NC BL 03/00/2005 Table: Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, Bulletin 3125-47, June 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 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................................................................. $16.83 4.2 35.7 $15.75 6.0 35.0 $20.09 1.9 38.3 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 20.23 5.3 37.0 18.93 8.0 36.6 23.30 3.2 38.1 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.17 3.2 37.5 22.85 5.7 37.5 27.62 2.1 37.5 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.28 9.1 40.2 32.72 10.1 40.4 26.63 11.0 39.7 Sales............................................................. 11.68 6.7 32.1 11.69 7.0 31.8 – – – Administrative support............................................ 13.72 6.8 37.7 13.90 8.6 37.4 13.14 3.2 38.8 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 14.84 4.3 37.0 14.85 4.8 37.1 14.70 3.0 36.7 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19.15 3.1 40.0 19.57 3.7 40.0 17.01 5.4 40.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 14.33 11.6 39.7 14.39 11.7 39.7 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.73 3.2 37.8 13.96 3.9 39.5 12.94 3.9 32.9 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 8.99 6.8 30.6 8.74 7.1 30.2 11.59 11.4 34.7 Service occupations(5).............................................. 9.96 4.6 30.4 7.25 2.9 27.0 15.03 2.8 39.7 Full time........................................................... 18.11 3.9 39.7 17.19 5.7 39.9 20.54 2.0 39.2 Part time........................................................... 8.36 5.6 21.5 8.24 6.0 21.3 9.78 2.5 24.7 Union............................................................... 17.60 5.5 39.5 17.63 5.5 39.5 – – – Nonunion............................................................ 16.72 4.9 35.3 15.38 7.3 34.2 20.11 1.9 38.3 Time................................................................ 16.89 4.6 35.7 15.77 6.5 34.8 20.09 1.9 38.3 Incentive........................................................... 15.32 14.1 38.4 15.32 14.1 38.4 – – – Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 17.52 11.2 39.7 (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 11.79 5.7 31.3 11.75 5.8 31.2 14.27 7.9 39.0 100-499 workers..................................................... 15.70 9.7 36.2 15.63 10.5 36.1 16.63 8.9 37.5 500 workers or more................................................. 19.84 3.6 37.9 19.24 6.8 37.5 20.52 2.1 38.3 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 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................................................................... $16.83 4.2 $15.75 6.0 $20.09 1.9 All excluding sales............................................... 17.26 4.3 16.19 6.3 20.22 1.7 White collar........................................................ 20.23 5.3 18.93 8.0 23.30 3.2 White collar excluding sales.................................... 21.73 4.8 20.77 7.8 23.58 2.6 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.17 3.2 22.85 5.7 27.62 2.1 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.16 2.6 25.72 5.8 28.09 1.9 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 23.47 4.0 22.79 3.6 28.25 16.2 Physicians.................................................. 31.99 36.5 – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 20.35 7.4 20.09 8.1 22.28 3.1 Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 29.87 2.5 24.66 12.9 30.20 2.2 Elementary school teachers.................................. 30.30 .9 – – 30.24 .9 Secondary school teachers................................... 30.68 .5 – – 30.56 .4 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 27.58 16.8 – – 26.98 18.7 Librarians.................................................. 27.58 16.8 – – 26.98 18.7 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 19.20 8.3 – – 19.20 8.3 Social workers.............................................. 19.20 8.3 – – 19.20 8.3 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 22.52 3.4 – – – – Technical....................................................... 18.74 7.6 18.78 8.5 18.31 5.1 Licensed practical nurses................................... 14.24 5.0 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.28 9.1 32.72 10.1 26.63 11.0 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 35.51 9.4 36.02 11.0 33.26 4.9 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 34.77 5.6 – – 34.77 5.6 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 38.96 10.0 39.00 10.1 – – Management related............................................ 22.12 4.9 23.80 5.7 18.91 1.1 Accountants and auditors.................................... 21.02 7.8 22.48 8.6 – – Construction inspectors..................................... 19.15 3.5 – – 19.15 3.5 Sales............................................................. 11.68 6.7 11.69 7.0 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 9.50 4.8 9.50 4.8 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.05 9.7 7.99 10.8 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.72 6.8 13.90 8.6 13.14 3.2 Secretaries................................................. 14.19 6.7 13.55 12.6 14.86 6.0 Receptionists............................................... 10.43 9.4 10.53 9.8 – – Order clerks................................................ 17.61 21.9 17.61 21.9 – – Library clerks.............................................. 9.34 5.9 – – 9.34 5.9 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. $12.59 4.8 $12.23 5.9 – – General office clerks....................................... 13.05 7.5 13.49 9.1 $11.84 6.1 Teachers' aides............................................. 11.58 .7 – – 11.58 .7 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 12.13 5.1 – – 12.32 4.6 Blue collar......................................................... 14.84 4.3 14.85 4.8 14.70 3.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19.15 3.1 19.57 3.7 17.01 5.4 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 16.37 4.0 – – – – Electricians................................................ 20.59 7.6 – – – – Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters...................... 18.73 13.1 18.77 13.1 – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 12.56 10.1 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.33 11.6 14.39 11.7 – – Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 19.77 .8 19.77 .8 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 11.70 25.6 11.70 25.6 – – Assemblers.................................................. 20.45 5.1 20.45 5.1 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.73 3.2 13.96 3.9 12.94 3.9 Truck drivers............................................... 14.67 8.5 14.50 10.1 – – Bus drivers................................................. 11.91 3.3 – – 12.28 1.7 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 14.67 12.1 14.67 12.1 – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 13.04 7.5 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 8.99 6.8 8.74 7.1 11.59 11.4 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 7.66 10.4 7.66 10.4 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 10.63 1.6 10.63 1.6 – – Service............................................................. 9.96 4.6 7.25 2.9 15.03 2.8 Protective service............................................ 13.67 16.2 – – 17.42 1.1 Firefighting................................................ 14.27 .1 – – 14.27 .1 Police and detectives, public service....................... 19.36 6.1 – – 19.36 6.1 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 16.39 1.5 – – 16.39 1.5 Correctional institution officers........................... 13.78 1.6 – – 13.78 1.6 Food service.................................................. 6.35 4.5 5.99 4.7 11.37 1.4 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 4.39 12.6 4.39 12.6 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 3.80 22.0 3.80 22.0 – – Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants............................. 6.24 3.6 6.24 3.6 – – Other food service........................................... 8.30 4.3 7.83 3.9 11.37 1.4 Cooks....................................................... 8.46 3.9 8.42 3.9 – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 7.94 1.8 7.94 1.8 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 7.85 5.0 7.29 8.7 – – Health service................................................ 9.48 2.8 9.40 2.8 9.75 6.7 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 9.32 2.8 9.18 2.7 9.78 7.3 Cleaning and building service................................. 9.93 8.3 9.63 15.7 10.28 2.8 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 9.77 8.1 9.26 16.3 10.28 2.8 Personal service.............................................. $8.89 9.6 $7.54 7.7 $12.06 6.1 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 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................................................................... $18.11 3.9 $17.19 5.7 $20.54 2.0 All excluding sales............................................... 18.43 3.9 17.53 5.9 20.67 1.7 White collar........................................................ 21.16 5.1 20.10 7.9 23.37 3.2 White collar excluding sales.................................... 22.18 4.8 21.37 7.9 23.65 2.6 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.44 3.2 23.19 6.0 27.65 2.1 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.37 2.6 26.13 6.1 28.10 1.9 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 23.49 4.5 22.72 4.1 28.25 16.2 Registered nurses........................................... 19.93 8.2 19.55 9.1 22.28 3.1 Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 29.97 2.4 25.26 14.9 30.20 2.2 Elementary school teachers.................................. 30.30 .9 – – 30.24 .9 Secondary school teachers................................... 30.68 .5 – – 30.56 .4 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 27.58 16.8 – – 26.98 18.7 Librarians.................................................. 27.58 16.8 – – 26.98 18.7 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 19.20 8.3 – – 19.20 8.3 Social workers.............................................. 19.20 8.3 – – 19.20 8.3 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 22.59 3.4 – – – – Technical....................................................... 19.06 7.6 19.12 8.5 18.48 5.5 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 13.73 6.6 13.73 6.6 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 13.78 3.4 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.34 9.1 32.79 10.1 26.64 11.0 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 35.51 9.4 36.02 11.0 33.27 4.9 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 34.77 5.6 – – 34.77 5.6 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 38.96 10.0 39.00 10.1 – – Management related............................................ 22.14 4.9 23.88 5.6 18.91 1.1 Accountants and auditors.................................... 21.03 8.2 – – – – Construction inspectors..................................... 19.15 3.5 – – 19.15 3.5 Sales............................................................. 13.17 6.3 13.29 6.7 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 14.06 6.9 14.35 8.8 13.20 3.6 Secretaries................................................. 14.45 6.7 13.99 13.5 14.86 6.0 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 12.59 4.8 12.23 5.9 – – General office clerks....................................... 13.15 7.6 13.66 9.2 11.84 6.1 Teachers' aides............................................. 11.58 .7 – – 11.58 .7 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 12.16 5.2 – – 12.32 4.6 Blue collar......................................................... $15.56 4.2 $15.59 4.7 $15.34 2.1 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19.15 3.1 19.57 3.7 17.01 5.4 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 16.37 4.0 – – – – Electricians................................................ 20.59 7.6 – – – – Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters...................... 18.73 13.1 18.77 13.1 – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 12.56 10.1 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.28 11.4 14.35 11.5 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 11.70 25.6 11.70 25.6 – – Assemblers.................................................. 20.45 5.1 20.45 5.1 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.03 3.4 14.13 4.2 13.60 2.8 Truck drivers............................................... 14.86 8.4 14.72 10.0 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 14.67 12.1 14.67 12.1 – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 13.04 7.5 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.06 5.1 9.77 5.4 12.77 6.7 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 10.54 2.7 10.54 2.7 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 9.63 5.3 9.62 5.8 – – Service............................................................. 11.55 6.5 7.67 8.2 15.59 3.8 Protective service............................................ 14.80 13.4 – – 17.46 1.2 Firefighting................................................ 14.27 .1 – – 14.27 .1 Police and detectives, public service....................... 19.36 6.1 – – 19.36 6.1 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 16.39 1.5 – – 16.39 1.5 Correctional institution officers........................... 13.78 1.6 – – 13.78 1.6 Food service.................................................. 6.28 15.0 5.60 16.7 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 3.48 28.9 3.48 28.9 – – Other food service........................................... 10.78 5.8 9.92 4.6 – – Cooks....................................................... 9.29 1.8 – – – – Health service................................................ 10.10 2.3 9.89 2.6 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 9.97 1.9 9.64 1.0 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 10.73 9.6 11.48 24.3 10.29 2.8 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 10.54 8.6 11.12 27.4 10.29 2.8 Personal service.............................................. 9.13 9.0 7.87 7.9 12.80 5.2 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 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................................................................... $8.36 5.6 $8.24 6.0 $9.78 2.5 All excluding sales............................................... 8.36 5.2 8.22 5.6 9.78 2.5 White collar........................................................ 10.48 4.0 10.45 4.1 12.19 21.5 White collar excluding sales.................................... 12.89 5.6 12.92 5.8 12.19 21.5 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 18.44 6.6 18.48 6.9 – – Professional specialty.......................................... 21.09 7.8 21.07 8.1 – – Health related................................................ 23.31 .6 23.31 .6 – – Registered nurses........................................... 23.01 1.8 23.01 1.8 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Management related............................................ – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 8.32 10.1 8.32 10.1 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.75 4.4 9.80 4.6 – – Blue collar......................................................... 7.72 10.4 7.26 10.2 10.17 7.4 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 10.61 5.5 – – 11.17 2.1 Bus drivers................................................. 10.89 5.2 – – 11.20 2.1 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 6.97 7.4 6.88 7.4 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 6.61 3.1 6.61 3.1 – – Service............................................................. 7.00 7.2 6.83 8.1 8.95 5.2 Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 6.40 10.2 6.26 10.6 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 5.32 23.2 5.32 23.2 – – Other food service........................................... 7.17 3.8 7.00 3.2 – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 7.24 3.6 7.24 3.6 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 7.10 6.6 6.61 6.3 – – Health service................................................ 8.62 4.2 8.70 4.9 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 8.58 4.4 8.70 4.9 – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. 8.05 17.2 – – – – 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 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................................................................... $719 3.8 39.7 $686 5.6 39.9 $805 1.9 39.2 All excluding sales............................................... 732 3.9 39.7 700 5.9 39.9 810 1.6 39.2 White collar........................................................ 835 5.0 39.5 805 7.8 40.0 895 3.1 38.3 White collar excluding sales.................................... 874 4.9 39.4 857 8.0 40.1 905 2.5 38.3 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 990 3.1 38.9 936 6.2 40.3 1,039 1.8 37.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,056 2.5 38.6 1,063 6.2 40.7 1,053 1.6 37.5 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 967 3.9 41.1 944 3.1 41.6 1,096 16.7 38.8 Registered nurses........................................... 790 7.9 39.6 778 8.9 39.8 860 5.4 38.6 Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 1,103 1.8 36.8 986 11.2 39.0 1,108 1.8 36.7 Elementary school teachers.................................. 1,109 .4 36.6 – – – 1,108 .4 36.6 Secondary school teachers................................... 1,117 1.2 36.4 – – – 1,114 1.2 36.4 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 1,057 16.5 38.3 – – – 1,040 18.3 38.5 Librarians.................................................. 1,057 16.5 38.3 – – – 1,040 18.3 38.5 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 768 8.3 40.0 – – – 768 8.3 40.0 Social workers.............................................. 768 8.3 40.0 – – – 768 8.3 40.0 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 904 3.4 40.0 – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 761 8.4 39.9 763 9.3 39.9 739 5.5 40.0 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 531 7.9 38.7 531 7.9 38.7 – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 551 3.4 40.0 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,269 9.2 40.5 1,333 10.2 40.7 1,064 11.0 39.9 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,447 9.4 40.7 1,475 11.0 40.9 1,327 4.6 39.9 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 1,391 5.6 40.0 – – – 1,391 5.6 40.0 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 1,586 9.6 40.7 1,587 9.7 40.7 – – – Management related............................................ 884 4.8 39.9 953 5.5 39.9 757 1.1 40.0 Accountants and auditors.................................... 841 8.2 40.0 – – – – – – Construction inspectors..................................... 766 3.5 40.0 – – – 766 3.5 40.0 Sales............................................................. 524 7.7 39.8 529 8.0 39.8 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 555 6.5 39.5 569 8.1 39.6 516 3.5 39.1 Secretaries................................................. 569 6.7 39.4 550 13.9 39.3 587 5.3 39.5 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 503 4.9 39.9 488 6.0 39.9 – – – General office clerks....................................... $523 7.2 39.8 $543 8.7 39.8 $471 6.2 39.8 Teachers' aides............................................. 418 .2 36.1 – – – 418 .2 36.1 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 486 5.2 40.0 – – – 493 4.6 40.0 Blue collar......................................................... 622 4.2 40.0 624 4.7 40.0 611 2.2 39.8 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 766 3.0 40.0 783 3.7 40.0 680 5.4 40.0 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 655 4.0 40.0 – – – – – – Electricians................................................ 823 7.6 40.0 – – – – – – Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters...................... 749 13.1 40.0 751 13.1 40.0 – – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 502 10.1 40.0 – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 571 11.4 40.0 574 11.5 40.0 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 468 25.6 40.0 468 25.6 40.0 – – – Assemblers.................................................. 818 5.1 40.0 818 5.1 40.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 565 4.3 40.3 573 5.3 40.5 534 3.4 39.3 Truck drivers............................................... 615 11.0 41.4 613 13.0 41.6 – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 587 12.1 40.0 587 12.1 40.0 – – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 522 7.5 40.0 – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 400 5.5 39.7 388 5.9 39.7 511 6.7 40.0 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 415 2.5 39.3 415 2.5 39.3 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 385 5.3 40.0 385 5.8 40.0 – – – Service............................................................. 463 6.4 40.1 296 6.7 38.7 649 4.5 41.7 Protective service............................................ 625 14.9 42.3 – – – 754 .9 43.2 Firefighting................................................ 750 .4 52.5 – – – 750 .4 52.5 Police and detectives, public service....................... 794 5.6 41.0 – – – 794 5.6 41.0 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 656 1.5 40.0 – – – 656 1.5 40.0 Correctional institution officers........................... 552 1.6 40.0 – – – 552 1.6 40.0 Food service.................................................. 235 11.8 37.4 210 13.6 37.6 – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 131 26.6 37.5 131 26.6 37.5 – – – Other food service........................................... 403 8.8 37.3 374 10.6 37.7 – – – Cooks....................................................... 329 11.1 35.5 – – – – – – Health service................................................ 384 3.3 38.1 372 3.7 37.6 – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 376 3.3 37.7 357 2.9 37.0 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 420 10.0 39.1 461 25.4 40.2 397 1.0 38.6 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 410 8.6 38.9 441 27.6 39.6 397 1.0 38.6 Personal service.............................................. 361 8.7 39.5 315 7.9 40.0 490 6.6 38.3 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 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................................................................... $36,079 3.8 1,992 $35,562 5.6 2,068 $37,284 1.9 1,815 All excluding sales............................................... 36,639 3.9 1,988 36,260 5.9 2,068 37,462 1.6 1,812 White collar........................................................ 41,055 5.0 1,941 41,748 7.8 2,077 39,861 3.1 1,706 White collar excluding sales.................................... 42,706 4.9 1,926 44,417 8.0 2,079 40,172 2.5 1,699 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 45,741 3.1 1,798 48,311 6.2 2,083 43,814 1.8 1,584 Professional specialty.......................................... 47,295 2.5 1,728 54,591 6.2 2,089 44,012 1.6 1,566 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 49,632 3.9 2,113 49,102 3.1 2,161 52,464 16.7 1,857 Registered nurses........................................... 40,511 7.9 2,033 40,473 8.9 2,070 40,718 5.4 1,827 Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 43,652 1.8 1,457 47,255 11.2 1,871 43,517 1.8 1,441 Elementary school teachers.................................. 42,729 .4 1,410 – – – 42,697 .4 1,412 Secondary school teachers................................... 43,077 1.2 1,404 – – – 42,965 1.2 1,406 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 49,151 16.5 1,782 – – – 49,379 18.3 1,830 Librarians.................................................. 49,151 16.5 1,782 – – – 49,379 18.3 1,830 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 39,929 8.3 2,080 – – – 39,929 8.3 2,080 Social workers.............................................. 39,929 8.3 2,080 – – – 39,929 8.3 2,080 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 45,600 3.4 2,018 – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 39,564 8.4 2,076 39,691 9.3 2,076 38,440 5.5 2,080 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 27,616 7.9 2,011 27,616 7.9 2,011 – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 28,662 3.4 2,080 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 65,873 9.2 2,102 69,263 10.2 2,112 55,165 11.0 2,071 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 75,148 9.4 2,116 76,675 11.0 2,129 68,644 4.6 2,064 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 72,321 5.6 2,080 – – – 72,321 5.6 2,080 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 82,447 9.6 2,116 82,549 9.7 2,117 – – – Management related............................................ 45,866 4.8 2,072 49,367 5.5 2,067 39,339 1.1 2,080 Accountants and auditors.................................... 43,741 8.2 2,080 – – – – – – Construction inspectors..................................... 39,835 3.5 2,080 – – – 39,835 3.5 2,080 Sales............................................................. 27,205 7.7 2,066 27,452 8.0 2,065 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 28,148 6.5 2,002 29,548 8.1 2,060 24,359 3.5 1,846 Secretaries................................................. 28,553 6.7 1,976 28,576 13.9 2,042 28,535 5.3 1,921 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 26,139 4.9 2,077 25,394 6.0 2,076 – – – General office clerks....................................... $26,971 7.2 2,051 $28,241 8.7 2,068 $23,784 6.2 2,008 Teachers' aides............................................. 15,580 .2 1,346 – – – 15,580 .2 1,346 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 25,288 5.2 2,080 – – – 25,634 4.6 2,080 Blue collar......................................................... 32,146 4.2 2,066 32,298 4.7 2,072 31,006 2.2 2,021 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 39,841 3.0 2,080 40,711 3.7 2,080 35,386 5.4 2,080 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 34,042 4.0 2,080 – – – – – – Electricians................................................ 42,821 7.6 2,080 – – – – – – Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters...................... 38,967 13.1 2,080 39,038 13.1 2,080 – – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 26,126 10.1 2,080 – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 29,705 11.4 2,080 29,842 11.5 2,080 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 24,336 25.6 2,080 24,336 25.6 2,080 – – – Assemblers.................................................. 42,542 5.1 2,080 42,542 5.1 2,080 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 28,159 4.3 2,007 28,867 5.3 2,044 25,270 3.4 1,858 Truck drivers............................................... 31,992 11.0 2,153 31,883 13.0 2,166 – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 30,505 12.1 2,080 30,505 12.1 2,080 – – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 27,119 7.5 2,080 – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 20,778 5.5 2,065 20,153 5.9 2,064 26,552 6.7 2,080 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 21,561 2.5 2,045 21,561 2.5 2,045 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 20,034 5.3 2,080 20,005 5.8 2,080 – – – Service............................................................. 23,490 6.4 2,034 15,346 6.7 2,001 32,252 4.5 2,069 Protective service............................................ 32,518 14.9 2,197 – – – 39,208 .9 2,246 Firefighting................................................ 38,988 .4 2,732 – – – 38,988 .4 2,732 Police and detectives, public service....................... 41,303 5.6 2,133 – – – 41,303 5.6 2,133 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 34,089 1.5 2,080 – – – 34,089 1.5 2,080 Correctional institution officers........................... 28,681 1.6 2,081 – – – 28,681 1.6 2,081 Food service.................................................. 11,832 11.8 1,884 10,915 13.6 1,948 – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 6,788 26.6 1,950 6,788 26.6 1,950 – – – Other food service........................................... 19,255 8.8 1,786 19,279 10.6 1,942 – – – Cooks....................................................... 16,724 11.1 1,801 – – – – – – Health service................................................ 19,987 3.3 1,980 19,326 3.7 1,955 – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 19,570 3.3 1,963 18,540 2.9 1,923 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 20,088 10.0 1,873 23,977 25.4 2,089 18,183 1.0 1,767 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 19,438 8.6 1,845 22,925 27.6 2,061 18,183 1.0 1,767 Personal service.............................................. 17,643 8.7 1,933 15,779 7.9 2,006 22,354 6.6 1,747 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 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................................................................... $16.83 4.2 $15.75 6.0 $20.09 1.9 All excluding sales............................................... 17.26 4.3 16.19 6.3 20.22 1.7 White collar........................................................ 20.23 5.3 18.93 8.0 23.30 3.2 1....................................................... 8.31 5.5 8.26 5.6 – – 2....................................................... 8.91 3.9 8.70 4.3 10.52 1.5 3....................................................... 11.20 3.7 11.14 4.4 11.44 3.1 4....................................................... 14.13 11.4 14.23 12.9 13.41 4.1 5....................................................... 14.42 4.6 15.01 6.8 13.24 2.5 6....................................................... 16.82 5.2 15.86 7.8 18.21 2.5 7....................................................... 20.27 4.0 19.87 5.4 20.98 5.2 8....................................................... 23.39 4.1 20.66 5.2 25.95 7.0 9....................................................... 27.53 2.1 25.84 3.1 29.07 1.5 10........................................................ 32.98 7.0 – – 35.32 7.7 11........................................................ 34.51 4.3 35.85 6.3 32.99 4.7 12........................................................ 45.41 6.0 47.22 5.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.37 4.1 18.99 4.2 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 21.73 4.8 20.77 7.8 23.58 2.6 1....................................................... 8.39 6.5 8.33 6.7 – – 2....................................................... 9.72 1.5 9.57 1.6 10.52 1.5 3....................................................... 11.93 2.6 12.01 3.2 11.70 4.4 4....................................................... 15.37 13.4 15.86 15.4 13.41 4.1 5....................................................... 13.96 2.7 14.18 3.9 13.45 2.5 6....................................................... 17.69 4.4 16.97 10.5 18.21 2.5 7....................................................... 20.13 3.8 19.63 5.1 20.98 5.2 8....................................................... 23.39 4.1 20.66 5.2 25.95 7.0 9....................................................... 27.61 2.2 25.96 3.3 29.07 1.5 10........................................................ 32.98 7.0 – – 35.32 7.7 11........................................................ 34.51 4.3 35.85 6.3 32.99 4.7 12........................................................ 45.41 6.0 47.22 5.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.37 4.1 18.99 4.2 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.17 3.2 22.85 5.7 27.62 2.1 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.16 2.6 25.72 5.8 28.09 1.9 5....................................................... – – – – 14.12 4.0 6....................................................... 19.91 5.5 – – 18.44 8.7 7....................................................... 22.04 4.8 19.39 12.5 22.82 4.5 8....................................................... 24.41 4.6 20.06 5.2 28.23 5.9 9....................................................... 28.01 2.7 23.99 5.8 29.11 1.5 10........................................................ 33.62 7.5 – – 35.32 7.7 11........................................................ 32.50 4.7 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.18 7.6 – – – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 23.47 4.0 22.79 3.6 28.25 16.2 7....................................................... $18.88 12.0 $19.12 13.5 – – 8....................................................... 19.68 5.1 19.39 6.0 – – 9....................................................... 23.97 1.5 23.70 2.0 – – Physicians.................................................. 31.99 36.5 – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 20.35 7.4 20.09 8.1 $22.28 3.1 8....................................................... 21.84 .9 21.98 .9 – – 9....................................................... 23.29 2.0 22.77 1.0 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 29.87 2.5 24.66 12.9 30.20 2.2 9....................................................... 29.78 .6 – – 29.67 .4 Elementary school teachers.................................. 30.30 .9 – – 30.24 .9 9....................................................... 29.45 .6 – – 29.35 .5 Secondary school teachers................................... 30.68 .5 – – 30.56 .4 9....................................................... 29.95 .7 – – 29.76 .5 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 27.58 16.8 – – 26.98 18.7 Librarians.................................................. 27.58 16.8 – – 26.98 18.7 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 19.20 8.3 – – 19.20 8.3 6....................................................... 16.11 4.1 – – 16.11 4.1 Social workers.............................................. 19.20 8.3 – – 19.20 8.3 6....................................................... 16.11 4.1 – – 16.11 4.1 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 22.52 3.4 – – – – Technical....................................................... 18.74 7.6 18.78 8.5 18.31 5.1 5....................................................... 14.66 1.6 – – – – 6....................................................... 17.04 6.6 – – – – 7....................................................... 19.02 9.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 26.15 7.2 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 14.24 5.0 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.28 9.1 32.72 10.1 26.63 11.0 7....................................................... 16.95 4.2 – – – – 8....................................................... 21.47 8.6 – – 20.23 10.5 9....................................................... 27.27 1.5 27.28 1.6 – – 11........................................................ 35.02 5.4 35.86 7.1 33.79 8.2 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 35.51 9.4 36.02 11.0 33.26 4.9 9....................................................... 30.16 3.8 30.19 3.9 – – 11........................................................ 35.30 6.3 36.75 8.5 33.79 8.2 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 34.77 5.6 – – 34.77 5.6 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 38.96 10.0 39.00 10.1 – – Management related............................................ 22.12 4.9 23.80 5.7 18.91 1.1 8....................................................... 20.13 7.1 – – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 21.02 7.8 22.48 8.6 – – Construction inspectors..................................... 19.15 3.5 – – 19.15 3.5 Sales............................................................. $11.68 6.7 $11.69 7.0 – – 2....................................................... 6.73 4.3 6.73 4.3 – – 3....................................................... 9.70 3.7 9.75 4.1 – – 4....................................................... 11.92 6.8 11.92 6.8 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 9.50 4.8 9.50 4.8 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.05 9.7 7.99 10.8 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.72 6.8 13.90 8.6 $13.14 3.2 1....................................................... 8.39 6.5 8.33 6.7 – – 2....................................................... 9.63 1.7 – – 10.52 1.5 3....................................................... 11.97 2.5 12.07 3.1 11.70 4.4 4....................................................... 15.46 14.2 16.02 16.4 13.41 4.1 5....................................................... 13.43 3.8 13.56 6.5 13.25 2.9 6....................................................... 15.49 8.1 – – 16.71 7.6 7....................................................... 19.79 5.9 20.67 6.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 13.01 7.5 13.01 7.5 – – Secretaries................................................. 14.19 6.7 13.55 12.6 14.86 6.0 4....................................................... 14.59 9.6 – – – – 5....................................................... 13.69 3.6 – – – – Receptionists............................................... 10.43 9.4 10.53 9.8 – – Order clerks................................................ 17.61 21.9 17.61 21.9 – – Library clerks.............................................. 9.34 5.9 – – 9.34 5.9 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 12.59 4.8 12.23 5.9 – – 4....................................................... 13.48 6.2 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 13.05 7.5 13.49 9.1 11.84 6.1 3....................................................... 11.51 5.6 11.70 5.7 – – 4....................................................... 14.83 13.9 – – 12.18 5.1 Teachers' aides............................................. 11.58 .7 – – 11.58 .7 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 12.13 5.1 – – 12.32 4.6 Blue collar......................................................... 14.84 4.3 14.85 4.8 14.70 3.0 1....................................................... 7.64 7.8 7.56 7.9 – – 2....................................................... 9.03 5.3 9.02 5.5 – – 3....................................................... 14.67 8.0 15.30 9.8 10.82 3.6 4....................................................... 13.71 10.3 14.02 12.4 12.38 1.3 5....................................................... 15.54 3.5 15.96 3.4 13.96 5.4 6....................................................... 17.91 3.6 18.67 3.0 14.78 2.4 7....................................................... 19.22 2.9 19.28 3.3 18.81 .1 8....................................................... 21.25 2.6 20.88 .0 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19.15 3.1 19.57 3.7 17.01 5.4 3....................................................... 12.16 9.9 – – – – 4....................................................... 13.73 5.9 – – – – 5....................................................... 15.90 4.0 16.44 2.2 – – 6....................................................... 16.57 3.0 16.75 4.1 – – 7....................................................... $18.91 3.0 $18.92 3.6 $18.85 0.2 8....................................................... 21.21 2.7 20.84 .0 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 16.37 4.0 – – – – Electricians................................................ 20.59 7.6 – – – – Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters...................... 18.73 13.1 18.77 13.1 – – 7....................................................... 19.04 15.0 – – – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 12.56 10.1 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.33 11.6 14.39 11.7 – – 2....................................................... 8.27 4.0 8.27 4.0 – – 3....................................................... 19.87 10.1 19.87 10.1 – – 4....................................................... 16.90 15.3 16.90 15.3 – – 5....................................................... 16.40 5.6 16.40 5.6 – – 6....................................................... 18.57 9.4 18.57 9.4 – – 7....................................................... 23.66 13.7 23.66 13.7 – – Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 19.77 .8 19.77 .8 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 11.70 25.6 11.70 25.6 – – Assemblers.................................................. 20.45 5.1 20.45 5.1 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.73 3.2 13.96 3.9 12.94 3.9 2....................................................... 10.12 1.3 10.02 1.3 – – 3....................................................... 11.90 6.3 12.57 11.1 – – 4....................................................... 12.92 1.9 – – – – 5....................................................... 13.69 2.9 13.70 3.6 13.67 5.4 6....................................................... 19.12 6.0 – – – – Truck drivers............................................... 14.67 8.5 14.50 10.1 – – 5....................................................... 14.18 4.6 – – – – Bus drivers................................................. 11.91 3.3 – – 12.28 1.7 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 14.67 12.1 14.67 12.1 – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 13.04 7.5 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 8.99 6.8 8.74 7.1 11.59 11.4 1....................................................... 7.14 7.4 7.14 7.4 – – 2....................................................... 9.48 5.8 9.59 6.3 – – 3....................................................... 9.89 5.0 9.76 5.2 – – 4....................................................... 10.63 6.7 10.38 7.5 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 7.66 10.4 7.66 10.4 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 10.63 1.6 10.63 1.6 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c. 2....................................................... 9.62 7.2 9.62 7.2 – – Service............................................................. 9.96 4.6 7.25 2.9 15.03 2.8 1....................................................... 7.04 3.0 6.69 4.2 9.21 3.6 2....................................................... 6.03 8.5 5.78 9.0 10.38 7.7 3....................................................... 8.57 6.6 8.11 4.8 10.61 4.9 4....................................................... 11.78 5.5 – – 12.34 6.0 5....................................................... $13.77 1.1 $13.16 2.9 $13.92 1.8 6....................................................... 14.70 1.5 – – 14.70 1.5 7....................................................... 16.67 6.3 – – 16.67 6.3 8....................................................... 21.43 2.6 – – 21.43 2.6 Protective service............................................ 13.67 16.2 – – 17.42 1.1 5....................................................... 13.99 2.1 – – 13.99 2.1 6....................................................... 14.51 .6 – – 14.51 .6 7....................................................... 16.67 6.3 – – 16.67 6.3 8....................................................... 21.43 2.6 – – 21.43 2.6 Firefighting................................................ 14.27 .1 – – 14.27 .1 5....................................................... 13.56 1.4 – – 13.56 1.4 Police and detectives, public service....................... 19.36 6.1 – – 19.36 6.1 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 16.39 1.5 – – 16.39 1.5 Correctional institution officers........................... 13.78 1.6 – – 13.78 1.6 Food service.................................................. 6.35 4.5 5.99 4.7 11.37 1.4 1....................................................... 6.20 6.4 5.94 6.4 – – 2....................................................... 4.63 11.3 4.36 12.7 – – 3....................................................... 8.57 7.4 8.57 7.4 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 4.39 12.6 4.39 12.6 – – 1....................................................... 5.21 18.0 5.21 18.0 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 3.80 22.0 3.80 22.0 – – Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants............................. 6.24 3.6 6.24 3.6 – – Other food service........................................... 8.30 4.3 7.83 3.9 11.37 1.4 1....................................................... 7.07 7.2 6.71 7.6 – – 2....................................................... 7.83 9.9 – – – – 3....................................................... 8.91 4.7 8.91 4.7 – – Cooks....................................................... 8.46 3.9 8.42 3.9 – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 7.94 1.8 7.94 1.8 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 7.85 5.0 7.29 8.7 – – 1....................................................... 7.10 6.6 6.61 6.3 – – Health service................................................ 9.48 2.8 9.40 2.8 9.75 6.7 2....................................................... 8.74 4.7 8.74 4.7 – – 3....................................................... 9.51 3.1 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 9.32 2.8 9.18 2.7 9.78 7.3 2....................................................... 8.74 4.7 8.74 4.7 – – 3....................................................... 9.46 3.3 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 9.93 8.3 9.63 15.7 10.28 2.8 1....................................................... 8.46 4.4 8.11 4.1 – – 3....................................................... 11.27 4.3 – – 11.27 4.3 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 9.77 8.1 9.26 16.3 10.28 2.8 1....................................................... 8.55 4.6 8.21 4.5 – – 3....................................................... 11.27 4.3 – – 11.27 4.3 Personal service.............................................. 8.89 9.6 7.54 7.7 12.06 6.1 4....................................................... 13.48 8.8 – – 13.48 8.8 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 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................................................................... $18.11 3.9 $17.19 5.7 $20.54 2.0 All excluding sales............................................... 18.43 3.9 17.53 5.9 20.67 1.7 White collar........................................................ 21.16 5.1 20.10 7.9 23.37 3.2 1....................................................... 8.55 5.3 8.49 5.5 – – 2....................................................... 9.65 2.3 9.43 2.6 10.52 1.5 3....................................................... 11.54 3.1 11.52 3.9 11.59 2.6 4....................................................... 14.66 11.1 14.87 12.5 13.41 4.1 5....................................................... 14.51 4.6 15.17 6.8 13.24 2.5 6....................................................... 16.69 5.0 15.43 6.2 18.28 2.4 7....................................................... 20.23 4.1 19.79 5.5 20.98 5.2 8....................................................... 23.41 4.2 20.55 5.6 25.95 7.0 9....................................................... 27.61 2.2 25.93 3.3 29.09 1.4 10........................................................ 32.98 7.0 – – 35.32 7.7 11........................................................ 34.51 4.3 35.85 6.3 32.99 4.7 12........................................................ 45.41 6.0 47.22 5.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.53 5.3 20.16 5.3 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 22.18 4.8 21.37 7.9 23.65 2.6 2....................................................... 9.78 2.0 9.57 2.3 10.52 1.5 3....................................................... 11.91 2.3 11.92 2.9 11.89 3.3 4....................................................... 15.52 13.5 16.07 15.5 13.41 4.1 5....................................................... 14.06 2.6 14.34 3.9 13.45 2.5 6....................................................... 17.63 4.2 16.39 10.6 18.28 2.4 7....................................................... 20.08 3.9 19.54 5.3 20.98 5.2 8....................................................... 23.41 4.2 20.55 5.6 25.95 7.0 9....................................................... 27.69 2.3 26.05 3.5 29.09 1.4 10........................................................ 32.98 7.0 – – 35.32 7.7 11........................................................ 34.51 4.3 35.85 6.3 32.99 4.7 12........................................................ 45.41 6.0 47.22 5.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.53 5.3 20.16 5.3 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.44 3.2 23.19 6.0 27.65 2.1 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.37 2.6 26.13 6.1 28.10 1.9 5....................................................... – – – – 14.12 4.0 6....................................................... 19.30 5.6 – – 18.44 8.7 7....................................................... 21.98 5.0 – – 22.82 4.5 8....................................................... 24.48 4.7 19.82 5.6 28.23 5.9 9....................................................... 28.14 2.8 24.09 6.8 29.14 1.4 10........................................................ 33.62 7.5 – – 35.32 7.7 11........................................................ 32.50 4.7 – – – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 23.49 4.5 22.72 4.1 28.25 16.2 7....................................................... 18.06 14.9 – – – – 8....................................................... 19.37 5.2 18.97 6.1 – – 9....................................................... $24.42 2.1 – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 19.93 8.2 $19.55 9.1 $22.28 3.1 8....................................................... 21.72 .9 21.84 .9 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 29.97 2.4 25.26 14.9 30.20 2.2 9....................................................... 29.78 .6 – – 29.67 .4 Elementary school teachers.................................. 30.30 .9 – – 30.24 .9 9....................................................... 29.45 .6 – – 29.35 .5 Secondary school teachers................................... 30.68 .5 – – 30.56 .4 9....................................................... 29.95 .7 – – 29.76 .5 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 27.58 16.8 – – 26.98 18.7 Librarians.................................................. 27.58 16.8 – – 26.98 18.7 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 19.20 8.3 – – 19.20 8.3 6....................................................... 16.11 4.1 – – 16.11 4.1 Social workers.............................................. 19.20 8.3 – – 19.20 8.3 6....................................................... 16.11 4.1 – – 16.11 4.1 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 22.59 3.4 – – – – Technical....................................................... 19.06 7.6 19.12 8.5 18.48 5.5 5....................................................... 14.66 1.6 – – – – 7....................................................... 19.02 9.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 26.15 7.2 – – – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 13.73 6.6 13.73 6.6 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 13.78 3.4 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.34 9.1 32.79 10.1 26.64 11.0 7....................................................... 16.95 4.2 – – – – 8....................................................... 21.47 8.6 – – 20.23 10.5 9....................................................... 27.27 1.5 27.28 1.6 – – 11........................................................ 35.02 5.4 35.86 7.1 33.79 8.2 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 35.51 9.4 36.02 11.0 33.27 4.9 9....................................................... 30.16 3.8 30.19 3.9 – – 11........................................................ 35.30 6.3 36.75 8.5 33.79 8.2 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 34.77 5.6 – – 34.77 5.6 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 38.96 10.0 39.00 10.1 – – Management related............................................ 22.14 4.9 23.88 5.6 18.91 1.1 8....................................................... 20.13 7.1 – – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 21.03 8.2 – – – – Construction inspectors..................................... 19.15 3.5 – – 19.15 3.5 Sales............................................................. 13.17 6.3 13.29 6.7 – – 4....................................................... 12.73 4.5 12.73 4.5 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 14.06 6.9 14.35 8.8 13.20 3.6 2....................................................... $9.69 2.5 $9.40 2.8 $10.52 1.5 3....................................................... 11.96 2.2 11.98 2.8 11.89 3.3 4....................................................... 15.63 14.3 16.27 16.5 13.41 4.1 5....................................................... 13.43 3.8 13.56 6.5 13.25 2.9 6....................................................... 15.49 8.1 – – 16.71 7.6 7....................................................... 19.79 5.9 20.67 6.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 13.97 4.8 13.97 4.8 – – Secretaries................................................. 14.45 6.7 13.99 13.5 14.86 6.0 4....................................................... 15.02 9.0 – – – – 5....................................................... 13.69 3.6 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 12.59 4.8 12.23 5.9 – – 4....................................................... 13.48 6.2 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 13.15 7.6 13.66 9.2 11.84 6.1 3....................................................... 11.58 6.1 – – – – 4....................................................... 14.83 13.9 – – 12.18 5.1 Teachers' aides............................................. 11.58 .7 – – 11.58 .7 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 12.16 5.2 – – 12.32 4.6 Blue collar......................................................... 15.56 4.2 15.59 4.7 15.34 2.1 1....................................................... 8.75 9.0 8.67 9.5 – – 2....................................................... 9.12 6.1 9.10 6.1 – – 3....................................................... 15.44 9.1 15.95 10.5 10.61 4.9 4....................................................... 13.62 9.9 13.90 11.9 12.45 1.3 5....................................................... 15.62 3.4 15.96 3.4 14.21 5.7 6....................................................... 17.91 3.6 18.67 3.0 14.78 2.4 7....................................................... 19.22 2.9 19.28 3.3 18.81 .1 8....................................................... 21.25 2.6 20.88 .0 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19.15 3.1 19.57 3.7 17.01 5.4 3....................................................... 12.16 9.9 – – – – 4....................................................... 13.73 5.9 – – – – 5....................................................... 15.90 4.0 16.44 2.2 – – 6....................................................... 16.57 3.0 16.75 4.1 – – 7....................................................... 18.91 3.0 18.92 3.6 18.85 .2 8....................................................... 21.21 2.7 20.84 .0 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 16.37 4.0 – – – – Electricians................................................ 20.59 7.6 – – – – Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters...................... 18.73 13.1 18.77 13.1 – – 7....................................................... 19.04 15.0 – – – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 12.56 10.1 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.28 11.4 14.35 11.5 – – 2....................................................... 8.27 4.0 8.27 4.0 – – 3....................................................... 19.87 10.1 19.87 10.1 – – 4....................................................... 16.68 15.1 16.68 15.1 – – 5....................................................... 16.40 5.6 16.40 5.6 – – 6....................................................... $18.57 9.4 $18.57 9.4 – – 7....................................................... 23.66 13.7 23.66 13.7 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 11.70 25.6 11.70 25.6 – – Assemblers.................................................. 20.45 5.1 20.45 5.1 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.03 3.4 14.13 4.2 $13.60 2.8 2....................................................... 10.11 1.3 10.02 1.3 – – 4....................................................... 13.02 2.0 – – – – 5....................................................... 13.85 2.9 13.70 3.6 14.11 5.6 6....................................................... 19.12 6.0 – – – – Truck drivers............................................... 14.86 8.4 14.72 10.0 – – 5....................................................... 14.18 4.6 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 14.67 12.1 14.67 12.1 – – Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c.... 13.04 7.5 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.06 5.1 9.77 5.4 12.77 6.7 1....................................................... 8.19 11.6 8.19 11.6 – – 2....................................................... 10.18 3.5 10.17 3.5 – – 3....................................................... 10.13 3.2 10.00 3.1 – – 4....................................................... 10.63 6.7 10.38 7.5 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 10.54 2.7 10.54 2.7 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 9.63 5.3 9.62 5.8 – – 2....................................................... 9.62 7.2 9.62 7.2 – – Service............................................................. 11.55 6.5 7.67 8.2 15.59 3.8 1....................................................... 7.94 10.3 7.44 12.2 – – 2....................................................... 5.04 32.6 4.36 35.3 10.73 6.1 3....................................................... 9.01 8.4 – – 11.03 3.5 4....................................................... 11.99 5.4 – – 12.75 5.2 5....................................................... 13.77 1.1 13.16 2.9 13.92 1.8 6....................................................... 14.70 1.5 – – 14.70 1.5 7....................................................... 16.67 6.3 – – 16.67 6.3 8....................................................... 21.43 2.6 – – 21.43 2.6 Protective service............................................ 14.80 13.4 – – 17.46 1.2 5....................................................... 13.99 2.1 – – 13.99 2.1 6....................................................... 14.51 .6 – – 14.51 .6 7....................................................... 16.67 6.3 – – 16.67 6.3 8....................................................... 21.43 2.6 – – 21.43 2.6 Firefighting................................................ 14.27 .1 – – 14.27 .1 5....................................................... 13.56 1.4 – – 13.56 1.4 Police and detectives, public service....................... 19.36 6.1 – – 19.36 6.1 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 16.39 1.5 – – 16.39 1.5 Correctional institution officers........................... 13.78 1.6 – – 13.78 1.6 Food service.................................................. 6.28 15.0 5.60 16.7 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 3.48 28.9 3.48 28.9 – – Other food service........................................... 10.78 5.8 9.92 4.6 – – Cooks....................................................... $9.29 1.8 – – – – Health service................................................ 10.10 2.3 $9.89 2.6 – – 3....................................................... 9.97 1.5 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 9.97 1.9 9.64 1.0 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 10.73 9.6 11.48 24.3 $10.29 2.8 1....................................................... 8.94 6.8 8.50 10.6 – – 3....................................................... 11.30 4.2 – – 11.30 4.2 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 10.54 8.6 11.12 27.4 10.29 2.8 1....................................................... 9.07 6.2 8.69 10.7 – – 3....................................................... 11.30 4.2 – – 11.30 4.2 Personal service.............................................. 9.13 9.0 7.87 7.9 12.80 5.2 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 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................................................................... $8.36 5.6 $8.24 6.0 $9.78 2.5 All excluding sales............................................... 8.36 5.2 8.22 5.6 9.78 2.5 White collar........................................................ 10.48 4.0 10.45 4.1 12.19 21.5 2....................................................... 8.00 6.5 8.00 6.5 – – 3....................................................... 9.50 5.6 9.56 6.1 – – 4....................................................... 9.54 9.6 9.54 9.6 – – 9....................................................... 22.88 2.6 – – – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 12.89 5.6 12.92 5.8 12.19 21.5 3....................................................... 12.35 17.7 – – – – 9....................................................... 22.88 2.6 – – – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 18.44 6.6 18.48 6.9 – – Professional specialty.......................................... 21.09 7.8 21.07 8.1 – – 9....................................................... 22.88 2.6 – – – – Health related................................................ 23.31 .6 23.31 .6 – – Registered nurses........................................... 23.01 1.8 23.01 1.8 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Management related............................................ – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 8.32 10.1 8.32 10.1 – – 2....................................................... 6.61 2.4 6.61 2.4 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.75 4.4 9.80 4.6 – – 3....................................................... 12.35 17.7 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 7.72 10.4 7.26 10.2 10.17 7.4 1....................................................... 6.24 4.1 6.23 4.0 – – 2....................................................... 8.31 7.0 – – – – 3....................................................... 9.99 10.0 9.17 14.9 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 10.61 5.5 – – 11.17 2.1 3....................................................... 10.78 6.4 – – – – Bus drivers................................................. 10.89 5.2 – – 11.20 2.1 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 6.97 7.4 6.88 7.4 – – 1....................................................... $6.24 4.1 $6.23 4.0 – – 2....................................................... 8.23 6.7 – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 6.61 3.1 6.61 3.1 – – Service............................................................. 7.00 7.2 6.83 8.1 $8.95 5.2 1....................................................... 6.55 3.2 6.35 2.5 – – 2....................................................... 6.86 24.5 6.84 24.9 – – 3....................................................... 7.79 5.2 7.58 4.9 – – Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 6.40 10.2 6.26 10.6 – – 1....................................................... 6.17 5.7 5.85 3.4 – – 2....................................................... 6.42 39.8 6.42 39.8 – – 3....................................................... 7.25 5.7 7.25 5.7 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 5.32 23.2 5.32 23.2 – – Other food service........................................... 7.17 3.8 7.00 3.2 – – 1....................................................... 7.06 7.4 6.68 7.9 – – 3....................................................... 7.67 1.9 7.67 1.9 – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 7.24 3.6 7.24 3.6 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 7.10 6.6 6.61 6.3 – – 1....................................................... 7.10 6.6 6.61 6.3 – – Health service................................................ 8.62 4.2 8.70 4.9 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 8.58 4.4 8.70 4.9 – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. 8.05 17.2 – – – – 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 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....................................................... $18.11 $8.36 $17.60 $16.72 $16.89 $15.32 All excluding sales............................................. 18.43 8.36 17.60 17.20 17.26 17.03 White collar........................................................ 21.16 10.48 – 20.09 20.60 14.95 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 22.18 12.89 – 21.64 21.87 16.72 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.44 18.44 – 25.13 25.17 – Professional specialty.......................................... 27.37 21.09 – 27.16 27.16 – Technical....................................................... 19.06 – – 18.35 18.74 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.34 – – 31.28 31.44 – Sales............................................................. 13.17 8.32 – 11.68 10.80 13.93 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 14.06 9.75 – 12.65 13.78 12.76 Blue collar......................................................... 15.56 7.72 16.45 14.07 14.77 – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19.15 – – 20.46 19.12 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.28 – 18.81 12.09 14.04 – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.03 10.61 12.92 14.11 13.87 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.06 6.97 10.62 8.73 8.99 – Service............................................................. 11.55 7.00 – 9.89 9.96 – 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....................................................... 3.9 5.6 5.5 4.9 4.6 14.1 All excluding sales............................................. 3.9 5.2 5.5 5.0 4.4 14.5 White collar........................................................ 5.1 4.0 – 5.5 5.7 10.9 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 4.8 5.6 – 5.0 4.9 7.4 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 3.2 6.6 – 3.2 3.2 – Professional specialty.......................................... 2.6 7.8 – 2.6 2.6 – Technical....................................................... 7.6 – – 7.5 7.6 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 9.1 – – 9.1 9.4 – Sales............................................................. 6.3 10.1 – 6.7 9.9 16.0 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 6.9 4.4 – 2.6 7.1 4.2 Blue collar......................................................... 4.2 10.4 2.6 5.8 4.3 – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 3.1 – – 5.9 3.1 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 11.4 – 6.9 13.8 11.6 – Transportation and material moving................................ 3.4 5.5 6.3 5.2 3.5 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 5.1 7.4 4.1 7.7 6.8 – Service............................................................. 6.5 7.2 – 4.6 4.7 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 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....................................................... $15.75 $17.52 – - $18.28 - - - - - All excluding sales............................................. 16.19 17.78 – - 18.28 - - - - - White collar........................................................ 18.93 24.23 – - 26.87 - - - - - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 20.77 26.89 – - 26.87 - - - - - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 22.85 23.19 – - 23.19 - - - - - Professional specialty.......................................... 25.72 – – - – - - - - - Technical....................................................... 18.78 – – - – - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.72 – – - – - - - - - Sales............................................................. 11.69 – – - – - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.90 15.82 – - 15.08 - - - - - Blue collar......................................................... 14.85 15.72 – - 16.10 - - - - - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19.57 19.47 – - – - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.39 14.00 – - 14.00 - - - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 13.96 14.02 – - 13.94 - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 8.74 10.26 – - 10.23 - - - - - Service............................................................. 7.25 – – - – - - - - - 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....................................................... 6.0 11.2 – - 12.7 - - - - - All excluding sales............................................. 6.3 11.4 – - 12.7 - - - - - White collar........................................................ 8.0 28.8 – - 27.1 - - - - - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 7.8 26.4 – - 27.1 - - - - - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 5.7 6.9 – - 6.9 - - - - - Professional specialty.......................................... 5.8 – – - – - - - - - Technical....................................................... 8.5 – – - – - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 10.1 – – - – - - - - - Sales............................................................. 7.0 – – - – - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 8.6 10.7 – - 8.9 - - - - - Blue collar......................................................... 4.8 5.7 – - 6.4 - - - - - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 3.7 4.0 – - – - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 11.7 13.3 – - 13.6 - - - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 3.9 3.4 – - 4.2 - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.1 1.0 – - 1.7 - - - - - Service............................................................. 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 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 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....................................................... $15.75 $11.75 $17.36 $15.63 $19.24 All excluding sales............................................. 16.19 11.88 17.90 16.37 19.27 White collar........................................................ 18.93 15.54 19.67 18.48 21.07 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 20.77 18.26 21.19 21.27 21.12 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 22.85 17.09 23.49 25.03 22.48 Professional specialty.......................................... 25.72 – 26.99 41.26 23.64 Technical....................................................... 18.78 – 18.96 19.03 18.83 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.72 34.75 32.44 28.31 36.13 Sales............................................................. 11.69 10.68 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.90 13.91 13.90 15.49 12.41 Blue collar......................................................... 14.85 12.59 15.97 13.28 18.03 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19.57 19.36 19.62 20.18 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.39 11.53 15.54 12.29 20.83 Transportation and material moving................................ 13.96 14.34 13.61 15.34 12.77 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 8.74 8.54 8.94 8.29 10.31 Service............................................................. 7.25 6.19 8.54 – 10.18 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....................................................... 6.0 5.8 7.1 10.5 6.8 All excluding sales............................................. 6.3 5.9 7.0 11.5 6.8 White collar........................................................ 8.0 13.3 8.9 10.8 13.1 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 7.8 15.3 8.2 8.4 13.1 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 5.7 8.2 5.5 13.3 3.3 Professional specialty.......................................... 5.8 – 6.6 10.4 2.9 Technical....................................................... 8.5 – 9.4 13.6 11.9 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 10.1 6.4 11.8 11.0 14.2 Sales............................................................. 7.0 12.9 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 8.6 8.3 10.3 17.0 3.1 Blue collar......................................................... 4.8 5.8 4.8 16.8 5.3 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 3.7 8.0 3.9 7.9 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 11.7 19.7 9.6 16.0 6.5 Transportation and material moving................................ 3.9 6.7 4.3 15.5 8.9 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.1 10.0 9.0 11.6 3.2 Service............................................................. 2.9 6.2 6.4 – 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 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 2004 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.29 $9.94 $14.31 $22.24 $29.19 All excluding sales........................... 7.43 10.08 14.83 23.08 29.74 White collar.................................... 9.25 11.55 17.12 25.90 35.55 White collar excluding sales................ 10.25 12.85 19.75 27.24 37.53 Professional specialty and technical.......... 14.11 18.20 24.20 29.58 37.62 Professional specialty...................... 15.80 21.40 25.57 31.38 39.91 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists...... – – – – – Natural scientists........................ – – – – – Health related............................ 13.02 15.80 21.46 25.19 38.00 Physicians.............................. 12.31 12.34 13.02 60.00 74.53 Registered nurses....................... 14.85 16.78 20.66 23.76 25.75 Teachers, college and university.......... – – – – – Teachers, except college and university... 22.86 25.48 29.06 33.88 39.91 Elementary school teachers.............. 24.31 25.90 29.38 33.43 38.75 Secondary school teachers............... 24.54 25.90 29.38 34.09 39.95 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... 13.63 19.31 31.44 33.33 37.06 Librarians.............................. 13.63 19.31 31.44 33.33 37.06 Social scientists and urban planners...... – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers. 14.18 15.31 18.19 22.93 25.63 Social workers.......................... 14.18 15.31 18.19 22.93 25.63 Lawyers and judges........................ – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 17.81 20.64 22.50 23.94 26.53 Technical................................... 10.83 14.11 16.63 24.03 28.65 Licensed practical nurses............... 12.09 12.52 14.11 15.62 16.25 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.27 21.76 29.00 39.45 47.06 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 21.03 28.36 35.43 44.54 49.36 Administrators and officials, public administration....................... 28.36 30.72 33.65 39.98 44.81 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 27.66 29.81 39.45 46.63 50.43 Management related........................ 15.58 17.34 20.31 26.30 29.53 Accountants and auditors................ 17.34 17.34 19.38 26.30 26.30 Construction inspectors................. 14.38 15.60 19.22 22.47 23.82 Sales......................................... 6.65 8.75 10.50 13.69 18.75 Sales workers, other commodities........ 6.41 8.00 9.50 10.50 12.16 Cashiers................................ 6.00 6.50 8.50 9.25 9.50 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.75 10.45 12.27 15.54 22.29 Secretaries............................. 10.28 11.55 13.22 15.70 21.00 Receptionists........................... 8.00 8.72 9.27 11.50 15.80 Order clerks............................ 8.40 10.08 24.36 24.36 24.36 Library clerks.......................... 7.01 8.48 8.97 10.59 11.24 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 8.75 10.25 13.62 14.00 16.39 General office clerks................... 9.62 10.75 12.50 14.04 19.48 Teachers' aides......................... $9.93 $10.62 $11.22 $12.08 $14.31 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 10.00 10.50 11.50 13.11 14.83 Blue collar..................................... 7.50 10.00 13.77 18.46 24.00 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 12.07 15.50 17.85 23.75 27.54 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 12.25 13.61 16.51 17.53 19.38 Electricians............................ 16.70 18.31 18.31 24.03 25.76 Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters.. 11.17 15.91 17.85 23.75 23.75 Construction trades, n.e.c.............. 8.75 9.25 11.96 16.97 16.97 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 7.29 8.31 12.14 19.37 24.00 Packaging and filling machine operators. 10.39 19.37 24.00 24.00 24.00 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 7.25 7.25 9.20 15.41 20.47 Assemblers.............................. 12.75 18.25 20.00 25.76 26.00 Transportation and material moving............ 9.91 10.60 13.50 15.63 19.75 Truck drivers........................... 9.00 11.58 14.68 19.36 19.75 Bus drivers............................. 9.06 10.18 11.63 13.90 15.04 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 10.32 10.39 12.17 21.39 21.39 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c..................... 9.86 10.25 12.12 15.50 16.50 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 5.57 6.82 9.00 10.32 12.20 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.60 6.00 7.00 9.00 11.30 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 7.25 8.50 10.16 12.15 16.20 Service......................................... 2.35 6.80 8.50 12.26 17.09 Protective service........................ 6.77 7.47 13.14 17.17 23.07 Firefighting............................ 11.79 12.37 13.65 15.70 18.08 Police and detectives, public service... 15.14 15.63 18.24 21.90 25.77 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers................. 13.48 13.98 15.85 18.18 20.36 Correctional institution officers....... 11.48 13.14 13.43 14.36 16.05 Food service.............................. 2.13 2.13 6.50 8.60 10.74 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.13 2.13 6.00 10.00 Waiters and waitresses.................. 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.35 10.32 Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants......... 5.15 6.00 6.00 6.50 7.70 Other food service....................... 6.00 6.75 7.50 9.50 11.01 Cooks................................... 6.75 7.25 8.50 9.43 9.90 Kitchen workers, food preparation....... 6.00 6.75 7.25 8.60 10.00 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 6.00 6.25 7.25 9.25 10.75 Health service............................ 7.50 8.46 9.41 10.23 11.58 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 7.37 8.40 9.33 10.11 10.99 Cleaning and building service............. 7.00 7.94 8.52 10.82 13.07 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.34 7.96 8.37 10.23 13.07 Personal service.......................... 6.00 6.25 7.85 11.06 13.26 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 2004 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.00 $9.04 $12.84 $20.31 $26.96 All excluding sales........................... 7.00 9.20 13.63 21.15 27.66 White collar.................................... 8.75 10.75 15.17 24.36 33.05 White collar excluding sales................ 9.75 12.12 17.59 25.36 37.87 Professional specialty and technical.......... 12.52 15.55 21.62 25.71 33.05 Professional specialty...................... 14.00 19.13 23.03 27.24 40.16 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 12.97 15.00 21.12 24.72 30.00 Registered nurses....................... 14.00 15.80 20.58 23.66 25.66 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 21.40 21.40 22.58 25.83 32.54 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 10.83 14.11 16.60 24.17 28.65 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.59 24.04 29.35 42.00 49.12 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 19.41 27.84 37.50 44.82 50.86 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 27.66 29.70 39.45 46.63 50.43 Management related........................ 15.58 18.69 22.50 27.12 37.87 Accountants and auditors................ 18.57 19.11 19.91 26.30 29.13 Sales......................................... 6.50 8.55 10.50 13.69 19.50 Sales workers, other commodities........ 6.41 8.00 9.50 10.50 12.16 Cashiers................................ 6.00 6.50 8.20 9.25 10.00 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.67 10.18 12.27 15.72 24.36 Secretaries............................. 9.75 10.77 12.38 15.65 20.67 Receptionists........................... 8.00 8.72 9.50 13.22 15.80 Order clerks............................ 8.40 10.08 24.36 24.36 24.36 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 8.75 9.88 12.70 14.00 15.00 General office clerks................... 10.00 11.23 12.81 14.21 19.48 Blue collar..................................... 7.28 9.86 14.00 18.56 24.00 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 12.07 16.00 17.85 23.75 27.54 Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters.. 11.17 15.91 17.85 23.75 23.75 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 7.29 8.25 12.25 19.37 24.00 Packaging and filling machine operators. 10.39 19.37 24.00 24.00 24.00 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 7.25 7.25 9.20 15.41 20.47 Assemblers.............................. $12.75 $18.25 $20.00 $25.76 $26.00 Transportation and material moving............ 9.91 10.39 14.00 16.50 19.75 Truck drivers........................... 8.86 11.00 14.68 19.75 19.75 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 10.32 10.39 12.17 21.39 21.39 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 5.50 6.50 9.00 10.32 11.38 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.60 6.00 7.00 9.00 11.30 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 7.25 8.50 10.16 12.15 16.20 Service......................................... 2.13 6.00 7.25 9.00 10.32 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 2.13 2.13 6.25 8.00 10.32 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.13 2.13 6.00 10.00 Waiters and waitresses.................. 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.35 10.32 Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants......... 5.15 6.00 6.00 6.50 7.70 Other food service....................... 6.00 6.50 7.25 9.00 10.75 Cooks................................... 6.75 7.25 8.50 9.25 9.90 Kitchen workers, food preparation....... 6.00 6.75 7.25 8.60 10.00 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 6.00 6.00 7.00 7.25 10.75 Health service............................ 7.53 8.63 9.41 10.00 11.17 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 7.44 8.47 9.27 9.80 10.56 Cleaning and building service............. 6.97 7.60 8.00 8.76 17.06 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.00 7.75 8.00 8.25 10.16 Personal service.......................... 6.00 6.25 7.20 7.85 9.46 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 2004 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $10.28 $12.84 $17.34 $26.08 $33.29 All excluding sales........................... 10.35 12.95 17.52 26.29 33.29 White collar.................................... 10.99 14.97 23.40 30.07 36.94 White collar excluding sales................ 11.30 15.37 23.71 30.28 37.02 Professional specialty and technical.......... 16.76 22.86 26.68 32.32 38.98 Professional specialty...................... 17.68 23.40 27.20 32.62 39.16 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ 17.16 19.32 22.93 27.40 55.88 Registered nurses....................... 17.94 19.40 22.01 25.06 26.79 Teachers, except college and university... 23.46 25.57 29.35 34.09 39.91 Elementary school teachers.............. 24.29 25.90 29.34 33.29 38.75 Secondary school teachers............... 24.54 25.90 29.34 33.89 39.91 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... 13.63 19.13 30.05 33.33 34.89 Librarians.............................. 13.63 19.13 30.05 33.33 34.89 Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. 14.18 15.31 18.19 22.93 25.63 Social workers.......................... 14.18 15.31 18.19 22.93 25.63 Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 13.29 14.70 17.31 22.62 23.71 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 16.99 17.34 25.22 32.79 39.98 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 25.28 29.58 32.02 36.94 44.81 Administrators and officials, public administration....................... 28.36 30.72 33.65 39.98 44.81 Management related........................ 15.03 17.34 17.34 22.10 23.97 Construction inspectors................. 14.38 15.60 19.22 22.47 23.82 Sales......................................... - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.62 10.75 12.29 15.35 17.61 Secretaries............................. 11.41 12.49 14.04 15.70 21.00 Library clerks.......................... 7.01 8.48 8.97 10.59 11.24 General office clerks................... 8.80 10.28 11.30 13.74 15.63 Teachers' aides......................... 9.93 10.62 11.22 12.08 14.31 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 10.50 10.50 11.58 13.12 15.65 Blue collar..................................... 9.71 11.15 13.59 17.64 21.12 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 10.93 13.35 16.71 20.92 24.13 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ $10.15 $10.96 $12.67 $14.68 $16.44 Bus drivers............................. 9.67 10.57 12.11 13.90 15.04 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.80 9.20 11.55 12.84 15.98 Service......................................... 8.77 11.07 13.74 17.61 23.40 Protective service........................ 12.09 13.65 15.77 19.61 25.77 Firefighting............................ 11.79 12.37 13.65 15.70 18.08 Police and detectives, public service... 15.14 15.63 18.24 21.90 25.77 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers................. 13.48 13.98 15.85 18.18 20.36 Correctional institution officers....... 11.48 13.14 13.43 14.36 16.05 Food service.............................. 7.96 8.46 10.48 13.50 17.11 Other food service....................... 7.96 8.46 10.48 13.50 17.11 Health service............................ 7.36 7.76 9.27 11.19 12.85 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 7.36 7.61 9.62 11.24 12.85 Cleaning and building service............. $8.09 $8.56 $9.58 $11.74 $13.07 Janitors and cleaners................... 8.09 8.56 9.58 11.74 13.07 Personal service.......................... 8.58 10.46 11.29 14.88 16.05 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 2004 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $8.72 $10.85 $15.63 $23.75 $30.47 All excluding sales........................... 8.75 11.06 16.04 24.00 30.77 White collar.................................... 10.18 12.42 18.57 26.65 36.94 White collar excluding sales................ 10.59 13.32 20.52 27.96 37.87 Professional specialty and technical.......... 14.36 18.60 24.51 29.83 37.79 Professional specialty...................... 15.80 21.40 25.70 31.54 39.91 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 13.02 15.00 20.61 25.19 40.00 Registered nurses....................... 14.00 15.80 20.51 23.50 25.73 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 23.35 25.51 29.08 33.89 39.91 Elementary school teachers.............. 24.31 25.90 29.38 33.43 38.75 Secondary school teachers............... 24.54 25.90 29.38 34.09 39.95 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... 13.63 19.31 31.44 33.33 37.06 Librarians.............................. 13.63 19.31 31.44 33.33 37.06 Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. 14.18 15.31 18.19 22.93 25.63 Social workers.......................... 14.18 15.31 18.19 22.93 25.63 Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 17.86 20.65 22.51 23.94 26.53 Technical................................... 11.25 14.47 17.31 24.17 28.65 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 9.23 10.09 14.38 16.00 18.00 Licensed practical nurses............... 11.46 12.52 13.90 15.05 16.25 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.27 22.04 29.00 39.45 47.06 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 21.03 28.36 35.43 44.54 49.36 Administrators and officials, public administration....................... 28.36 30.72 33.65 39.98 44.81 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 27.66 29.81 39.45 46.63 50.43 Management related........................ 15.58 17.34 20.31 26.30 29.53 Accountants and auditors................ 17.34 17.34 19.29 26.30 26.30 Construction inspectors................. 14.38 15.60 19.22 22.47 23.82 Sales......................................... 8.50 9.50 11.50 14.47 21.01 Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.05 10.69 12.56 15.74 23.02 Secretaries............................. 10.53 11.80 13.40 15.89 21.00 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 8.75 10.25 13.62 14.00 16.39 General office clerks................... 9.86 10.91 12.56 14.21 19.48 Teachers' aides......................... 9.93 10.62 11.22 12.08 14.31 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 10.00 10.50 11.50 13.12 14.83 Blue collar..................................... 8.25 10.32 14.68 19.15 24.00 Precision production, craft, and repair....... $12.07 $15.50 $17.85 $23.75 $27.54 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 12.25 13.61 16.51 17.53 19.38 Electricians............................ 16.70 18.31 18.31 24.03 25.76 Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters.. 11.17 15.91 17.85 23.75 23.75 Construction trades, n.e.c.............. 8.75 9.25 11.96 16.97 16.97 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 7.29 8.25 12.07 19.37 24.00 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 7.25 7.25 9.20 15.41 20.47 Assemblers.............................. 12.75 18.25 20.00 25.76 26.00 Transportation and material moving............ 10.08 10.90 14.00 16.27 19.75 Truck drivers........................... 10.25 12.25 14.68 19.36 19.75 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 10.32 10.39 12.17 21.39 21.39 Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators, n.e.c..................... 9.86 10.25 12.12 15.50 16.50 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.50 9.00 10.00 11.30 13.01 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 7.25 8.50 10.16 10.50 15.01 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 6.82 8.50 9.50 10.71 11.38 Service......................................... 2.13 7.75 10.39 14.66 18.91 Protective service........................ 7.00 9.50 14.03 18.24 24.15 Firefighting............................ 11.79 12.37 13.65 15.70 18.08 Police and detectives, public service... 15.14 15.63 18.24 21.90 25.77 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers................. 13.48 13.98 15.85 18.18 20.36 Correctional institution officers....... 11.48 13.14 13.43 14.36 16.05 Food service.............................. 2.13 2.13 6.02 10.32 12.15 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.13 8.91 Other food service....................... 8.37 9.20 10.44 12.15 13.76 Cooks................................... 8.00 8.46 9.20 9.90 10.45 Health service............................ 8.41 9.20 9.80 10.72 12.29 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 8.40 9.19 9.80 10.54 11.49 Cleaning and building service............. 7.18 8.15 9.44 12.17 13.74 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.43 8.15 9.36 11.66 13.07 Personal service.......................... 6.25 7.20 7.85 10.46 14.75 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 2004 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $5.60 $6.25 $7.57 $9.25 $11.52 All excluding sales........................... 5.50 6.00 7.45 9.04 12.24 White collar.................................... 6.30 7.80 9.00 10.55 19.08 White collar excluding sales................ 8.00 8.48 10.00 16.02 22.58 Professional specialty and technical.......... 9.23 14.00 20.61 22.58 25.32 Professional specialty...................... 8.50 21.00 22.58 23.91 25.75 Health related............................ 19.69 21.61 23.00 25.27 26.38 Registered nurses....................... 19.69 21.61 23.00 25.22 26.24 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial..... - - - - - Executives, administrators, and managers.. - - - - - Management related........................ - - - - - Sales......................................... 6.00 6.50 8.50 9.50 10.50 Administrative support, including clerical.... 7.70 8.00 9.00 10.55 12.75 Blue collar..................................... 5.50 6.00 7.00 8.66 10.70 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ 8.00 9.06 10.57 11.63 13.44 Bus drivers............................. 8.16 9.67 10.67 11.71 13.76 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 5.40 5.75 6.50 7.80 9.10 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.50 5.75 6.50 7.00 8.00 Service......................................... 5.15 6.00 7.00 8.05 9.33 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 2.35 6.00 6.50 7.50 9.00 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.35 5.15 6.00 10.00 Other food service....................... 6.00 6.25 7.00 7.50 9.00 Kitchen workers, food preparation....... 6.00 6.50 7.00 8.00 8.50 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 6.00 6.00 7.00 7.25 9.04 Health service............................ 7.00 7.54 8.76 9.59 9.81 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 7.00 7.53 8.75 9.59 9.67 Cleaning and building service............. - - - - - Personal service.......................... 6.00 6.00 6.00 11.06 11.29 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, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC, June 2004 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 277,100 207,400 69,700 All excluding sales............................................. 254,200 185,400 68,900 White collar........................................................ 139,900 95,300 44,500 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 116,900 73,300 43,700 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 52,800 24,500 28,300 Professional specialty.......................................... 41,800 14,500 27,300 Technical....................................................... 11,000 10,000 1,100 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 18,700 14,200 4,500 Sales............................................................. 22,900 22,100 - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 45,500 34,600 10,900 Blue collar......................................................... 83,200 72,700 10,500 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 28,300 23,700 4,600 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19,400 19,100 - Transportation and material moving................................ 13,300 9,400 3,900 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 22,300 20,500 - Service............................................................. 54,100 39,400 14,700 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.