.......................... 10.00 10.39 11.38 12.33 13.38 General office clerks................... 8.66 9.78 11.32 12.89 14.46 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 9.31 12.63 15.02 19.63 21.83 Blue collar..................................... 8.00 9.20 13.00 17.17 22.55 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 8.25 11.00 16.00 20.49 23.75 Automobile mechanics.................... 13.06 14.73 18.00 22.00 26.10 Industrial machinery repairers.......... $19.55 $19.55 $20.49 $24.50 $24.50 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 11.26 12.50 13.99 16.20 18.76 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 8.68 10.60 14.63 16.37 23.78 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 8.82 10.41 13.85 23.78 23.78 Transportation and material moving............ 9.01 11.00 14.00 16.06 24.00 Truck drivers........................... 11.00 12.30 14.00 17.49 24.00 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 6.75 8.50 9.51 12.27 15.51 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 6.00 7.40 9.50 12.27 12.27 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 7.00 7.50 9.51 12.93 17.40 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 6.75 7.31 10.00 12.44 17.91 Service......................................... 2.13 6.50 8.08 11.40 14.85 Protective service........................ 9.23 11.16 12.84 15.62 18.44 Firefighting............................ 8.10 8.88 9.58 11.36 12.22 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers................. 12.63 14.30 15.16 16.84 18.43 Food service.............................. 2.13 3.00 6.00 8.20 12.00 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.13 2.13 5.15 8.00 Waiters and waitresses.................. 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.13 3.50 Other food service....................... 5.25 5.75 7.07 9.67 12.74 Health service............................ 8.00 8.26 9.00 10.50 12.00 Cleaning and building service............. 6.25 6.97 7.67 8.36 9.94 Janitors and cleaners................... 6.50 7.55 7.67 8.80 9.65 Personal service.......................... 6.20 7.69 8.00 9.28 11.40 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.00 $8.75 $12.24 $18.00 $24.50 All excluding sales........................... 7.00 8.90 12.49 18.88 25.00 White collar.................................... 8.64 10.14 13.81 20.67 30.76 White collar excluding sales................ 9.17 11.13 15.71 22.41 33.44 Professional specialty and technical.......... 9.89 12.20 18.50 27.81 43.90 Professional specialty...................... 9.47 13.61 24.00 33.44 60.06 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 20.93 24.00 27.04 60.06 69.23 Registered nurses....................... 20.60 23.00 25.18 26.28 29.25 Teachers, college and university.......... 24.88 25.01 28.03 30.95 42.16 Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 11.42 13.22 14.89 16.83 28.45 Technical................................... 10.00 11.38 14.73 18.88 22.01 Licensed practical nurses............... 12.08 14.09 15.50 16.56 18.50 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 16.34 19.52 22.41 28.20 38.25 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 20.50 20.50 26.75 36.34 42.53 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 20.50 20.50 26.75 28.20 28.20 Management related........................ 14.98 16.34 16.34 20.48 29.43 Sales......................................... 7.28 8.06 9.45 12.34 14.30 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.50 9.69 11.54 13.75 18.58 Secretaries............................. 9.76 10.80 15.31 17.75 18.61 Receptionists........................... 7.50 9.57 10.00 11.54 11.54 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 8.20 11.52 13.50 14.33 15.86 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 9.51 10.26 12.85 13.65 15.71 Billing clerks.......................... 10.00 10.39 11.38 12.33 13.38 General office clerks................... 7.58 9.40 12.25 12.89 15.79 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 11.09 12.63 13.75 18.88 20.79 Blue collar..................................... 8.00 9.11 13.16 17.65 23.39 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 8.18 10.00 16.24 21.50 24.27 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 19.55 19.55 20.49 24.50 24.50 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 11.65 13.00 16.00 16.72 20.43 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 8.68 10.60 14.63 16.37 23.78 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 8.82 10.41 13.85 23.78 23.78 Transportation and material moving............ 9.01 11.25 14.00 16.39 24.00 Truck drivers........................... $11.00 $12.30 $14.00 $17.49 $24.00 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 6.75 8.25 9.90 12.27 17.17 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 6.00 7.40 9.50 12.27 12.27 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 7.00 7.50 9.51 12.93 17.40 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 6.75 6.75 10.10 12.70 17.91 Service......................................... 2.13 5.50 7.63 8.84 11.54 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 2.13 2.75 5.75 8.29 12.02 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.13 2.13 5.15 8.00 Waiters and waitresses.................. 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.13 3.50 Other food service....................... 5.25 5.60 7.00 10.00 13.00 Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. $6.25 $6.97 $7.60 $7.80 $8.03 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $9.06 $11.21 $16.06 $26.41 $36.19 All excluding sales........................... 9.06 11.21 16.06 26.41 36.19 White collar.................................... 10.22 13.13 21.37 31.46 40.05 White collar excluding sales................ 10.22 13.13 21.37 31.46 40.05 Professional specialty and technical.......... 12.56 17.98 24.28 31.67 35.82 Professional specialty...................... 15.14 20.57 26.03 32.54 37.46 Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ - - - - - Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 19.01 21.94 27.22 32.27 35.43 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 8.28 9.82 13.20 15.24 18.77 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 8.28 8.28 9.86 13.74 15.24 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 15.79 20.10 38.45 50.33 50.33 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 26.77 33.83 40.68 50.33 56.72 Management related........................ 12.34 14.07 16.67 18.06 20.10 Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.16 10.14 11.23 13.70 18.79 Blue collar..................................... 8.51 9.95 12.00 14.73 16.48 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 11.46 12.28 13.94 15.84 17.40 Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 8.13 8.51 9.27 10.10 11.09 Service......................................... 7.34 8.80 11.28 14.73 17.35 Protective service........................ 9.42 11.06 13.50 15.94 18.57 Firefighting............................ 8.10 8.88 9.58 11.36 12.22 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers................. 12.63 14.30 15.16 16.84 18.43 Food service.............................. - - - - - Other food service....................... - - - - - Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. 6.14 7.23 8.74 9.68 14.63 Personal service.......................... $6.90 $8.28 $9.39 $12.05 $14.14 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $8.00 $10.00 $14.00 $21.06 $29.73 All excluding sales........................... 8.00 10.00 14.07 21.49 30.56 White collar.................................... 9.44 11.67 16.62 26.41 37.26 White collar excluding sales................ 9.73 12.04 18.04 26.94 37.69 Professional specialty and technical.......... 11.13 14.73 22.91 30.98 37.75 Professional specialty...................... 12.50 18.62 25.41 33.14 42.31 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... 24.88 33.08 33.08 34.40 37.26 Computer systems analysts and scientists 24.88 33.08 33.08 34.40 37.26 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 21.00 23.80 26.41 48.21 66.72 Registered nurses....................... 20.12 23.00 25.09 26.78 32.41 Teachers, college and university.......... 23.08 26.15 32.05 44.87 53.90 Teachers, except college and university... 9.47 18.12 24.74 31.12 34.79 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. 11.81 12.53 14.48 16.42 18.78 Social workers.......................... 11.81 12.53 14.48 16.42 18.78 Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 12.50 13.22 15.73 18.00 28.45 Technical................................... 9.31 11.38 14.34 18.32 22.01 Licensed practical nurses............... 11.85 13.79 15.61 17.50 23.06 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 8.28 8.28 10.20 13.76 15.24 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 16.34 19.52 26.26 38.45 50.33 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 20.50 23.30 28.20 42.53 50.33 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 20.50 20.50 26.75 28.20 28.20 Management related........................ 13.76 16.24 16.34 20.48 25.21 Accountants and auditors................ 13.76 14.30 16.35 20.48 20.48 Sales......................................... 7.85 8.64 10.48 13.24 14.76 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.98 10.03 11.73 14.00 18.79 Secretaries............................. 9.76 10.42 11.75 16.57 18.61 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 9.38 11.56 13.50 14.33 15.86 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 9.93 10.84 13.00 13.65 15.71 Billing clerks.......................... 10.00 10.39 11.38 12.33 13.38 General office clerks................... 8.66 9.78 11.35 12.89 14.46 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 9.31 12.45 14.74 19.21 21.93 Blue collar..................................... 8.50 10.00 14.00 17.75 23.30 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 9.00 12.44 16.24 21.50 24.27 Automobile mechanics.................... 13.06 14.73 18.00 22.00 26.10 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 19.55 19.55 20.49 24.50 24.50 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 11.26 12.50 13.99 16.20 18.76 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. $8.68 $10.75 $14.63 $16.37 $23.78 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 10.41 13.12 18.06 23.78 23.78 Transportation and material moving............ 9.01 11.25 14.00 16.39 24.00 Truck drivers........................... 11.00 12.30 14.00 17.49 24.00 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.50 8.85 10.10 12.50 17.17 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 7.00 7.50 9.51 12.93 17.40 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 6.75 8.75 10.10 12.72 17.91 Service......................................... 2.13 7.09 8.76 11.79 15.39 Protective service........................ 9.23 11.16 12.84 15.60 18.40 Firefighting............................ 8.10 8.88 9.58 11.36 12.22 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers................. 12.63 14.30 15.16 16.84 18.43 Food service.............................. 2.13 2.13 7.00 9.00 12.74 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.13 2.13 7.00 8.00 Other food service....................... 5.75 7.00 8.78 12.02 21.37 Health service............................ 8.00 8.26 9.00 10.50 12.00 Cleaning and building service............. 6.25 6.97 7.67 8.69 9.96 Janitors and cleaners................... 6.49 7.50 7.67 8.80 9.68 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $5.50 $6.15 $7.95 $9.62 $14.50 All excluding sales........................... 5.25 6.00 7.95 9.70 16.03 White collar.................................... 7.00 7.57 9.70 11.74 22.69 White collar excluding sales................ 7.50 9.00 10.00 17.50 24.00 Professional specialty and technical.......... 10.00 10.30 16.03 23.83 27.00 Professional specialty...................... 9.00 16.03 23.40 26.00 30.00 Health related............................ 16.03 19.37 24.00 26.00 30.00 Registered nurses....................... 19.19 21.87 24.51 27.22 30.00 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial..... - - - - - Executives, administrators, and managers.. - - - - - Sales......................................... 6.00 7.25 7.80 9.00 10.00 Administrative support, including clerical.... 7.00 7.50 9.00 9.86 10.30 Blue collar..................................... 6.00 7.40 8.25 8.65 9.53 Precision production, craft, and repair....... - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 5.66 6.14 7.50 8.45 9.50 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.50 6.00 7.25 7.50 8.70 Service......................................... 2.75 5.25 5.85 7.07 8.46 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 2.13 5.15 5.50 6.60 7.36 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... - - - - - Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. - - - - - Personal service.......................... 5.15 6.50 8.28 8.80 9.25 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Charleston-North Charleston, SC, May 2004 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 102,500 70,900 31,500 All excluding sales............................................. 97,500 65,900 31,500 White collar........................................................ 55,100 32,900 22,200 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 50,100 27,900 22,200 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 26,200 11,600 14,600 Professional specialty.......................................... 20,600 8,000 12,600 Technical....................................................... 5,500 3,600 2,000 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 7,700 4,800 2,900 Sales............................................................. 5,000 5,000 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 16,200 11,400 4,800 Blue collar......................................................... 26,500 23,900 2,600 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 10,100 8,900 1,200 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4,300 4,300 – Transportation and material moving................................ 4,700 3,800 - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7,400 6,800 600 Service............................................................. 20,800 14,200 6,700 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the survey. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.