NC BL 03/00/2004 Table: Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, Bulletin 3120-49, May 2003 Table 1-1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) Total................................................................. $21.58 1.7 35.2 $21.01 2.0 34.6 $23.87 1.7 37.5 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 25.35 2.4 37.3 25.30 3.0 37.0 25.50 2.1 38.1 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.32 3.0 36.9 30.69 4.3 36.7 29.57 2.0 37.5 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.53 4.2 40.1 32.55 5.0 40.0 32.39 7.0 40.6 Sales............................................................. 23.36 20.6 32.3 23.39 20.6 32.3 – – – Administrative support............................................ 15.72 4.1 38.1 15.65 5.4 38.1 15.94 1.4 38.0 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 17.80 1.8 36.7 17.50 1.9 36.5 20.77 2.8 39.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.67 4.0 40.0 20.54 4.6 40.0 21.50 3.8 40.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 16.25 2.3 38.0 16.25 2.3 38.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 17.56 6.7 34.1 17.42 7.8 33.9 18.60 4.7 35.9 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 14.57 3.7 32.4 13.78 3.1 31.7 21.02 5.4 40.0 Service occupations(5).............................................. 11.75 4.9 26.8 9.62 1.9 25.1 18.81 5.8 34.3 Full time........................................................... 23.30 1.8 39.9 22.99 2.2 40.0 24.44 2.1 39.5 Part time........................................................... 11.61 3.1 20.9 11.07 3.2 20.7 16.52 4.9 22.6 Union............................................................... 21.75 1.8 35.9 20.55 2.5 34.1 23.04 2.1 38.0 Nonunion............................................................ 21.50 2.4 34.8 21.14 2.6 34.8 27.36 4.0 35.5 Time................................................................ 20.99 1.7 35.0 20.24 2.0 34.4 23.87 1.7 37.5 Incentive........................................................... 36.50 13.6 40.7 36.50 13.6 40.7 – – – Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 24.16 3.6 39.3 (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 18.58 5.3 32.8 18.59 5.3 32.8 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 19.30 5.0 34.8 19.16 5.2 34.8 21.73 3.4 34.5 500 workers or more................................................. 24.51 2.2 36.5 24.76 3.5 35.7 24.11 1.8 37.9 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, 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $21.58 1.7 $21.01 2.0 $23.87 1.7 All excluding sales............................................... 21.44 2.0 20.78 2.6 23.88 1.7 White collar........................................................ 25.35 2.4 25.30 3.0 25.50 2.1 White collar excluding sales.................................... 25.61 2.9 25.64 3.9 25.52 2.0 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.32 3.0 30.69 4.3 29.57 2.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 30.21 2.2 29.70 3.3 31.09 2.3 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 32.74 6.1 33.58 5.7 – – Mechanical engineers........................................ 30.97 5.0 30.97 5.0 – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 32.14 7.7 34.10 6.3 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 32.43 3.9 33.56 3.9 24.12 4.7 Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 32.12 3.8 33.27 3.7 24.12 4.7 Natural scientists............................................ 26.20 19.7 – – 20.98 14.8 Health related................................................ 28.62 2.2 28.03 2.6 30.61 3.5 Registered nurses........................................... 28.90 1.5 27.96 1.5 32.01 1.8 Teachers, college and university.............................. 37.77 8.9 35.24 18.5 – – Art, drama, and music teachers.............................. 43.27 6.3 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 31.25 3.6 19.82 11.8 33.24 2.7 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 24.14 13.5 – – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 33.80 3.4 29.40 14.8 33.94 3.5 Secondary school teachers................................... 33.94 2.0 – – 33.49 2.7 Teachers, special education................................. 33.40 2.3 – – 33.40 2.3 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 27.89 9.3 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 25.40 16.3 – – 29.86 13.0 Librarians.................................................. 28.99 12.5 – – 29.86 13.0 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 23.60 1.6 21.02 4.1 24.98 1.4 Social workers.............................................. 23.65 1.7 21.02 4.1 25.13 2.1 Lawyers and judges............................................ 31.36 6.9 – – – – Lawyers..................................................... 31.36 6.9 – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 19.90 9.1 20.14 9.7 – – Technical....................................................... 30.69 10.0 33.35 11.5 20.14 2.7 Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.56 2.3 17.31 1.8 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 15.43 11.8 15.27 14.6 16.13 5.0 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 22.89 4.7 – – – – Drafters.................................................... 21.22 2.2 – – – – Computer programmers........................................ 25.19 2.3 – – – – Legal assistants............................................ 25.27 8.6 – – – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 18.09 3.2 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.53 4.2 32.55 5.0 32.39 7.0 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 41.11 5.0 41.36 5.8 39.89 5.3 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 30.72 16.2 – – 30.72 16.2 Financial managers.......................................... 42.48 11.4 42.51 11.5 – – Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations...... $34.79 8.2 $34.79 8.2 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 40.31 4.9 20.45 13.1 $44.39 2.6 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 49.22 7.4 49.55 7.6 – – Management related............................................ 24.80 4.7 24.41 5.6 26.45 2.4 Accountants and auditors.................................... 27.39 10.8 28.11 11.1 22.38 .2 Other financial officers.................................... 24.80 11.9 – – – – Management analysts......................................... 30.38 8.5 30.52 9.4 – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 21.10 9.6 20.86 9.7 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 19.65 9.4 17.94 9.8 – – Sales............................................................. 23.36 20.6 23.39 20.6 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 26.50 10.2 26.50 10.2 – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 25.68 2.3 25.68 2.3 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 13.02 10.3 13.02 10.3 – – Cashiers.................................................... 9.19 2.6 9.13 2.6 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 15.72 4.1 15.65 5.4 15.94 1.4 Secretaries................................................. 16.83 1.9 16.78 3.4 16.89 1.6 Typists..................................................... 15.24 11.1 – – 13.75 4.3 Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 16.85 6.0 16.85 6.0 – – Receptionists............................................... 13.24 5.3 13.04 6.4 – – Information clerks, n.e.c................................... 13.34 6.6 13.34 6.6 – – Order clerks................................................ 18.20 12.1 18.20 12.1 – – Library clerks.............................................. 12.61 5.8 – – 12.66 5.9 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 14.81 7.6 14.72 7.9 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 16.18 10.6 15.84 12.2 – – Dispatchers................................................. 17.73 7.3 – – – – Production coordinators..................................... 16.41 13.7 16.41 13.7 – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 16.40 3.9 16.40 3.9 – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 16.08 5.2 – – – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 15.40 2.2 15.34 2.0 – – General office clerks....................................... 13.83 6.4 12.34 9.3 15.76 3.9 Teachers' aides............................................. 14.15 2.5 – – 14.38 1.2 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 16.12 9.4 16.18 10.8 15.75 9.5 Blue collar......................................................... 17.80 1.8 17.50 1.9 20.77 2.8 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.67 4.0 20.54 4.6 21.50 3.8 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 17.48 2.2 – – – – Heavy equipment mechanics................................... 20.50 1.6 – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.50 3.5 19.50 3.5 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 19.73 9.6 19.73 9.6 – – Carpenters.................................................. 22.04 9.9 21.57 17.2 – – Supervisors, production..................................... 25.33 4.6 25.33 4.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 16.25 2.3 16.25 2.3 – – Punching and stamping press operators....................... $15.01 12.4 $15.01 12.4 – – Printing press operators.................................... 20.03 6.0 20.03 6.0 – – Painting and paint spraying machine operators............... 18.87 17.1 18.87 17.1 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 11.35 6.7 11.32 6.7 – – Welders and cutters......................................... 16.91 3.9 16.91 3.9 – – Assemblers.................................................. 16.42 5.1 16.42 5.1 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 17.56 6.7 17.42 7.8 $18.60 4.7 Truck drivers............................................... 20.85 7.5 21.06 7.5 – – Bus drivers................................................. 14.72 1.0 12.75 5.1 18.68 3.9 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 16.21 3.3 16.21 3.3 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 14.57 3.7 13.78 3.1 21.02 5.4 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.................................................... 20.55 9.0 – – – – Production helpers.......................................... 13.97 1.0 13.97 1.0 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 12.98 5.9 12.98 5.9 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 13.40 7.0 13.40 7.0 – – Hand packers and packagers.................................. 10.02 7.7 10.02 7.7 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 12.98 8.0 12.30 8.4 – – Service............................................................. 11.75 4.9 9.62 1.9 18.81 5.8 Protective service............................................ 21.63 7.5 – – 22.11 7.4 Police and detectives, public service....................... 25.30 1.6 – – 25.30 1.6 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 21.37 5.6 – – 21.37 5.6 Correctional institution officers........................... 18.40 18.7 – – 18.40 18.7 Food service.................................................. 8.52 2.1 8.37 2.2 11.88 4.1 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 6.13 5.6 6.13 5.6 – – Bartenders.................................................. 6.90 13.2 6.90 13.2 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 5.17 .7 5.17 .7 – – Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants............................. 8.62 12.0 8.62 12.0 – – Other food service........................................... 9.76 4.2 9.61 4.5 11.88 4.1 Cooks....................................................... 12.53 5.7 12.42 5.8 – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 11.12 6.2 11.08 6.6 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 8.61 5.4 8.29 5.4 11.30 3.6 Health service................................................ 12.38 3.4 12.31 3.7 13.25 9.9 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 11.95 3.8 11.83 4.0 13.26 10.8 Cleaning and building service................................. 11.83 2.9 10.53 2.5 15.62 5.1 Maids and housemen.......................................... 10.00 5.1 10.02 5.2 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 12.09 2.8 10.56 2.6 15.63 5.1 Personal service.............................................. 11.04 7.0 10.02 10.4 15.00 9.6 Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities............ 8.68 .3 8.68 .3 – – Early childhood teachers' assistants........................ 14.49 10.4 – – 15.06 10.4 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 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $23.30 1.8 $22.99 2.2 $24.44 2.1 All excluding sales............................................... 22.89 2.2 22.42 2.8 24.45 2.1 White collar........................................................ 26.33 2.5 26.44 3.2 25.96 2.5 White collar excluding sales.................................... 25.97 3.1 25.97 4.1 25.97 2.5 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.93 3.1 31.29 4.6 30.20 1.7 Professional specialty.......................................... 30.51 2.3 29.91 3.5 31.48 2.4 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 32.74 6.1 33.58 5.7 – – Mechanical engineers........................................ 30.97 5.0 30.97 5.0 – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 32.14 7.7 34.10 6.3 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 32.43 3.9 33.56 3.9 24.12 4.7 Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 32.12 3.8 33.27 3.7 24.12 4.7 Natural scientists............................................ 25.98 23.8 – – 20.98 14.8 Health related................................................ 28.96 3.1 28.43 4.3 30.21 2.5 Registered nurses........................................... 29.31 3.0 28.10 3.8 31.71 2.5 Teachers, college and university.............................. 38.19 8.9 36.41 18.9 – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 31.48 3.9 19.13 10.6 33.63 3.0 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 24.60 14.6 – – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 34.12 2.5 29.40 14.8 34.28 2.6 Secondary school teachers................................... 33.81 2.2 – – 33.49 2.7 Teachers, special education................................. 33.40 2.3 – – 33.40 2.3 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 27.89 9.3 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 26.15 17.5 – – 30.25 12.9 Librarians.................................................. 30.56 11.7 – – 30.25 12.9 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 23.71 1.8 21.02 4.1 25.27 2.2 Social workers.............................................. 23.71 1.8 21.02 4.1 25.27 2.2 Lawyers and judges............................................ 33.26 7.0 – – – – Lawyers..................................................... 33.26 7.0 – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 19.42 7.9 19.60 8.1 – – Technical....................................................... 32.45 10.7 35.00 12.0 19.75 3.6 Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.33 2.3 17.33 2.3 – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 22.89 4.7 – – – – Computer programmers........................................ 25.19 2.3 – – – – Legal assistants............................................ 25.27 8.6 – – – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 18.09 3.2 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.60 4.3 32.64 5.0 32.41 7.0 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 41.23 5.0 41.51 5.9 39.89 5.3 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 30.72 16.2 – – 30.72 16.2 Financial managers.......................................... 42.48 11.4 42.51 11.5 – – Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations...... 34.79 8.2 34.79 8.2 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 41.32 5.5 – – 44.39 2.6 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 49.22 7.4 49.55 7.6 – – Management related............................................ $24.83 4.6 $24.44 5.5 $26.46 2.4 Accountants and auditors.................................... 27.38 10.8 28.10 11.1 22.38 .2 Other financial officers.................................... 24.80 11.9 – – – – Management analysts......................................... 30.38 8.5 30.52 9.4 – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 21.11 9.6 20.86 9.7 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 19.74 9.5 17.98 10.1 – – Sales............................................................. 30.08 22.0 30.11 22.0 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 26.50 10.2 26.50 10.2 – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 25.68 2.3 25.68 2.3 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 15.93 4.3 15.87 5.6 16.13 1.4 Secretaries................................................. 16.86 1.9 16.82 3.4 16.89 1.6 Typists..................................................... 15.32 11.0 – – 13.75 4.3 Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 16.85 6.0 16.85 6.0 – – Receptionists............................................... 13.88 4.9 13.81 6.3 – – Information clerks, n.e.c................................... 13.70 7.5 13.70 7.5 – – Order clerks................................................ 18.20 12.1 18.20 12.1 – – Library clerks.............................................. 14.06 7.5 – – 14.06 7.5 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 14.81 7.6 14.72 7.9 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 16.24 11.0 15.91 12.8 – – Dispatchers................................................. 17.73 7.9 – – – – Production coordinators..................................... 16.41 13.7 16.41 13.7 – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 16.40 3.9 16.40 3.9 – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 16.10 5.3 – – – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 15.42 2.3 15.36 2.1 – – General office clerks....................................... 13.92 6.6 12.39 9.7 15.92 2.9 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 16.75 8.2 16.90 9.2 15.85 10.6 Blue collar......................................................... 18.66 1.7 18.40 1.9 20.98 2.6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.67 4.0 20.54 4.6 21.50 3.8 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 17.48 2.2 – – – – Heavy equipment mechanics................................... 20.50 1.6 – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.50 3.5 19.50 3.5 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 19.73 9.6 19.73 9.6 – – Carpenters.................................................. 22.04 9.9 21.57 17.2 – – Supervisors, production..................................... 25.33 4.6 25.33 4.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 16.74 1.8 16.74 1.8 – – Punching and stamping press operators....................... 15.01 12.4 15.01 12.4 – – Printing press operators.................................... 20.03 6.0 20.03 6.0 – – Painting and paint spraying machine operators............... 18.87 17.1 18.87 17.1 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 11.92 8.9 11.92 8.9 – – Welders and cutters......................................... 16.91 3.9 16.91 3.9 – – Assemblers.................................................. 16.99 4.9 16.99 4.9 – – Transportation and material moving................................ $18.90 7.4 $18.84 8.6 – – Truck drivers............................................... 21.30 6.3 21.55 6.0 – – Bus drivers................................................. 16.80 8.7 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 16.37 3.0 16.37 3.0 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 16.37 4.2 15.55 3.5 $21.02 5.4 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.................................................... 20.55 9.0 – – – – Production helpers.......................................... 13.97 1.0 13.97 1.0 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 16.08 9.4 16.08 9.4 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 15.41 4.9 14.82 4.3 – – Service............................................................. 14.18 6.5 10.83 2.9 19.84 4.8 Protective service............................................ 21.90 7.4 – – 22.29 7.3 Police and detectives, public service....................... 25.30 1.6 – – 25.30 1.6 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 21.97 .6 – – 21.97 .6 Correctional institution officers........................... 18.40 18.7 – – 18.40 18.7 Food service.................................................. 9.83 3.9 9.70 4.0 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 7.44 10.1 7.44 10.1 – – Other food service........................................... 10.73 5.3 10.60 5.4 – – Cooks....................................................... 12.94 7.9 12.82 8.0 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 8.88 8.7 – – – – Health service................................................ 13.25 4.2 13.10 4.6 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 12.67 2.6 12.36 1.0 – – Cleaning and building service................................. $13.14 3.6 $11.27 2.9 $16.00 4.9 Maids and housemen.......................................... 10.14 2.8 – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 13.48 4.2 11.37 3.5 16.02 5.1 Personal service.............................................. 11.52 9.6 10.67 13.4 – – 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 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $11.61 3.1 $11.07 3.2 $16.52 4.9 All excluding sales............................................... 12.07 3.2 11.48 3.4 16.56 4.9 White collar........................................................ 15.20 5.5 14.51 6.3 18.68 4.8 White collar excluding sales.................................... 19.73 3.2 20.12 4.0 18.78 4.8 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.00 2.8 24.84 2.9 21.94 5.2 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.59 2.7 27.67 2.2 22.71 9.4 Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 27.90 2.9 27.37 2.5 33.71 13.8 Registered nurses........................................... 28.31 2.5 27.81 1.9 33.71 13.8 Teachers, college and university.............................. 28.03 19.7 28.03 19.7 – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 23.69 18.6 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 18.90 5.0 17.22 3.6 21.16 2.6 Licensed practical nurses................................... 18.23 5.3 – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 16.66 8.1 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Management related............................................ – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 9.12 4.4 9.10 4.5 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.88 1.6 8.86 1.6 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.18 3.3 11.72 4.0 13.26 7.2 Receptionists............................................... 10.91 6.3 10.91 6.3 – – Library clerks.............................................. 10.94 1.9 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 11.46 9.8 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 10.93 3.6 10.78 3.8 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 10.03 .7 – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.15 5.4 12.92 6.1 – – Bus drivers................................................. 13.23 5.9 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.73 3.7 9.73 3.7 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.31 2.8 10.31 2.8 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 11.96 .7 11.96 .7 – – Service............................................................. 8.93 1.7 8.67 1.7 12.43 3.9 Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. $7.69 3.0 $7.50 3.4 $11.17 6.9 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 5.54 2.5 5.54 2.5 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 5.15 .5 5.15 .5 – – Other food service........................................... 9.03 5.9 8.84 6.6 11.17 6.9 Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 11.12 6.2 11.08 6.6 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 8.50 7.0 8.20 7.7 10.96 7.7 Health service................................................ 11.57 5.0 11.54 5.5 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 11.55 5.1 11.54 5.5 – – Cleaning and building service................................. $9.76 3.6 $9.80 3.7 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 9.74 4.0 9.78 4.1 – – Personal service.............................................. 10.64 9.8 9.55 7.6 – – Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities............ 8.68 .3 8.68 .3 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 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................................................................... $930 1.9 39.9 $920 2.4 40.0 $966 1.8 39.5 All excluding sales............................................... 913 2.3 39.9 896 3.0 40.0 966 1.8 39.5 White collar........................................................ 1,052 2.6 39.9 1,062 3.4 40.2 1,020 2.0 39.3 White collar excluding sales.................................... 1,035 3.2 39.9 1,041 4.3 40.1 1,020 2.0 39.3 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 1,233 4.0 39.9 1,260 5.9 40.3 1,180 1.8 39.1 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,226 3.4 40.2 1,226 5.4 41.0 1,226 2.4 38.9 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 1,318 6.2 40.3 1,353 5.8 40.3 – – – Mechanical engineers........................................ 1,262 5.9 40.7 1,262 5.9 40.7 – – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 1,292 7.8 40.2 1,373 6.2 40.3 – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 1,366 8.2 42.1 1,425 8.7 42.4 965 4.7 40.0 Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 1,359 8.5 42.3 1,419 9.1 42.7 965 4.7 40.0 Natural scientists............................................ 1,039 23.8 40.0 – – – 839 14.8 40.0 Health related................................................ 1,143 3.1 39.5 1,116 4.2 39.2 1,208 2.5 40.0 Registered nurses........................................... 1,154 3.3 39.4 1,098 4.1 39.1 1,268 2.5 40.0 Teachers, college and university.............................. 1,508 8.5 39.5 1,387 16.6 38.1 – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 1,201 3.8 38.1 760 10.4 39.8 1,274 3.1 37.9 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 935 13.9 38.0 – – – – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 1,311 4.3 38.4 1,176 14.8 40.0 1,316 4.5 38.4 Secondary school teachers................................... 1,304 3.0 38.6 – – – 1,289 3.6 38.5 Teachers, special education................................. 1,306 1.9 39.1 – – – 1,306 1.9 39.1 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 989 7.1 35.5 – – – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 1,042 17.4 39.8 – – – 1,202 13.0 39.7 Librarians.................................................. 1,215 11.8 39.8 – – – 1,202 13.0 39.7 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 949 1.9 40.0 840 4.2 40.0 1,012 2.2 40.1 Social workers.............................................. 949 1.9 40.0 840 4.2 40.0 1,012 2.2 40.1 Lawyers and judges............................................ 1,427 8.2 42.9 – – – – – – Lawyers..................................................... 1,427 8.2 42.9 – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 777 7.9 40.0 784 8.1 40.0 – – – Technical....................................................... 1,256 11.6 38.7 1,347 13.2 38.5 790 3.6 40.0 Licensed practical nurses................................... 687 2.3 39.6 687 2.3 39.6 – – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 916 4.7 40.0 – – – – – – Computer programmers........................................ 1,045 3.2 41.5 – – – – – – Legal assistants............................................ 994 7.0 39.3 – – – – – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 724 3.2 40.0 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,310 4.3 40.2 1,308 5.0 40.1 1,315 7.5 40.6 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,681 5.3 40.8 1,688 6.3 40.7 1,648 5.4 41.3 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 1,229 16.2 40.0 – – – 1,229 16.2 40.0 Financial managers.......................................... $1,746 10.7 41.1 $1,748 10.7 41.1 – – – Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations...... 1,416 8.4 40.7 1,416 8.4 40.7 – – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 1,732 5.5 41.9 – – – $1,874 2.4 42.2 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 2,004 8.2 40.7 2,018 8.5 40.7 – – – Management related............................................ 984 4.4 39.7 967 5.2 39.6 1,059 2.4 40.0 Accountants and auditors.................................... 1,060 9.7 38.7 1,083 10.1 38.5 895 .2 40.0 Other financial officers.................................... 1,012 11.1 40.8 – – – – – – Management analysts......................................... 1,211 8.7 39.9 1,216 9.6 39.8 – – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 833 9.4 39.5 823 9.5 39.4 – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 790 9.5 40.0 719 10.1 40.0 – – – Sales............................................................. 1,225 23.8 40.7 1,226 23.9 40.7 – – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 1,097 12.3 41.4 1,097 12.3 41.4 – – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 1,027 2.3 40.0 1,027 2.3 40.0 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 632 4.2 39.7 633 5.5 39.9 630 2.1 39.0 Secretaries................................................. 649 3.1 38.5 662 2.9 39.3 635 5.5 37.6 Typists..................................................... 604 11.2 39.4 – – – 540 4.4 39.3 Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 674 6.0 40.0 674 6.0 40.0 – – – Receptionists............................................... 555 4.9 40.0 552 6.3 40.0 – – – Information clerks, n.e.c................................... 548 7.5 40.0 548 7.5 40.0 – – – Order clerks................................................ 728 12.1 40.0 728 12.1 40.0 – – – Library clerks.............................................. 522 10.9 37.1 – – – 522 10.9 37.1 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 592 7.6 40.0 589 7.9 40.0 – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 645 10.6 39.7 632 12.3 39.8 – – – Dispatchers................................................. 709 7.9 40.0 – – – – – – Production coordinators..................................... 657 13.7 40.0 657 13.7 40.0 – – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 656 3.9 40.0 656 3.9 40.0 – – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 644 5.3 40.0 – – – – – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 617 2.3 40.0 614 2.1 40.0 – – – General office clerks....................................... 556 6.5 39.9 495 9.7 40.0 634 2.6 39.8 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 664 8.0 39.7 671 8.9 39.7 623 12.7 39.3 Blue collar......................................................... 746 1.5 40.0 736 1.6 40.0 839 2.6 40.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 827 4.0 40.0 822 4.6 40.0 860 3.8 40.0 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 699 2.2 40.0 – – – – – – Heavy equipment mechanics................................... 820 1.6 40.0 – – – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 780 3.5 40.0 780 3.5 40.0 – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 789 9.6 40.0 789 9.6 40.0 – – – Carpenters.................................................. 882 9.9 40.0 863 17.2 40.0 – – – Supervisors, production..................................... 1,013 4.6 40.0 1,013 4.6 40.0 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... $663 2.0 39.6 $663 2.0 39.6 – – – Punching and stamping press operators....................... 597 12.5 39.8 597 12.5 39.8 – – – Printing press operators.................................... 767 6.8 38.3 767 6.8 38.3 – – – Painting and paint spraying machine operators............... 755 17.1 40.0 755 17.1 40.0 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 474 8.4 39.8 474 8.4 39.8 – – – Welders and cutters......................................... 676 3.9 40.0 676 3.9 40.0 – – – Assemblers.................................................. 680 4.9 40.0 680 4.9 40.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 769 11.6 40.7 768 13.4 40.8 – – – Truck drivers............................................... 941 10.5 44.2 960 10.0 44.6 – – – Bus drivers................................................. 613 15.0 36.5 – – – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 655 3.0 40.0 655 3.0 40.0 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 654 4.2 39.9 621 3.5 39.9 $841 5.4 40.0 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.................................................... 822 9.0 40.0 – – – – – – Production helpers.......................................... 552 1.9 39.5 552 1.9 39.5 – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 643 9.4 40.0 643 9.4 40.0 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 616 4.9 40.0 593 4.3 40.0 – – – Service............................................................. 561 6.8 39.5 423 2.8 39.1 800 5.3 40.3 Protective service............................................ 901 7.3 41.1 – – – 919 7.1 41.2 Police and detectives, public service....................... 1,027 .4 40.6 – – – 1,027 .4 40.6 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 879 .6 40.0 – – – 879 .6 40.0 Correctional institution officers........................... 736 18.7 40.0 – – – 736 18.7 40.0 Food service.................................................. 384 4.2 39.1 379 4.2 39.0 – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 295 9.9 39.6 295 9.9 39.6 – – – Other food service........................................... 417 5.6 38.8 411 5.6 38.8 – – – Cooks....................................................... 496 10.7 38.4 491 10.9 38.3 – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 334 8.3 37.6 – – – – – – Health service................................................ 498 4.7 37.6 493 5.2 37.7 – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 472 4.1 37.2 461 4.4 37.3 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 523 3.6 39.8 448 2.9 39.7 640 4.9 40.0 Maids and housemen.......................................... 397 3.9 39.2 – – – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 539 4.2 40.0 454 3.5 39.9 641 5.1 40.0 Personal service.............................................. 440 10.0 38.2 426 13.5 39.9 – – – 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 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................................................................... $47,231 1.9 2,027 $47,640 2.4 2,072 $45,895 1.8 1,877 All excluding sales............................................... 46,270 2.3 2,021 46,392 3.0 2,069 45,900 1.8 1,877 White collar........................................................ 52,970 2.6 2,012 55,015 3.4 2,080 47,326 2.0 1,823 White collar excluding sales.................................... 51,996 3.2 2,002 53,899 4.3 2,076 47,333 2.0 1,823 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 59,694 4.0 1,930 64,882 5.9 2,073 51,262 1.8 1,697 Professional specialty.......................................... 58,211 3.4 1,908 62,862 5.4 2,102 52,254 2.4 1,660 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 68,535 6.2 2,093 70,356 5.8 2,095 – – – Mechanical engineers........................................ 65,607 5.9 2,119 65,607 5.9 2,119 – – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 67,208 7.8 2,091 71,404 6.2 2,094 – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 71,055 8.2 2,191 74,075 8.7 2,207 50,168 4.7 2,080 Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 70,655 8.5 2,200 73,803 9.1 2,218 50,168 4.7 2,080 Natural scientists............................................ 54,029 23.8 2,080 – – – 43,633 14.8 2,080 Health related................................................ 59,070 3.1 2,040 58,016 4.2 2,041 61,548 2.5 2,037 Registered nurses........................................... 59,470 3.3 2,029 57,109 4.1 2,032 64,142 2.5 2,023 Teachers, college and university.............................. 61,950 8.5 1,622 58,860 16.6 1,617 – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 46,775 3.8 1,486 36,028 10.4 1,884 48,196 3.1 1,433 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 39,743 13.9 1,615 – – – – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 48,518 4.3 1,422 44,677 14.8 1,520 48,636 4.5 1,419 Secondary school teachers................................... 48,478 3.0 1,434 – – – 47,957 3.6 1,432 Teachers, special education................................. 48,264 1.9 1,445 – – – 48,264 1.9 1,445 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 43,123 7.1 1,546 – – – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 49,679 17.4 1,900 – – – 56,351 13.0 1,863 Librarians.................................................. 56,088 11.8 1,836 – – – 56,351 13.0 1,863 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 48,227 1.9 2,034 41,098 4.2 1,955 52,649 2.2 2,083 Social workers.............................................. 48,227 1.9 2,034 41,098 4.2 1,955 52,649 2.2 2,083 Lawyers and judges............................................ 74,194 8.2 2,231 – – – – – – Lawyers..................................................... 74,194 8.2 2,231 – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 39,787 7.9 2,049 40,437 8.1 2,063 – – – Technical....................................................... 65,331 11.6 2,013 70,030 13.2 2,001 41,083 3.6 2,080 Licensed practical nurses................................... 35,721 2.3 2,061 35,721 2.3 2,061 – – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 47,609 4.7 2,080 – – – – – – Computer programmers........................................ 54,342 3.2 2,157 – – – – – – Legal assistants............................................ 51,668 7.0 2,045 – – – – – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 37,622 3.2 2,080 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 67,518 4.3 2,071 67,940 5.0 2,082 65,649 7.5 2,026 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 85,840 5.3 2,082 87,498 6.3 2,108 78,231 5.4 1,961 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 63,901 16.2 2,080 – – – 63,901 16.2 2,080 Financial managers.......................................... $90,805 10.7 2,138 $90,888 10.7 2,138 – – – Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations...... 73,636 8.4 2,116 73,636 8.4 2,116 – – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 77,632 5.5 1,879 – – – $83,934 2.4 1,891 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 104,203 8.2 2,117 104,957 8.5 2,118 – – – Management related............................................ 51,189 4.4 2,062 50,288 5.2 2,058 55,046 2.4 2,080 Accountants and auditors.................................... 55,131 9.7 2,013 56,321 10.1 2,004 46,550 .2 2,080 Other financial officers.................................... 52,647 11.1 2,123 – – – – – – Management analysts......................................... 62,984 8.7 2,073 63,242 9.6 2,072 – – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 43,307 9.4 2,052 42,779 9.5 2,050 – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 41,066 9.5 2,080 37,407 10.1 2,080 – – – Sales............................................................. 63,714 23.8 2,118 63,776 23.9 2,118 – – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 57,039 12.3 2,153 57,039 12.3 2,153 – – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 53,414 2.3 2,080 53,414 2.3 2,080 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 32,522 4.2 2,041 32,900 5.5 2,074 31,407 2.1 1,947 Secretaries................................................. 33,608 3.1 1,994 34,402 2.9 2,045 32,759 5.5 1,939 Typists..................................................... 31,407 11.2 2,050 – – – 28,096 4.4 2,044 Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 35,057 6.0 2,080 35,057 6.0 2,080 – – – Receptionists............................................... 28,866 4.9 2,080 28,724 6.3 2,080 – – – Information clerks, n.e.c................................... 28,496 7.5 2,080 28,496 7.5 2,080 – – – Order clerks................................................ 37,853 12.1 2,080 37,853 12.1 2,080 – – – Library clerks.............................................. 22,196 10.9 1,579 – – – 22,196 10.9 1,579 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 30,808 7.6 2,080 30,624 7.9 2,080 – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 33,524 10.6 2,064 32,859 12.3 2,066 – – – Dispatchers................................................. 36,871 7.9 2,080 – – – – – – Production coordinators..................................... 34,142 13.7 2,080 34,142 13.7 2,080 – – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 34,105 3.9 2,080 34,105 3.9 2,080 – – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 33,497 5.3 2,080 – – – – – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 32,072 2.3 2,080 31,942 2.1 2,080 – – – General office clerks....................................... 28,874 6.5 2,074 25,701 9.7 2,075 32,993 2.6 2,072 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 34,534 8.0 2,062 34,911 8.9 2,066 32,385 12.7 2,043 Blue collar......................................................... 38,501 1.5 2,063 38,003 1.6 2,065 42,982 2.6 2,049 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 42,929 4.0 2,077 42,658 4.6 2,077 44,712 3.8 2,080 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 36,356 2.2 2,080 – – – – – – Heavy equipment mechanics................................... 42,644 1.6 2,080 – – – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 40,559 3.5 2,080 40,559 3.5 2,080 – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 41,038 9.6 2,080 41,038 9.6 2,080 – – – Carpenters.................................................. 45,638 9.9 2,071 44,526 17.2 2,064 – – – Supervisors, production..................................... 52,687 4.6 2,080 52,687 4.6 2,080 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... $34,483 2.0 2,060 $34,483 2.0 2,060 – – – Punching and stamping press operators....................... 31,032 12.5 2,068 31,032 12.5 2,068 – – – Printing press operators.................................... 39,871 6.8 1,991 39,871 6.8 1,991 – – – Painting and paint spraying machine operators............... 39,241 17.1 2,080 39,241 17.1 2,080 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 24,651 8.4 2,068 24,651 8.4 2,068 – – – Welders and cutters......................................... 35,163 3.9 2,080 35,163 3.9 2,080 – – – Assemblers.................................................. 35,346 4.9 2,080 35,346 4.9 2,080 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 38,096 11.6 2,016 38,284 13.4 2,032 – – – Truck drivers............................................... 48,946 10.5 2,298 49,929 10.0 2,317 – – – Bus drivers................................................. 25,088 15.0 1,493 – – – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 34,041 3.0 2,080 34,041 3.0 2,080 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 33,963 4.2 2,074 32,245 3.5 2,073 $43,717 5.4 2,080 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.................................................... 42,431 9.0 2,065 – – – – – – Production helpers.......................................... 28,726 1.9 2,056 28,726 1.9 2,056 – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 33,449 9.4 2,080 33,449 9.4 2,080 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 32,056 4.9 2,080 30,830 4.3 2,080 – – – Service............................................................. 28,849 6.8 2,034 21,989 2.8 2,031 40,464 5.3 2,039 Protective service............................................ 46,861 7.3 2,139 – – – 47,766 7.1 2,143 Police and detectives, public service....................... 53,424 .4 2,111 – – – 53,424 .4 2,111 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 45,697 .6 2,080 – – – 45,697 .6 2,080 Correctional institution officers........................... 38,270 18.7 2,080 – – – 38,270 18.7 2,080 Food service.................................................. 19,875 4.2 2,022 19,695 4.2 2,029 – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 15,333 9.9 2,061 15,333 9.9 2,061 – – – Other food service........................................... 21,544 5.6 2,007 21,381 5.6 2,017 – – – Cooks....................................................... 25,811 10.7 1,995 25,535 10.9 1,992 – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 17,039 8.3 1,919 – – – – – – Health service................................................ 25,884 4.7 1,954 25,651 5.2 1,958 – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 24,519 4.1 1,935 23,973 4.4 1,940 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 27,062 3.6 2,060 23,291 2.9 2,067 32,797 4.9 2,050 Maids and housemen.......................................... 20,651 3.9 2,037 – – – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 27,819 4.2 2,063 23,596 3.5 2,076 32,821 5.1 2,049 Personal service.............................................. 20,757 10.0 1,802 22,165 13.5 2,077 – – – 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $21.58 1.7 $21.01 2.0 $23.87 1.7 All excluding sales............................................... 21.44 2.0 20.78 2.6 23.88 1.7 White collar........................................................ 25.35 2.4 25.30 3.0 25.50 2.1 1....................................................... 9.22 3.7 9.17 3.7 – – 2....................................................... 11.45 6.0 9.56 2.3 14.18 4.4 3....................................................... 12.97 3.4 12.18 3.5 15.22 3.1 4....................................................... 14.58 2.5 14.12 2.5 16.55 4.5 5....................................................... 16.86 2.5 16.58 2.8 18.20 4.0 6....................................................... 19.62 2.3 19.90 3.0 18.75 1.6 7....................................................... 23.00 4.0 22.03 3.9 25.12 8.3 8....................................................... 26.40 3.9 24.77 2.5 28.89 6.3 9....................................................... 29.56 3.1 28.10 4.7 32.09 2.7 10........................................................ 39.07 20.0 39.28 22.9 37.75 12.6 11........................................................ 41.50 13.1 43.20 15.0 34.10 11.4 12........................................................ 51.89 6.0 53.42 7.7 44.47 7.9 13........................................................ 52.01 4.2 52.07 5.3 51.80 4.5 14........................................................ 81.63 17.9 86.53 16.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.55 6.4 26.86 6.5 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 25.61 2.9 25.64 3.9 25.52 2.0 1....................................................... 10.91 3.8 10.81 3.8 – – 2....................................................... 12.49 7.5 10.25 4.2 14.21 4.5 3....................................................... 13.37 3.7 12.56 3.8 15.22 3.1 4....................................................... 15.02 2.4 14.56 2.5 16.55 4.5 5....................................................... 16.85 2.2 16.53 2.5 18.21 4.1 6....................................................... 19.43 2.3 19.69 3.0 18.75 1.6 7....................................................... 22.64 4.2 21.35 3.4 25.12 8.3 8....................................................... 26.43 4.5 24.19 2.7 28.89 6.3 9....................................................... 28.76 1.6 26.76 2.2 32.09 2.7 10........................................................ 39.07 20.0 39.28 22.9 37.75 12.6 11........................................................ 35.16 3.5 35.48 3.0 34.10 11.4 12........................................................ 51.89 6.0 53.42 7.7 44.47 7.9 13........................................................ 52.01 4.2 52.07 5.3 51.80 4.5 14........................................................ 81.63 17.9 86.53 16.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.45 6.7 26.77 6.8 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.32 3.0 30.69 4.3 29.57 2.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 30.21 2.2 29.70 3.3 31.09 2.3 5....................................................... 16.99 5.0 16.77 6.5 – – 6....................................................... 19.26 7.3 19.33 7.7 – – 7....................................................... 25.13 6.2 23.42 5.6 26.52 8.5 8....................................................... 29.18 5.5 25.30 3.6 30.66 5.3 9....................................................... 31.24 1.9 28.92 2.1 33.85 2.9 10........................................................ 28.88 6.3 28.80 7.2 – – 11........................................................ 33.87 4.6 34.91 3.3 30.38 15.3 12........................................................ 38.20 3.5 37.15 4.0 42.28 5.4 13........................................................ $49.81 3.7 $48.55 4.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 27.20 10.0 28.39 10.5 – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 32.74 6.1 33.58 5.7 – – 10........................................................ 25.87 1.2 25.87 1.2 – – 11........................................................ 33.54 4.0 33.54 4.0 – – 12........................................................ 36.13 3.1 35.45 2.5 – – Mechanical engineers........................................ 30.97 5.0 30.97 5.0 – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 32.14 7.7 34.10 6.3 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 32.43 3.9 33.56 3.9 $24.12 4.7 9....................................................... 31.01 5.4 30.83 5.6 – – 11........................................................ 35.30 3.7 35.30 3.7 – – 12........................................................ 39.38 5.6 39.38 5.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 31.10 6.2 31.10 6.2 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 32.12 3.8 33.27 3.7 24.12 4.7 9....................................................... 31.01 5.4 30.83 5.6 – – 11........................................................ 35.76 3.6 35.76 3.6 – – 12........................................................ 39.41 5.7 39.41 5.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 31.10 6.2 31.10 6.2 – – Natural scientists............................................ 26.20 19.7 – – 20.98 14.8 Health related................................................ 28.62 2.2 28.03 2.6 30.61 3.5 7....................................................... 27.63 3.7 27.74 4.5 – – 8....................................................... 27.03 4.0 – – – – 9....................................................... 28.50 2.0 28.06 1.4 30.62 8.1 Registered nurses........................................... 28.90 1.5 27.96 1.5 32.01 1.8 7....................................................... 28.79 3.4 28.50 4.1 – – 8....................................................... 27.36 4.2 – – – – 9....................................................... 28.61 1.9 28.06 1.2 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 37.77 8.9 35.24 18.5 – – Art, drama, and music teachers.............................. 43.27 6.3 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 31.25 3.6 19.82 11.8 33.24 2.7 5....................................................... 18.44 14.2 18.58 14.7 – – 7....................................................... 30.39 10.8 – – – – 8....................................................... 31.33 5.4 – – 31.33 5.4 9....................................................... 36.39 2.8 – – 36.45 2.8 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 24.14 13.5 – – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 33.80 3.4 29.40 14.8 33.94 3.5 8....................................................... 33.03 5.7 – – 33.03 5.7 9....................................................... 36.49 2.2 – – – – Secondary school teachers................................... 33.94 2.0 – – 33.49 2.7 9....................................................... 36.07 4.5 – – 36.17 4.5 Teachers, special education................................. 33.40 2.3 – – 33.40 2.3 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 27.89 9.3 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 25.40 16.3 – – 29.86 13.0 Librarians.................................................. 28.99 12.5 – – 29.86 13.0 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 23.60 1.6 21.02 4.1 24.98 1.4 7....................................................... $20.71 2.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 25.57 3.9 – – $25.76 4.4 Social workers.............................................. 23.65 1.7 $21.02 4.1 25.13 2.1 9....................................................... 25.57 3.9 – – 25.76 4.4 Lawyers and judges............................................ 31.36 6.9 – – – – Lawyers..................................................... 31.36 6.9 – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 19.90 9.1 20.14 9.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.58 8.5 19.99 10.1 – – Technical....................................................... 30.69 10.0 33.35 11.5 20.14 2.7 4....................................................... 14.93 8.2 14.94 9.3 – – 5....................................................... 18.62 4.2 17.81 3.2 20.12 5.6 6....................................................... 18.36 2.5 17.62 2.1 20.33 3.4 7....................................................... 21.68 5.8 22.46 7.6 – – 8....................................................... 24.75 5.5 25.79 4.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.19 7.9 20.19 7.9 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.56 2.3 17.31 1.8 – – 5....................................................... 16.38 1.8 – – – – 6....................................................... 18.43 3.1 17.92 2.2 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 15.43 11.8 15.27 14.6 16.13 5.0 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 22.89 4.7 – – – – Drafters.................................................... 21.22 2.2 – – – – Computer programmers........................................ 25.19 2.3 – – – – Legal assistants............................................ 25.27 8.6 – – – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 18.09 3.2 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.53 4.2 32.55 5.0 32.39 7.0 5....................................................... 16.68 5.0 16.49 4.8 – – 6....................................................... 19.04 6.4 18.82 7.0 – – 7....................................................... 20.37 3.0 19.53 2.7 23.39 1.7 8....................................................... 22.39 6.9 20.57 7.5 – – 9....................................................... 25.86 3.1 24.87 3.7 28.43 1.3 10........................................................ 34.26 6.5 31.97 4.7 – – 11........................................................ 36.84 5.0 36.28 5.1 38.71 12.3 12........................................................ 47.05 7.4 46.86 8.1 – – 13........................................................ 54.06 5.4 54.50 5.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 38.05 16.6 38.05 16.6 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 41.11 5.0 41.36 5.8 39.89 5.3 8....................................................... 23.21 8.0 22.73 8.8 – – 9....................................................... 25.56 5.5 23.90 5.5 29.51 3.1 10........................................................ 34.26 6.5 31.97 4.7 – – 11........................................................ 38.95 3.8 38.23 2.8 41.33 12.6 12........................................................ 46.25 8.2 45.66 9.6 – – 13........................................................ 54.06 5.4 54.50 5.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 49.44 14.6 49.44 14.6 – – Administrators and officials, public administration......... 30.72 16.2 – – 30.72 16.2 Financial managers.......................................... $42.48 11.4 $42.51 11.5 – – Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations...... 34.79 8.2 34.79 8.2 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 40.31 4.9 20.45 13.1 $44.39 2.6 11........................................................ 42.09 16.5 – – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 49.22 7.4 49.55 7.6 – – 8....................................................... 22.40 6.9 – – – – 11........................................................ 41.28 2.2 41.28 2.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 53.93 16.4 53.93 16.4 – – Management related............................................ 24.80 4.7 24.41 5.6 26.45 2.4 5....................................................... 16.68 5.0 16.49 4.8 – – 6....................................................... 17.89 3.9 – – – – 7....................................................... 20.32 3.4 19.58 3.6 – – 8....................................................... 22.01 9.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 25.94 4.0 25.15 5.1 28.08 .1 11........................................................ 27.62 6.9 – – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 27.39 10.8 28.11 11.1 22.38 .2 9....................................................... 22.55 9.4 – – – – Other financial officers.................................... 24.80 11.9 – – – – Management analysts......................................... 30.38 8.5 30.52 9.4 – – 9....................................................... 27.28 8.3 – – – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 21.10 9.6 20.86 9.7 – – 9....................................................... 25.15 5.6 – – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 19.65 9.4 17.94 9.8 – – Sales............................................................. 23.36 20.6 23.39 20.6 – – 1....................................................... 8.54 2.8 8.54 2.8 – – 2....................................................... 8.84 .8 8.80 .7 – – 3....................................................... 10.72 5.0 10.72 5.0 – – 4....................................................... 12.42 4.0 12.42 4.0 – – 5....................................................... 17.05 13.0 – – – – 6....................................................... 20.91 9.2 20.91 9.2 – – 8....................................................... 26.28 7.7 26.28 7.7 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 26.50 10.2 26.50 10.2 – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 25.68 2.3 25.68 2.3 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 13.02 10.3 13.02 10.3 – – Cashiers.................................................... 9.19 2.6 9.13 2.6 – – 1....................................................... 8.95 1.9 8.95 1.9 – – 2....................................................... 8.71 1.1 8.67 1.1 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 15.72 4.1 15.65 5.4 15.94 1.4 1....................................................... 10.91 3.8 10.81 3.8 – – 2....................................................... 12.49 7.5 10.25 4.2 14.21 4.5 3....................................................... 13.37 3.7 12.55 3.9 15.22 3.1 4....................................................... 15.02 2.4 14.52 2.4 16.62 4.7 5....................................................... 16.37 3.0 16.21 3.4 17.21 4.7 6....................................................... 19.99 4.4 21.12 5.6 18.13 .7 7....................................................... $20.26 5.9 $20.31 6.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.93 11.0 16.93 11.0 – – Secretaries................................................. 16.83 1.9 16.78 3.4 $16.89 1.6 4....................................................... 15.95 5.1 15.26 4.0 16.73 7.7 5....................................................... 18.11 4.1 – – – – Typists..................................................... 15.24 11.1 – – 13.75 4.3 Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 16.85 6.0 16.85 6.0 – – Receptionists............................................... 13.24 5.3 13.04 6.4 – – Information clerks, n.e.c................................... 13.34 6.6 13.34 6.6 – – Order clerks................................................ 18.20 12.1 18.20 12.1 – – Library clerks.............................................. 12.61 5.8 – – 12.66 5.9 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 14.81 7.6 14.72 7.9 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 16.18 10.6 15.84 12.2 – – 4....................................................... 14.26 3.7 – – – – 6....................................................... 20.38 11.1 – – – – Dispatchers................................................. 17.73 7.3 – – – – Production coordinators..................................... 16.41 13.7 16.41 13.7 – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 16.40 3.9 16.40 3.9 – – 4....................................................... 16.32 4.9 16.32 4.9 – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 16.08 5.2 – – – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 15.40 2.2 15.34 2.0 – – 4....................................................... 14.21 1.6 14.21 1.6 – – General office clerks....................................... 13.83 6.4 12.34 9.3 15.76 3.9 2....................................................... 12.88 11.2 – – – – 3....................................................... 12.11 7.9 10.68 6.8 14.39 2.8 4....................................................... 16.64 7.0 – – 17.69 5.7 5....................................................... 18.01 5.5 – – – – Teachers' aides............................................. 14.15 2.5 – – 14.38 1.2 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 16.12 9.4 16.18 10.8 15.75 9.5 4....................................................... 15.54 9.4 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 17.80 1.8 17.50 1.9 20.77 2.8 1....................................................... 11.65 3.8 11.65 3.8 – – 2....................................................... 13.00 5.4 12.85 5.3 – – 3....................................................... 15.31 3.5 14.79 3.6 18.83 3.1 4....................................................... 17.22 4.9 17.25 5.0 – – 5....................................................... 19.04 4.2 18.67 5.0 21.19 4.5 6....................................................... 18.40 2.9 18.26 3.3 – – 7....................................................... 23.39 6.3 23.70 7.2 21.51 1.6 8....................................................... 23.80 4.3 23.58 5.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.39 12.3 17.39 12.3 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.67 4.0 20.54 4.6 21.50 3.8 4....................................................... 15.37 9.9 15.37 9.9 – – 5....................................................... 19.42 3.5 19.22 4.4 20.56 4.9 6....................................................... 17.96 3.8 17.73 4.7 – – 7....................................................... $23.66 7.1 $24.05 8.2 $21.56 1.6 8....................................................... 23.62 5.0 23.29 6.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.85 14.9 26.85 14.9 – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 17.48 2.2 – – – – Heavy equipment mechanics................................... 20.50 1.6 – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.50 3.5 19.50 3.5 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 19.73 9.6 19.73 9.6 – – Carpenters.................................................. 22.04 9.9 21.57 17.2 – – 7....................................................... 24.04 7.9 – – – – Supervisors, production..................................... 25.33 4.6 25.33 4.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 16.25 2.3 16.25 2.3 – – 1....................................................... 10.80 5.6 10.80 5.6 – – 2....................................................... 12.71 7.1 12.69 7.1 – – 3....................................................... 17.14 11.2 17.14 11.2 – – 4....................................................... 17.45 7.1 17.45 7.1 – – 5....................................................... 16.48 2.8 16.48 2.8 – – 6....................................................... 17.60 .7 17.60 .7 – – 7....................................................... 21.46 5.8 21.46 5.8 – – Punching and stamping press operators....................... 15.01 12.4 15.01 12.4 – – Printing press operators.................................... 20.03 6.0 20.03 6.0 – – Painting and paint spraying machine operators............... 18.87 17.1 18.87 17.1 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 11.35 6.7 11.32 6.7 – – Welders and cutters......................................... 16.91 3.9 16.91 3.9 – – 5....................................................... 17.26 2.6 17.26 2.6 – – Assemblers.................................................. 16.42 5.1 16.42 5.1 – – 1....................................................... 10.96 7.0 10.96 7.0 – – 2....................................................... 14.22 8.4 14.22 8.4 – – 4....................................................... 17.81 15.0 17.81 15.0 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 17.56 6.7 17.42 7.8 18.60 4.7 2....................................................... 13.61 9.7 12.51 3.4 – – 3....................................................... 15.79 2.6 14.52 2.5 19.04 2.7 4....................................................... 18.20 3.9 18.40 3.9 – – 5....................................................... 21.13 12.2 21.32 12.2 – – Truck drivers............................................... 20.85 7.5 21.06 7.5 – – 4....................................................... 18.18 3.3 18.18 3.3 – – Bus drivers................................................. 14.72 1.0 12.75 5.1 18.68 3.9 3....................................................... 16.50 9.0 – – 19.04 2.7 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 16.21 3.3 16.21 3.3 – – 3....................................................... 14.89 3.8 14.89 3.8 – – 4....................................................... 19.72 5.9 19.72 5.9 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 14.57 3.7 13.78 3.1 21.02 5.4 1....................................................... 12.09 4.5 12.09 4.5 – – 2....................................................... 13.59 8.9 13.59 9.0 – – 3....................................................... $14.47 6.0 $14.00 6.9 – – 4....................................................... 17.27 6.6 17.20 7.0 – – 5....................................................... 20.16 10.3 – – – – Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.................................................... 20.55 9.0 – – – – Production helpers.......................................... 13.97 1.0 13.97 1.0 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 12.98 5.9 12.98 5.9 – – 1....................................................... 11.28 11.4 11.28 11.4 – – 3....................................................... 14.13 9.2 14.13 9.2 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 13.40 7.0 13.40 7.0 – – 1....................................................... 11.82 2.8 11.82 2.8 – – Hand packers and packagers.................................. 10.02 7.7 10.02 7.7 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 12.98 8.0 12.30 8.4 – – Service............................................................. 11.75 4.9 9.62 1.9 $18.81 5.8 1....................................................... 8.48 2.2 8.38 2.3 10.90 5.2 2....................................................... 9.76 7.6 8.99 7.6 13.10 3.3 3....................................................... 10.61 7.6 9.71 8.1 14.30 3.5 4....................................................... 12.66 10.6 11.60 10.8 17.19 5.2 5....................................................... 17.15 7.7 – – 20.36 1.7 6....................................................... 18.05 16.4 – – – – 7....................................................... 22.32 1.8 – – 23.27 2.0 8....................................................... 22.80 10.7 – – 25.22 2.2 Protective service............................................ 21.63 7.5 – – 22.11 7.4 7....................................................... 23.27 2.0 – – 23.27 2.0 Police and detectives, public service....................... 25.30 1.6 – – 25.30 1.6 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... 21.37 5.6 – – 21.37 5.6 Correctional institution officers........................... 18.40 18.7 – – 18.40 18.7 Food service.................................................. 8.52 2.1 8.37 2.2 11.88 4.1 1....................................................... 7.51 3.7 7.32 4.1 – – 2....................................................... 8.07 8.5 7.81 8.6 – – 3....................................................... 8.10 13.2 8.03 13.2 – – 4....................................................... 11.48 13.2 11.43 13.5 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 6.13 5.6 6.13 5.6 – – 1....................................................... 5.93 7.1 5.93 7.1 – – 2....................................................... 6.38 9.0 6.38 9.0 – – 3....................................................... 6.14 20.2 6.14 20.2 – – Bartenders.................................................. 6.90 13.2 6.90 13.2 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 5.17 .7 5.17 .7 – – 1....................................................... 5.20 1.7 5.20 1.7 – – 2....................................................... 5.16 .4 5.16 .4 – – Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants............................. 8.62 12.0 8.62 12.0 – – Other food service........................................... 9.76 4.2 9.61 4.5 11.88 4.1 1....................................................... 8.03 3.8 7.80 4.3 – – 2....................................................... 9.52 8.0 9.23 8.8 – – 3....................................................... 10.06 5.5 9.97 5.7 – – 4....................................................... $12.87 6.0 $12.86 6.2 – – Cooks....................................................... 12.53 5.7 12.42 5.8 – – 4....................................................... 12.74 6.7 – – – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 11.12 6.2 11.08 6.6 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 8.61 5.4 8.29 5.4 $11.30 3.6 1....................................................... 8.21 5.2 7.90 5.2 – – Health service................................................ 12.38 3.4 12.31 3.7 13.25 9.9 2....................................................... 11.81 6.6 11.83 8.1 – – 3....................................................... 11.87 4.1 11.66 4.1 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 11.95 3.8 11.83 4.0 13.26 10.8 2....................................................... 11.80 6.8 11.81 8.4 – – 3....................................................... 11.86 4.2 11.66 4.1 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 11.83 2.9 10.53 2.5 15.62 5.1 1....................................................... 9.84 2.8 9.85 2.9 – – 2....................................................... 12.64 4.0 12.03 4.9 – – 3....................................................... 13.09 8.3 – – 14.60 4.8 5....................................................... 20.06 3.2 – – 19.67 2.8 Maids and housemen.......................................... 10.00 5.1 10.02 5.2 – – 1....................................................... 9.31 6.4 9.32 6.6 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 12.09 2.8 10.56 2.6 15.63 5.1 1....................................................... 10.01 3.4 10.01 3.4 – – 2....................................................... 13.12 3.9 12.34 7.1 – – 3....................................................... 13.06 8.2 – – 14.60 4.8 Personal service.............................................. 11.04 7.0 10.02 10.4 15.00 9.6 1....................................................... 8.93 3.1 8.69 1.7 – – 2....................................................... 9.19 4.9 8.73 2.5 – – Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities............ 8.68 .3 8.68 .3 – – Early childhood teachers' assistants........................ 14.49 10.4 – – 15.06 10.4 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $23.30 1.8 $22.99 2.2 $24.44 2.1 All excluding sales............................................... 22.89 2.2 22.42 2.8 24.45 2.1 White collar........................................................ 26.33 2.5 26.44 3.2 25.96 2.5 1....................................................... 11.08 5.1 – – – – 2....................................................... 12.49 7.7 10.15 4.4 14.41 4.8 3....................................................... 13.17 3.7 12.30 3.4 15.57 3.4 4....................................................... 14.76 2.4 14.32 2.5 16.55 4.6 5....................................................... 16.67 2.5 16.51 2.7 17.53 2.9 6....................................................... 19.78 2.4 20.18 3.2 18.55 .8 7....................................................... 22.72 4.2 21.55 4.1 25.27 8.3 8....................................................... 26.55 4.1 24.92 2.9 29.03 6.6 9....................................................... 29.66 3.3 28.11 5.2 32.11 2.7 10........................................................ 39.07 20.0 39.28 22.9 37.75 12.6 11........................................................ 41.55 13.2 43.31 15.0 33.77 11.6 12........................................................ 51.93 6.1 53.47 7.7 44.47 7.9 13........................................................ 52.01 4.2 52.07 5.3 51.80 4.5 14........................................................ 81.63 17.9 86.53 16.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.66 6.6 26.85 6.7 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 25.97 3.1 25.97 4.1 25.97 2.5 1....................................................... 11.32 5.8 – – – – 2....................................................... 12.64 7.8 10.27 5.0 14.41 4.8 3....................................................... 13.43 4.4 12.51 4.2 15.57 3.4 4....................................................... 15.02 2.4 14.58 2.6 16.55 4.6 5....................................................... 16.63 2.3 16.45 2.5 17.53 3.0 6....................................................... 19.60 2.4 20.01 3.3 18.55 .8 7....................................................... 22.32 4.4 20.73 3.4 25.27 8.3 8....................................................... 26.61 4.7 24.35 3.0 29.03 6.6 9....................................................... 28.81 1.8 26.63 2.4 32.11 2.7 10........................................................ 39.07 20.0 39.28 22.9 37.75 12.6 11........................................................ 35.16 3.6 35.56 3.0 33.77 11.6 12........................................................ 51.93 6.1 53.47 7.7 44.47 7.9 13........................................................ 52.01 4.2 52.07 5.3 51.80 4.5 14........................................................ 81.63 17.9 86.53 16.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.56 6.9 26.75 7.0 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.93 3.1 31.29 4.6 30.20 1.7 Professional specialty.......................................... 30.51 2.3 29.91 3.5 31.48 2.4 5....................................................... 16.36 6.5 15.82 7.7 – – 6....................................................... 19.26 7.3 19.33 7.7 – – 7....................................................... 24.75 7.2 21.67 5.3 26.84 8.4 8....................................................... 29.66 5.8 25.69 4.0 30.94 5.6 9....................................................... 31.65 2.2 29.17 2.5 33.88 2.9 10........................................................ 28.88 6.3 28.80 7.2 – – 11........................................................ 33.84 4.7 35.06 3.3 29.65 15.7 12........................................................ 38.24 3.5 37.19 4.0 42.28 5.4 13........................................................ $49.81 3.7 $48.55 4.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 27.45 10.8 28.21 11.1 – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 32.74 6.1 33.58 5.7 – – 10........................................................ 25.87 1.2 25.87 1.2 – – 11........................................................ 33.54 4.0 33.54 4.0 – – 12........................................................ 36.13 3.1 35.45 2.5 – – Mechanical engineers........................................ 30.97 5.0 30.97 5.0 – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 32.14 7.7 34.10 6.3 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 32.43 3.9 33.56 3.9 $24.12 4.7 9....................................................... 31.01 5.4 30.83 5.6 – – 11........................................................ 35.30 3.7 35.30 3.7 – – 12........................................................ 39.38 5.6 39.38 5.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 31.10 6.2 31.10 6.2 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 32.12 3.8 33.27 3.7 24.12 4.7 9....................................................... 31.01 5.4 30.83 5.6 – – 11........................................................ 35.76 3.6 35.76 3.6 – – 12........................................................ 39.41 5.7 39.41 5.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 31.10 6.2 31.10 6.2 – – Natural scientists............................................ 25.98 23.8 – – 20.98 14.8 Health related................................................ 28.96 3.1 28.43 4.3 30.21 2.5 7....................................................... 26.00 4.6 25.55 6.6 – – 9....................................................... 28.90 3.0 28.30 2.6 30.76 8.1 Registered nurses........................................... 29.31 3.0 28.10 3.8 31.71 2.5 7....................................................... 27.32 4.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 29.29 3.6 28.42 3.5 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 38.19 8.9 36.41 18.9 – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 31.48 3.9 19.13 10.6 33.63 3.0 5....................................................... 17.73 13.1 17.73 13.1 – – 7....................................................... 31.57 8.6 – – – – 8....................................................... 31.47 5.6 – – 31.47 5.6 9....................................................... 36.39 2.8 – – 36.45 2.8 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 24.60 14.6 – – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 34.12 2.5 29.40 14.8 34.28 2.6 8....................................................... 33.03 5.7 – – 33.03 5.7 9....................................................... 36.49 2.2 – – – – Secondary school teachers................................... 33.81 2.2 – – 33.49 2.7 9....................................................... 36.09 4.5 – – 36.17 4.5 Teachers, special education................................. 33.40 2.3 – – 33.40 2.3 Teachers, n.e.c............................................. 27.89 9.3 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... 26.15 17.5 – – 30.25 12.9 Librarians.................................................. 30.56 11.7 – – 30.25 12.9 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 23.71 1.8 21.02 4.1 25.27 2.2 9....................................................... 25.57 3.9 – – 25.76 4.4 Social workers.............................................. 23.71 1.8 21.02 4.1 25.27 2.2 9....................................................... 25.57 3.9 – – 25.76 4.4 Lawyers and judges............................................ $33.26 7.0 – – – – Lawyers..................................................... 33.26 7.0 – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 19.42 7.9 $19.60 8.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 18.59 7.7 18.88 8.6 – – Technical....................................................... 32.45 10.7 35.00 12.0 $19.75 3.6 5....................................................... 17.83 3.3 17.89 4.0 – – 6....................................................... 18.41 2.7 17.94 2.3 – – 7....................................................... 21.62 6.0 22.38 8.2 – – 8....................................................... 24.75 5.5 25.79 4.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.19 7.9 20.19 7.9 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.33 2.3 17.33 2.3 – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 22.89 4.7 – – – – Computer programmers........................................ 25.19 2.3 – – – – Legal assistants............................................ 25.27 8.6 – – – – Technical and related, n.e.c................................ 18.09 3.2 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.60 4.3 32.64 5.0 32.41 7.0 5....................................................... 16.68 5.2 – – – – 6....................................................... 19.05 6.4 18.82 7.0 – – 7....................................................... 20.37 3.0 19.53 2.7 23.39 1.7 8....................................................... 22.63 6.7 20.86 7.6 – – 9....................................................... 25.86 3.1 24.87 3.7 28.43 1.3 10........................................................ 34.26 6.5 31.97 4.7 – – 11........................................................ 36.84 5.0 36.27 5.1 38.71 12.3 12........................................................ 47.05 7.4 46.86 8.1 – – 13........................................................ 54.06 5.4 54.50 5.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 38.05 16.6 38.05 16.6 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 41.23 5.0 41.51 5.9 39.89 5.3 8....................................................... 24.15 4.9 23.73 5.5 – – 9....................................................... 25.56 5.5 23.90 5.5 29.51 3.1 10........................................................ 34.26 6.5 31.97 4.7 – – 11........................................................ 38.95 3.8 38.23 2.8 41.33 12.6 12........................................................ 46.25 8.2 45.66 9.6 – – 13........................................................ 54.06 5.4 54.50 5.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 49.44 14.6 49.44 14.6 – – Administrators and officials, public administration......... 30.72 16.2 – – 30.72 16.2 Financial managers.......................................... 42.48 11.4 42.51 11.5 – – Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations...... 34.79 8.2 34.79 8.2 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 41.32 5.5 – – 44.39 2.6 11........................................................ 42.09 16.5 – – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 49.22 7.4 49.55 7.6 – – 8....................................................... 22.40 6.9 – – – – 11........................................................ 41.28 2.2 41.28 2.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 53.93 16.4 53.93 16.4 – – Management related............................................ 24.83 4.6 24.44 5.5 26.46 2.4 5....................................................... $16.68 5.2 – – – – 6....................................................... 17.89 3.9 – – – – 7....................................................... 20.32 3.4 $19.58 3.6 – – 8....................................................... 22.01 9.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 25.94 4.0 25.15 5.1 $28.08 0.1 11........................................................ 27.59 6.9 – – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 27.38 10.8 28.10 11.1 22.38 .2 9....................................................... 22.55 9.4 – – – – Other financial officers.................................... 24.80 11.9 – – – – Management analysts......................................... 30.38 8.5 30.52 9.4 – – 9....................................................... 27.28 8.3 – – – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 21.11 9.6 20.86 9.7 – – 9....................................................... 25.15 5.6 – – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 19.74 9.5 17.98 10.1 – – Sales............................................................. 30.08 22.0 30.11 22.0 – – 4....................................................... 12.89 5.4 12.89 5.4 – – 5....................................................... 17.05 13.0 – – – – 6....................................................... 20.91 9.2 20.91 9.2 – – 8....................................................... 26.28 7.7 26.28 7.7 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 26.50 10.2 26.50 10.2 – – Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale. 25.68 2.3 25.68 2.3 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 15.93 4.3 15.87 5.6 16.13 1.4 1....................................................... 11.32 5.8 – – – – 2....................................................... 12.64 7.8 10.27 5.0 14.41 4.8 3....................................................... 13.43 4.4 12.50 4.2 15.57 3.4 4....................................................... 15.04 2.4 14.56 2.4 16.59 4.6 5....................................................... 16.49 3.0 16.35 3.3 17.21 4.7 6....................................................... 20.19 4.3 21.49 5.4 18.14 .6 7....................................................... 20.26 5.9 20.31 6.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.01 11.0 17.01 11.0 – – Secretaries................................................. 16.86 1.9 16.82 3.4 16.89 1.6 4....................................................... 16.00 5.2 15.33 4.2 16.73 7.7 5....................................................... 18.11 4.1 – – – – Typists..................................................... 15.32 11.0 – – 13.75 4.3 Transportation ticket and reservation agents................ 16.85 6.0 16.85 6.0 – – Receptionists............................................... 13.88 4.9 13.81 6.3 – – Information clerks, n.e.c................................... 13.70 7.5 13.70 7.5 – – Order clerks................................................ 18.20 12.1 18.20 12.1 – – Library clerks.............................................. 14.06 7.5 – – 14.06 7.5 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 14.81 7.6 14.72 7.9 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 16.24 11.0 15.91 12.8 – – 6....................................................... 20.38 11.1 – – – – Dispatchers................................................. 17.73 7.9 – – – – Production coordinators..................................... 16.41 13.7 16.41 13.7 – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... $16.40 3.9 $16.40 3.9 – – 4....................................................... 16.32 4.9 16.32 4.9 – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 16.10 5.3 – – – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 15.42 2.3 15.36 2.1 – – 4....................................................... 14.21 1.6 14.21 1.6 – – General office clerks....................................... 13.92 6.6 12.39 9.7 $15.92 2.9 2....................................................... 12.88 11.2 – – – – 3....................................................... 12.05 8.5 – – – – 4....................................................... 16.67 7.0 – – – – 5....................................................... 18.01 5.5 – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 16.75 8.2 16.90 9.2 15.85 10.6 4....................................................... 15.54 9.4 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 18.66 1.7 18.40 1.9 20.98 2.6 1....................................................... 13.92 5.3 13.92 5.3 – – 2....................................................... 13.33 5.9 13.17 5.9 – – 3....................................................... 15.81 4.6 15.28 4.7 – – 4....................................................... 17.38 5.1 17.36 5.2 – – 5....................................................... 19.04 4.2 18.67 5.0 21.19 4.5 6....................................................... 18.40 2.9 18.26 3.3 – – 7....................................................... 23.39 6.3 23.70 7.2 21.51 1.6 8....................................................... 23.80 4.3 23.58 5.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 18.61 12.7 18.61 12.7 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.67 4.0 20.54 4.6 21.50 3.8 4....................................................... 15.37 9.9 15.37 9.9 – – 5....................................................... 19.42 3.5 19.22 4.4 20.56 4.9 6....................................................... 17.96 3.8 17.73 4.7 – – 7....................................................... 23.66 7.1 24.05 8.2 21.56 1.6 8....................................................... 23.62 5.0 23.29 6.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.85 14.9 26.85 14.9 – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 17.48 2.2 – – – – Heavy equipment mechanics................................... 20.50 1.6 – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.50 3.5 19.50 3.5 – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 19.73 9.6 19.73 9.6 – – Carpenters.................................................. 22.04 9.9 21.57 17.2 – – 7....................................................... 24.04 7.9 – – – – Supervisors, production..................................... 25.33 4.6 25.33 4.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 16.74 1.8 16.74 1.8 – – 1....................................................... 11.56 8.8 11.56 8.8 – – 2....................................................... 13.34 5.4 13.34 5.4 – – 3....................................................... 18.15 13.7 18.15 13.7 – – 4....................................................... 17.45 7.1 17.45 7.1 – – 5....................................................... 16.48 2.8 16.48 2.8 – – 6....................................................... 17.60 .7 17.60 .7 – – 7....................................................... $21.46 5.8 $21.46 5.8 – – Punching and stamping press operators....................... 15.01 12.4 15.01 12.4 – – Printing press operators.................................... 20.03 6.0 20.03 6.0 – – Painting and paint spraying machine operators............... 18.87 17.1 18.87 17.1 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 11.92 8.9 11.92 8.9 – – Welders and cutters......................................... 16.91 3.9 16.91 3.9 – – 5....................................................... 17.26 2.6 17.26 2.6 – – Assemblers.................................................. 16.99 4.9 16.99 4.9 – – 2....................................................... 14.22 8.4 14.22 8.4 – – 4....................................................... 17.81 15.0 17.81 15.0 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 18.90 7.4 18.84 8.6 – – 3....................................................... 16.71 2.6 15.19 3.4 – – 4....................................................... 18.92 3.7 18.92 3.7 – – 5....................................................... 21.13 12.2 21.32 12.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 22.13 5.6 22.13 5.6 – – Truck drivers............................................... 21.30 6.3 21.55 6.0 – – Bus drivers................................................. 16.80 8.7 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 16.37 3.0 16.37 3.0 – – 3....................................................... 15.10 3.5 15.10 3.5 – – 4....................................................... 19.72 5.9 19.72 5.9 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 16.37 4.2 15.55 3.5 $21.02 5.4 1....................................................... 15.98 6.5 15.98 6.5 – – 2....................................................... 13.88 10.4 13.89 10.5 – – 3....................................................... 14.78 6.7 14.29 7.8 – – 4....................................................... 17.65 6.6 17.59 7.0 – – 5....................................................... 20.18 10.4 – – – – Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c.................................................... 20.55 9.0 – – – – Production helpers.......................................... 13.97 1.0 13.97 1.0 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 16.08 9.4 16.08 9.4 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 15.41 4.9 14.82 4.3 – – Service............................................................. 14.18 6.5 10.83 2.9 19.84 4.8 1....................................................... 9.34 3.6 9.24 3.8 – – 2....................................................... 11.42 7.6 10.09 9.1 14.32 4.1 3....................................................... 11.73 5.0 10.08 3.4 14.55 4.5 4....................................................... 13.30 9.9 12.12 9.3 – – 5....................................................... 15.92 5.2 – – 19.54 2.7 6....................................................... 18.77 12.7 – – – – 7....................................................... 22.30 1.8 – – 23.25 2.0 8....................................................... 22.80 10.7 – – 25.22 2.2 Protective service............................................ 21.90 7.4 – – 22.29 7.3 7....................................................... 23.25 2.0 – – 23.25 2.0 Police and detectives, public service....................... 25.30 1.6 – – 25.30 1.6 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers...... $21.97 0.6 – – $21.97 0.6 Correctional institution officers........................... 18.40 18.7 – – 18.40 18.7 Food service.................................................. 9.83 3.9 $9.70 4.0 – – 1....................................................... 8.09 8.9 7.75 9.5 – – 2....................................................... 8.65 17.0 8.65 17.0 – – 3....................................................... 8.45 8.6 8.32 9.4 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 7.44 10.1 7.44 10.1 – – Other food service........................................... 10.73 5.3 10.60 5.4 – – 1....................................................... 8.04 9.6 – – – – Cooks....................................................... 12.94 7.9 12.82 8.0 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 8.88 8.7 – – – – Health service................................................ 13.25 4.2 13.10 4.6 – – 3....................................................... 12.72 3.4 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 12.67 2.6 12.36 1.0 – – 3....................................................... 12.72 3.4 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 13.14 3.6 11.27 2.9 16.00 4.9 1....................................................... 10.50 2.5 10.53 2.5 – – 2....................................................... 13.58 6.9 12.22 7.5 – – 3....................................................... 14.55 4.0 – – 14.60 4.8 5....................................................... 20.06 3.2 – – 19.67 2.8 Maids and housemen.......................................... 10.14 2.8 – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 13.48 4.2 11.37 3.5 16.02 5.1 1....................................................... 10.73 2.7 10.73 2.7 – – 2....................................................... 14.08 6.1 12.56 8.2 – – 3....................................................... 14.52 4.0 – – 14.60 4.8 Personal service.............................................. 11.52 9.6 10.67 13.4 – – 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $11.61 3.1 $11.07 3.2 $16.52 4.9 All excluding sales............................................... 12.07 3.2 11.48 3.4 16.56 4.9 White collar........................................................ 15.20 5.5 14.51 6.3 18.68 4.8 1....................................................... 8.74 3.3 8.72 3.2 – – 2....................................................... 9.54 1.5 8.99 2.2 – – 3....................................................... 11.64 6.6 11.43 8.0 12.38 6.8 4....................................................... 12.81 4.6 12.39 4.2 16.60 6.7 5....................................................... 18.96 8.6 17.56 11.8 – – 6....................................................... 17.37 6.7 16.07 4.4 – – 7....................................................... 27.25 3.4 29.05 2.7 22.33 10.3 8....................................................... 23.15 5.6 – – – – 9....................................................... 27.94 2.5 27.98 2.5 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 19.73 3.2 20.12 4.0 18.78 4.8 1....................................................... 10.18 4.1 10.06 3.7 – – 3....................................................... 12.83 3.7 13.07 3.8 12.38 6.8 4....................................................... 14.87 5.3 14.26 5.9 16.60 6.7 5....................................................... 18.96 8.6 17.56 11.8 – – 6....................................................... 17.37 6.7 16.07 4.4 – – 7....................................................... 27.25 3.4 29.05 2.7 22.33 10.3 8....................................................... 23.15 5.6 – – – – 9....................................................... 27.94 2.5 27.98 2.5 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.00 2.8 24.84 2.9 21.94 5.2 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.59 2.7 27.67 2.2 22.71 9.4 7....................................................... 27.40 3.8 29.38 3.2 22.33 10.3 8....................................................... 24.45 2.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 27.94 2.5 27.98 2.5 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 27.90 2.9 27.37 2.5 33.71 13.8 9....................................................... 27.63 2.3 27.67 2.3 – – Registered nurses........................................... 28.31 2.5 27.81 1.9 33.71 13.8 9....................................................... 27.63 2.3 27.67 2.3 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 28.03 19.7 28.03 19.7 – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 23.69 18.6 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 18.90 5.0 17.22 3.6 21.16 2.6 5....................................................... 19.89 6.2 – – – – 6....................................................... 18.23 7.6 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 18.23 5.3 – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 16.66 8.1 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Management related............................................ – – – – – – Sales............................................................. $9.12 4.4 $9.10 4.5 – – 1....................................................... 8.53 2.8 8.53 2.8 – – 2....................................................... 8.81 .9 8.77 .7 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.88 1.6 8.86 1.6 – – 1....................................................... 8.95 1.9 8.95 1.9 – – 2....................................................... 8.67 1.1 8.62 1.1 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.18 3.3 11.72 4.0 $13.26 7.2 1....................................................... 10.18 4.1 10.06 3.7 – – 3....................................................... 12.80 3.7 13.02 3.9 12.38 6.8 4....................................................... 14.29 8.6 – – – – Receptionists............................................... 10.91 6.3 10.91 6.3 – – Library clerks.............................................. 10.94 1.9 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 11.46 9.8 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 10.93 3.6 10.78 3.8 – – 1....................................................... 9.25 3.5 9.25 3.5 – – 2....................................................... 10.94 1.8 – – – – 3....................................................... 13.04 4.0 12.69 5.9 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 10.03 .7 – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.15 5.4 12.92 6.1 – – Bus drivers................................................. 13.23 5.9 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.73 3.7 9.73 3.7 – – 1....................................................... 9.49 4.1 9.49 4.1 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.31 2.8 10.31 2.8 – – 1....................................................... 9.99 1.5 9.99 1.5 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 11.96 .7 11.96 .7 – – Service............................................................. 8.93 1.7 8.67 1.7 12.43 3.9 1....................................................... 7.93 3.2 7.83 3.5 – – 2....................................................... 8.74 6.5 8.47 6.9 10.91 11.2 3....................................................... 9.53 11.3 9.48 11.6 – – Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 7.69 3.0 7.50 3.4 11.17 6.9 1....................................................... 7.24 5.1 7.13 5.3 – – 2....................................................... 7.86 8.0 7.46 8.3 – – 3....................................................... 7.82 16.8 7.82 16.8 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 5.54 2.5 5.54 2.5 – – 1....................................................... $5.54 5.4 $5.54 5.4 – – 2....................................................... 5.91 4.8 5.91 4.8 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 5.15 .5 5.15 .5 – – 1....................................................... 5.12 1.3 5.12 1.3 – – Other food service........................................... 9.03 5.9 8.84 6.6 $11.17 6.9 1....................................................... 8.02 6.0 7.89 6.3 – – 2....................................................... 9.20 9.1 8.76 10.3 – – Kitchen workers, food preparation........................... 11.12 6.2 11.08 6.6 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 8.50 7.0 8.20 7.7 10.96 7.7 1....................................................... 7.92 6.2 7.79 6.4 – – Health service................................................ 11.57 5.0 11.54 5.5 – – 2....................................................... 11.60 8.9 – – – – 3....................................................... 11.33 5.5 11.30 5.9 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 11.55 5.1 11.54 5.5 – – 2....................................................... 11.57 9.3 – – – – 3....................................................... 11.30 5.6 11.30 5.9 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 9.76 3.6 9.80 3.7 – – 1....................................................... 9.10 3.4 9.10 3.4 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 9.74 4.0 9.78 4.1 – – 1....................................................... 9.28 3.4 9.28 3.4 – – Personal service.............................................. 10.64 9.8 9.55 7.6 – – 1....................................................... 8.92 3.5 8.63 2.3 – – 2....................................................... 8.63 2.5 8.63 2.5 – – Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities............ 8.68 .3 8.68 .3 – – 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 Private industry and State and local government Occupational group Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Mean All occupations....................................................... $23.30 $11.61 $21.75 $21.50 $20.99 $36.50 All excluding sales............................................. 22.89 12.07 22.11 21.09 21.30 30.47 White collar........................................................ 26.33 15.20 25.37 25.34 24.52 45.49 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 25.97 19.73 26.40 25.32 25.36 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.93 24.00 32.89 29.07 29.72 – Professional specialty.......................................... 30.51 26.59 29.97 30.33 30.21 – Technical....................................................... 32.45 18.90 43.79 25.00 28.01 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.60 – 32.18 32.57 32.53 – Sales............................................................. 30.08 9.12 9.94 25.44 15.26 40.36 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 15.93 12.18 16.33 15.47 15.72 – Blue collar......................................................... 18.66 10.93 20.33 15.30 17.61 20.98 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.67 – 22.36 17.73 20.80 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 16.74 10.03 20.01 14.89 16.25 – Transportation and material moving................................ 18.90 13.15 19.67 14.98 16.57 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 16.37 9.73 16.21 13.04 14.58 – Service............................................................. 14.18 8.93 15.31 9.16 11.72 – 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....................................................... 1.8 3.1 1.8 2.4 1.7 13.6 All excluding sales............................................. 2.2 3.2 1.7 3.1 1.7 32.5 White collar........................................................ 2.5 5.5 3.0 3.1 2.3 16.8 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 3.1 3.2 3.0 3.9 2.5 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 3.1 2.8 2.7 4.7 2.2 – Professional specialty.......................................... 2.3 2.7 1.9 3.5 2.2 – Technical....................................................... 10.7 5.0 17.3 16.6 4.6 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 4.3 – 9.2 4.6 4.2 – Sales............................................................. 22.0 4.4 4.5 21.8 7.0 30.7 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 4.3 3.3 4.1 5.5 4.1 – Blue collar......................................................... 1.7 3.6 2.5 4.4 2.4 5.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 4.0 – 4.6 5.9 4.3 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 1.8 .7 4.7 5.3 2.3 – Transportation and material moving................................ 7.4 5.4 9.4 2.2 2.7 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 4.2 3.7 5.3 5.1 3.7 – Service............................................................. 6.5 1.7 6.1 1.9 5.0 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 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....................................................... $21.01 $24.16 – $28.76 $23.56 - - - - - All excluding sales............................................. 20.78 23.85 – 26.59 23.48 - - - - - White collar........................................................ 25.30 30.20 – 36.28 29.64 - - - - - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 25.64 30.17 – 30.62 30.13 - - - - - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.69 31.03 – 33.43 30.97 - - - - - Professional specialty.......................................... 29.70 32.59 – 33.43 32.56 - - - - - Technical....................................................... 33.35 24.79 – – 24.79 - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.55 44.35 – 40.13 45.20 - - - - - Sales............................................................. 23.39 30.57 – – 24.99 - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 15.65 17.37 – 17.16 17.40 - - - - - Blue collar......................................................... 17.50 18.38 – 24.49 17.30 - - - - - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.54 20.66 – 25.73 18.34 - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 16.25 17.19 – – 17.25 - - - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 17.42 18.57 – – 17.92 - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 13.78 15.02 – 19.73 14.33 - - - - - Service............................................................. 9.62 – – – – - - - - - 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....................................................... 2.0 3.6 – 12.6 3.4 - - - - - All excluding sales............................................. 2.6 3.5 – 6.2 3.8 - - - - - White collar........................................................ 3.0 4.1 – 5.6 4.2 - - - - - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 3.9 4.4 – 3.1 4.8 - - - - - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 4.3 1.4 – 10.4 1.4 - - - - - Professional specialty.......................................... 3.3 1.9 – 10.4 1.9 - - - - - Technical....................................................... 11.5 3.4 – – 3.4 - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 5.0 9.8 – 4.6 11.8 - - - - - Sales............................................................. 20.6 17.8 – – 4.2 - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 5.4 5.4 – 2.3 5.9 - - - - - Blue collar......................................................... 1.9 1.2 – 6.0 1.7 - - - - - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 4.6 1.9 – 3.1 4.7 - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 2.3 1.5 – – 1.6 - - - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 7.8 3.4 – – 3.9 - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 3.1 5.5 – 13.2 6.7 - - - - - Service............................................................. 1.9 – – – – - - - - - 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 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....................................................... $21.01 $18.59 $21.67 $19.16 $24.76 All excluding sales............................................. 20.78 18.39 21.44 19.41 23.73 White collar........................................................ 25.30 23.67 25.67 22.97 28.09 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 25.64 24.09 26.00 24.80 26.87 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 30.69 24.60 31.55 27.22 34.27 Professional specialty.......................................... 29.70 25.44 30.20 29.87 30.42 Technical....................................................... 33.35 23.21 35.46 18.80 44.79 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.55 31.09 33.07 34.35 32.06 Sales............................................................. 23.39 21.10 23.87 17.45 44.01 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 15.65 17.48 15.19 16.35 14.26 Blue collar......................................................... 17.50 17.36 17.54 16.36 20.88 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.54 19.07 21.25 19.61 25.30 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 16.25 16.48 16.20 15.08 18.34 Transportation and material moving................................ 17.42 17.49 17.42 16.85 19.51 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 13.78 12.87 13.97 13.31 17.81 Service............................................................. 9.62 7.94 10.43 10.31 10.57 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....................................................... 2.0 5.3 3.2 5.2 3.5 All excluding sales............................................. 2.6 5.6 3.4 5.4 4.2 White collar........................................................ 3.0 6.2 4.1 6.0 6.0 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 3.9 6.6 5.0 5.7 6.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 4.3 7.0 4.3 6.8 5.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 3.3 10.7 3.6 6.7 2.4 Technical....................................................... 11.5 4.3 13.0 5.6 15.6 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 5.0 13.7 5.7 9.4 5.9 Sales............................................................. 20.6 19.6 24.2 13.8 40.4 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 5.4 5.4 5.8 7.0 5.0 Blue collar......................................................... 1.9 6.2 2.6 3.1 8.3 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 4.6 7.2 6.5 3.2 11.6 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 2.3 10.4 4.9 6.5 6.8 Transportation and material moving................................ 7.8 1.4 8.4 9.3 5.3 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 3.1 8.9 3.7 4.1 5.0 Service............................................................. 1.9 3.7 3.3 5.7 5.1 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 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $9.69 $13.07 $18.21 $25.64 $35.33 All excluding sales........................... 10.00 13.46 18.33 25.59 35.40 White collar.................................... 11.94 15.15 21.13 30.13 40.70 White collar excluding sales................ 12.70 15.86 21.63 30.85 40.87 Professional specialty and technical.......... 16.92 21.00 27.00 34.67 42.85 Professional specialty...................... 17.94 23.50 29.23 36.31 43.32 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 23.79 25.96 30.98 36.59 46.55 Mechanical engineers.................... 24.14 24.26 30.90 35.14 35.14 Engineers, n.e.c........................ 23.00 25.57 30.59 36.12 45.02 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 21.29 27.04 31.74 38.74 43.81 Computer systems analysts and scientists 21.29 26.99 31.61 38.46 43.27 Natural scientists........................ 16.88 17.42 23.42 34.01 41.94 Health related............................ 21.42 23.81 27.99 33.00 35.40 Registered nurses....................... 22.22 24.58 29.35 33.00 34.72 Teachers, college and university.......... 22.95 24.83 37.88 45.68 53.61 Art, drama, and music teachers.......... 32.38 37.58 43.22 46.32 55.29 Teachers, except college and university... 17.82 23.41 31.82 39.06 44.98 Prekindergarten and kindergarten........ 10.00 12.70 17.95 36.64 45.68 Elementary school teachers.............. 22.12 28.00 34.45 39.33 43.86 Secondary school teachers............... 23.60 27.49 33.54 39.41 44.98 Teachers, special education............. 22.70 27.33 33.08 39.48 43.86 Teachers, n.e.c......................... 16.92 18.00 21.84 37.45 48.10 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... 15.25 15.25 22.58 31.70 45.91 Librarians.............................. 18.47 21.61 25.77 33.80 45.91 Social scientists and urban planners...... – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers. 18.86 20.35 23.03 27.22 28.53 Social workers.......................... 18.86 20.32 23.35 27.31 28.53 Lawyers and judges........................ 21.59 21.59 29.46 37.23 46.41 Lawyers................................. 21.59 21.59 29.46 37.23 46.41 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 12.32 16.65 17.94 24.41 29.24 Technical................................... 15.51 17.95 20.65 24.88 30.77 Licensed practical nurses............... 14.94 16.00 17.76 18.90 19.64 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 11.57 12.30 14.29 16.99 22.57 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.......... 18.26 20.52 23.28 25.29 27.90 Drafters................................ 18.50 21.00 21.70 21.70 22.50 Computer programmers.................... 18.75 22.22 24.80 27.78 33.18 Legal assistants........................ 19.63 21.35 24.88 30.77 30.77 Technical and related, n.e.c............ 15.38 16.74 18.04 19.22 20.70 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.20 21.43 28.48 39.38 54.22 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 22.50 30.29 37.36 49.52 63.10 Administrators and officials, public administration....................... 21.51 25.83 28.83 37.36 37.36 Financial managers...................... 20.19 31.43 36.54 52.89 56.42 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations..................... 25.75 30.98 34.33 38.80 43.09 Administrators, education and related fields............................... $23.71 $30.86 $39.40 $52.58 $58.00 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 26.44 35.10 40.87 56.50 72.12 Management related........................ 16.27 18.53 22.97 28.48 33.65 Accountants and auditors................ 19.71 21.88 23.56 27.44 50.30 Other financial officers................ 16.35 17.25 24.92 29.47 31.06 Management analysts..................... 17.14 20.81 29.20 39.42 39.90 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists.......................... 15.48 16.75 19.99 23.88 29.37 Management related, n.e.c............... 14.06 15.68 17.19 22.69 29.75 Sales......................................... 7.55 9.60 13.97 26.92 33.65 Supervisors, sales...................... 16.49 19.70 26.02 30.08 30.61 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale......... 17.63 21.64 26.67 28.85 32.69 Sales workers, other commodities........ 7.00 9.38 11.40 16.40 19.63 Cashiers................................ 7.25 7.60 8.49 10.65 11.95 Administrative support, including clerical.... 10.86 12.67 15.06 18.04 21.38 Secretaries............................. 14.23 15.09 16.58 18.56 19.90 Typists................................. 11.94 12.24 13.73 16.29 23.50 Transportation ticket and reservation agents............................... 12.91 14.86 16.54 20.29 20.29 Receptionists........................... 10.41 11.00 13.00 14.85 16.75 Information clerks, n.e.c............... 12.00 12.00 12.50 14.78 15.52 Order clerks............................ 12.87 14.50 16.12 21.91 26.11 Library clerks.......................... 10.86 10.86 11.77 13.85 15.86 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 11.82 12.56 13.79 16.35 18.94 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 11.68 12.33 15.61 18.39 22.04 Dispatchers............................. 14.00 14.98 18.69 20.59 20.96 Production coordinators................. 11.00 11.00 16.68 20.81 22.51 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks.. 11.30 13.60 16.07 17.50 23.50 Stock and inventory clerks.............. 11.42 14.30 15.04 18.27 20.41 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............................ 12.50 13.81 14.90 16.66 19.33 General office clerks................... 9.69 10.00 14.11 15.68 18.69 Teachers' aides......................... 10.74 12.39 13.37 15.71 18.17 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 10.50 13.05 15.70 18.57 23.61 Blue collar..................................... 10.56 13.20 17.36 21.26 25.71 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 12.44 16.59 20.47 24.38 29.08 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics............................ 15.25 15.53 16.79 18.65 22.56 Heavy equipment mechanics............... 17.98 19.05 20.85 21.31 22.86 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 16.75 18.60 20.11 20.32 20.70 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 14.73 15.78 21.13 23.91 24.84 Carpenters.............................. 12.60 20.74 24.38 24.72 27.83 Supervisors, production................. 20.63 22.56 25.48 26.44 29.65 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. $10.00 $12.46 $16.54 $18.82 $24.50 Punching and stamping press operators... 11.56 12.00 13.75 18.30 19.51 Printing press operators................ 14.50 15.60 20.15 23.73 27.27 Painting and paint spraying machine operators............................ 10.61 15.94 18.21 25.98 25.98 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 10.00 10.25 10.75 12.00 14.31 Welders and cutters..................... 13.25 16.59 16.59 17.62 20.58 Assemblers.............................. 9.00 12.65 17.19 18.82 25.64 Transportation and material moving............ 12.20 14.00 16.65 20.52 24.20 Truck drivers........................... 16.00 17.10 19.18 24.31 30.79 Bus drivers............................. 11.26 12.24 13.20 17.44 21.80 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 12.80 14.60 15.97 18.21 18.96 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 8.50 10.90 13.92 18.35 20.13 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c........ 16.00 17.35 18.55 23.43 23.43 Production helpers...................... 11.92 12.75 13.50 14.46 17.60 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 7.85 10.19 12.40 14.90 20.08 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 11.18 12.00 12.40 15.45 15.45 Hand packers and packagers.............. 6.50 9.45 10.81 11.00 12.00 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 8.00 8.73 14.15 15.95 18.33 Service......................................... 5.15 8.24 10.47 13.84 20.05 Protective service........................ 13.61 17.29 23.07 25.86 28.14 Police and detectives, public service... 20.60 23.90 25.96 27.34 28.97 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers................. 13.16 18.60 23.51 25.10 25.66 Correctional institution officers....... 13.61 13.61 19.15 22.79 23.32 Food service.............................. 5.15 5.15 8.05 10.54 13.32 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 5.15 5.15 5.15 7.00 9.25 Bartenders.............................. 5.15 5.15 7.00 8.00 9.25 Waiters and waitresses.................. 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants......... 5.15 8.50 9.00 10.39 10.64 Other food service....................... 5.65 7.00 9.75 11.85 14.30 Cooks................................... 9.75 10.00 12.00 13.81 15.85 Kitchen workers, food preparation....... 8.20 8.70 11.85 12.47 14.98 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 5.75 6.75 8.50 10.00 11.77 Health service............................ 9.40 10.68 12.56 14.13 15.07 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 9.23 10.30 11.77 13.57 14.71 Cleaning and building service............. 8.67 9.37 10.50 13.69 17.09 Maids and housemen...................... 7.71 9.18 9.85 11.09 11.85 Janitors and cleaners................... 8.80 9.55 10.55 13.96 17.45 Personal service.......................... 7.67 8.25 9.00 12.76 14.86 Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities........................... 7.95 8.20 9.00 9.00 9.15 Early childhood teachers' assistants.... 10.02 10.55 13.32 17.16 22.01 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $9.00 $12.10 $17.14 $24.88 $34.25 All excluding sales........................... 9.36 12.47 17.26 24.76 34.26 White collar.................................... 11.00 14.61 20.60 30.05 40.25 White collar excluding sales................ 12.25 15.42 21.35 30.77 40.86 Professional specialty and technical.......... 16.31 20.35 26.92 33.66 42.24 Professional specialty...................... 16.83 23.50 29.24 35.26 42.50 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 24.26 27.74 31.68 37.29 46.55 Mechanical engineers.................... 24.14 24.26 30.90 35.14 35.14 Engineers, n.e.c........................ 24.57 27.25 32.31 38.16 47.51 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 23.12 28.37 32.69 39.35 44.53 Computer systems analysts and scientists 23.27 28.39 32.69 38.99 43.70 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 21.42 23.51 27.29 32.26 34.72 Registered nurses....................... 21.69 24.28 27.69 32.18 34.24 Teachers, college and university.......... 20.91 25.75 32.38 43.22 52.13 Teachers, except college and university... 10.51 13.50 16.59 20.36 33.55 Elementary school teachers.............. 16.86 18.43 28.41 34.83 45.60 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. 16.69 19.25 20.60 23.03 24.72 Social workers.......................... 16.69 19.25 20.60 23.03 24.72 Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 12.32 16.65 17.94 25.28 31.80 Technical................................... 15.22 17.95 20.65 25.30 33.18 Licensed practical nurses............... 14.94 15.75 17.76 18.82 19.26 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 11.57 12.20 13.86 15.77 22.95 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 16.92 20.19 27.44 39.42 55.27 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 22.50 28.89 36.74 49.52 64.90 Financial managers...................... 20.19 31.43 36.54 52.89 56.42 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations..................... 25.75 30.98 34.33 38.80 43.09 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 15.45 18.64 18.64 23.99 24.45 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 26.44 35.10 40.87 56.50 72.12 Management related........................ 15.92 17.31 21.63 27.28 37.56 Accountants and auditors................ 19.71 21.90 23.70 27.44 56.49 Management analysts..................... 17.14 20.05 29.20 39.42 39.90 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists.......................... 15.38 16.60 19.96 23.88 27.91 Management related, n.e.c............... 13.89 14.62 16.74 18.46 29.75 Sales......................................... 7.55 9.60 13.97 26.92 34.14 Supervisors, sales...................... 16.49 19.70 26.02 30.08 30.61 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale......... $17.63 $21.64 $26.67 $28.85 $32.69 Sales workers, other commodities........ 7.00 9.38 11.40 16.40 19.63 Cashiers................................ 7.25 7.60 8.45 10.65 11.95 Administrative support, including clerical.... 10.25 12.25 14.88 17.75 21.91 Secretaries............................. 14.18 14.65 16.58 18.25 21.20 Transportation ticket and reservation agents............................... 12.91 14.86 16.54 20.29 20.29 Receptionists........................... 10.07 10.82 12.98 14.85 16.75 Information clerks, n.e.c............... 12.00 12.00 12.50 14.78 15.52 Order clerks............................ 12.87 14.50 16.12 21.91 26.11 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 11.82 12.53 13.52 16.12 18.94 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 11.23 12.03 14.40 18.39 22.04 Production coordinators................. 11.00 11.00 16.68 20.81 22.51 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks.. 11.30 13.60 16.07 17.50 23.50 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............................ 12.50 13.81 14.82 16.36 18.90 General office clerks................... 8.93 9.69 10.30 14.51 18.35 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 10.45 12.56 15.70 18.57 23.61 Blue collar..................................... 10.50 12.88 16.79 20.85 25.98 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 11.75 16.43 20.30 24.72 29.76 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 16.75 18.60 20.11 20.32 20.70 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 14.73 15.78 21.13 23.91 24.84 Carpenters.............................. 12.60 15.40 24.72 26.74 29.31 Supervisors, production................. 20.63 22.56 25.48 26.44 29.65 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 10.00 12.46 16.54 18.82 24.50 Punching and stamping press operators... 11.56 12.00 13.75 18.30 19.51 Printing press operators................ 14.50 15.60 20.15 23.73 27.27 Painting and paint spraying machine operators............................ 10.61 15.94 18.21 25.98 25.98 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 10.00 10.25 10.75 12.00 14.12 Welders and cutters..................... 13.25 16.59 16.59 17.62 20.58 Assemblers.............................. 9.00 12.65 17.19 18.82 25.64 Transportation and material moving............ 12.05 13.20 16.15 19.64 24.55 Truck drivers........................... 15.65 17.10 19.18 24.55 30.95 Bus drivers............................. 10.97 11.91 12.70 13.20 14.20 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 12.80 14.60 15.97 18.21 18.96 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 8.46 10.56 13.19 17.35 19.61 Production helpers...................... 11.92 12.75 13.50 14.46 17.60 Stock handlers and baggers.............. $7.85 $10.19 $12.40 $14.90 $20.08 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 11.18 12.00 12.40 15.45 15.45 Hand packers and packagers.............. 6.50 9.45 10.81 11.00 12.00 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 8.00 8.50 11.56 14.99 17.22 Service......................................... 5.15 7.00 9.37 11.35 14.30 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 5.15 5.15 7.50 10.17 13.00 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 5.15 5.15 5.15 7.00 9.25 Bartenders.............................. 5.15 5.15 7.00 8.00 9.25 Waiters and waitresses.................. 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 Waiters'/Waitresses' assistants......... 5.15 8.50 9.00 10.39 10.64 Other food service....................... 5.50 6.75 9.50 11.75 14.30 Cooks................................... 9.75 10.00 11.51 13.81 15.85 Kitchen workers, food preparation....... 8.20 8.70 11.85 12.47 14.98 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 5.65 6.55 8.05 9.88 11.09 Health service............................ 9.31 10.50 12.62 14.06 14.80 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 9.23 10.20 11.72 13.57 14.47 Cleaning and building service............. 8.65 9.00 10.47 11.02 13.50 Maids and housemen...................... 7.57 9.25 9.85 11.09 11.85 Janitors and cleaners................... 8.65 8.85 10.47 10.80 13.50 Personal service.......................... 7.67 8.05 9.00 9.50 14.86 Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities........................... 7.95 8.20 9.00 9.00 9.15 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $13.61 $16.96 $21.33 $28.35 $38.59 All excluding sales........................... 13.61 16.99 21.34 28.39 38.62 White collar.................................... 14.08 17.42 22.40 31.46 41.20 White collar excluding sales................ 14.09 17.42 22.41 31.46 41.20 Professional specialty and technical.......... 18.31 21.70 27.33 37.09 43.72 Professional specialty...................... 19.30 23.51 28.98 38.29 45.10 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... 18.58 20.59 24.51 27.28 28.26 Computer systems analysts and scientists 18.58 20.59 24.51 27.28 28.26 Natural scientists........................ 16.88 17.42 17.42 19.99 29.31 Health related............................ 22.32 24.33 31.46 34.67 39.06 Registered nurses....................... 24.83 27.99 32.38 34.67 39.06 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 21.56 26.48 33.61 39.41 44.98 Elementary school teachers.............. 22.61 28.35 34.77 39.35 43.62 Secondary school teachers............... 23.28 27.33 32.55 39.19 43.63 Teachers, special education............. 22.70 27.33 33.08 39.48 43.86 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... 20.32 22.58 25.77 33.80 45.91 Librarians.............................. 20.32 22.58 25.77 33.80 45.91 Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. 19.82 21.80 25.18 28.08 29.61 Social workers.......................... 19.76 21.93 25.44 28.08 29.83 Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 16.43 18.15 20.82 21.70 23.36 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 11.94 13.11 16.08 18.09 21.15 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 22.40 24.71 29.47 37.36 50.77 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 27.45 31.87 37.36 49.45 57.53 Administrators and officials, public administration....................... 21.51 25.83 28.83 37.36 37.36 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 30.86 36.62 46.95 53.51 58.00 Management related........................ 21.96 23.83 27.61 29.47 29.47 Accountants and auditors................ 19.60 21.63 22.17 23.83 24.37 Sales......................................... - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 12.38 13.75 15.68 18.27 19.28 Secretaries............................. 14.23 15.68 16.56 18.56 19.28 Typists................................. 11.94 12.24 13.73 14.09 16.29 Library clerks.......................... 10.86 10.86 11.77 13.85 15.86 General office clerks................... 12.89 14.58 15.68 16.76 18.90 Teachers' aides......................... $11.63 $12.65 $13.37 $15.81 $18.29 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 13.07 13.67 15.07 18.77 18.78 Blue collar..................................... 16.66 19.02 20.74 22.76 24.38 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 18.66 20.15 20.99 22.86 25.07 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ 14.23 16.16 19.23 21.80 21.80 Bus drivers............................. 13.31 17.44 19.24 21.80 21.80 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 18.33 19.99 20.38 23.43 23.43 Service......................................... 11.26 13.61 18.40 23.75 26.62 Protective service........................ 13.61 18.40 23.32 25.96 28.15 Police and detectives, public service... 20.60 23.90 25.96 27.34 28.97 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers................. 13.16 18.60 23.51 25.10 25.66 Correctional institution officers....... 13.61 13.61 19.15 22.79 23.32 Food service.............................. 9.10 10.54 11.29 13.23 13.94 Other food service....................... 9.10 10.54 11.29 13.23 13.94 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 8.64 10.54 10.54 12.83 13.64 Health service............................ 10.60 11.01 12.12 17.63 17.63 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 10.60 11.00 12.10 17.63 17.63 Cleaning and building service............. 11.26 13.39 15.64 18.62 19.95 Janitors and cleaners................... 11.26 13.44 15.64 18.62 19.95 Personal service.......................... 10.02 11.66 14.09 17.16 22.01 Early childhood teachers' assistants.... 10.02 11.49 13.92 18.87 22.45 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $11.56 $14.90 $19.50 $26.99 $37.27 All excluding sales........................... 11.70 14.94 19.43 26.49 37.02 White collar.................................... 12.64 15.86 21.87 30.98 41.15 White collar excluding sales................ 13.00 16.01 21.88 31.06 40.96 Professional specialty and technical.......... 17.10 21.13 27.69 35.40 43.43 Professional specialty...................... 17.94 23.65 29.46 37.02 43.56 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 23.79 25.96 30.98 36.59 46.55 Mechanical engineers.................... 24.14 24.26 30.90 35.14 35.14 Engineers, n.e.c........................ 23.00 25.57 30.59 36.12 45.02 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 21.29 27.04 31.74 38.74 43.81 Computer systems analysts and scientists 21.29 26.99 31.61 38.46 43.27 Natural scientists........................ 16.88 17.42 19.99 37.65 42.01 Health related............................ 21.42 24.09 28.25 33.14 36.36 Registered nurses....................... 22.59 25.25 30.45 33.14 35.40 Teachers, college and university.......... 23.16 24.83 38.06 45.68 55.29 Teachers, except college and university... 17.82 23.87 31.99 39.09 44.98 Prekindergarten and kindergarten........ 10.00 12.55 16.59 38.58 45.91 Elementary school teachers.............. 22.92 28.50 35.09 39.48 44.27 Secondary school teachers............... 23.41 27.37 32.82 39.33 44.98 Teachers, special education............. 22.70 27.33 33.08 39.48 43.86 Teachers, n.e.c......................... 16.92 18.00 21.84 37.45 48.10 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... 15.25 15.25 22.58 31.94 45.91 Librarians.............................. 21.61 22.58 27.21 35.20 45.91 Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. 18.79 20.35 23.47 27.63 28.53 Social workers.......................... 18.79 20.35 23.47 27.63 28.53 Lawyers and judges........................ 21.59 28.64 32.73 40.03 47.02 Lawyers................................. 21.59 28.64 32.73 40.03 47.02 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 12.30 16.00 17.72 24.41 28.24 Technical................................... 15.74 18.00 20.93 25.29 32.81 Licensed practical nurses............... 14.94 15.75 17.76 18.90 19.26 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.......... 18.26 20.52 23.28 25.29 27.90 Computer programmers.................... 18.75 22.22 24.80 27.78 33.18 Legal assistants........................ 19.63 21.35 24.88 30.77 30.77 Technical and related, n.e.c............ 15.38 16.74 18.04 19.22 20.70 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.25 21.51 28.51 39.38 54.22 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 22.50 30.34 37.36 49.52 63.10 Administrators and officials, public administration....................... 21.51 25.83 28.83 37.36 37.36 Financial managers...................... 20.19 31.43 36.54 52.89 56.42 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations..................... 25.75 30.98 34.33 38.80 43.09 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 23.73 31.58 39.51 53.20 58.00 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 26.44 35.10 40.87 56.50 72.12 Management related........................ 16.23 18.80 23.01 28.48 33.65 Accountants and auditors................ 19.71 21.88 23.56 27.44 50.30 Other financial officers................ $16.35 $17.25 $24.92 $29.47 $31.06 Management analysts..................... 17.14 20.81 29.20 39.42 39.90 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists.......................... 15.48 16.75 19.99 23.88 29.37 Management related, n.e.c............... 14.06 15.38 17.55 22.97 29.75 Sales......................................... 10.36 13.22 21.64 30.08 45.34 Supervisors, sales...................... 16.49 19.70 26.02 30.08 30.61 Sales representatives, mining, manufacturing, and wholesale......... 17.63 21.64 26.67 28.85 32.69 Administrative support, including clerical.... 11.15 13.00 15.31 18.27 21.42 Secretaries............................. 14.23 15.09 16.59 18.56 19.90 Typists................................. 11.94 12.24 13.73 16.29 23.50 Transportation ticket and reservation agents............................... 12.91 14.86 16.54 20.29 20.29 Receptionists........................... 10.97 12.38 13.75 15.00 16.75 Information clerks, n.e.c............... 12.00 12.00 12.50 14.90 16.34 Order clerks............................ 12.87 14.50 16.12 21.91 26.11 Library clerks.......................... 11.77 12.51 13.32 15.86 16.43 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 11.82 12.56 13.79 16.35 18.94 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 11.68 12.29 15.61 18.39 22.04 Dispatchers............................. 14.00 14.00 18.69 20.59 20.96 Production coordinators................. 11.00 11.00 16.68 20.81 22.51 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks.. 11.30 13.60 16.07 17.50 23.50 Stock and inventory clerks.............. 11.42 14.30 15.04 18.27 20.41 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............................ 12.50 13.81 14.96 16.67 19.33 General office clerks................... 9.69 10.00 14.20 15.87 18.69 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 12.05 13.67 15.72 18.77 23.61 Blue collar..................................... 11.56 14.74 18.20 21.70 25.98 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 12.44 16.59 20.47 24.38 29.08 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics............................ 15.25 15.53 16.79 18.65 22.56 Heavy equipment mechanics............... 17.98 19.05 20.85 21.31 22.86 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 16.75 18.60 20.11 20.32 20.70 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 14.73 15.78 21.13 23.91 24.84 Carpenters.............................. 12.60 20.74 24.38 24.72 27.83 Supervisors, production................. 20.63 22.56 25.48 26.44 29.65 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 10.50 13.30 16.59 18.98 24.79 Punching and stamping press operators... 11.56 12.00 13.75 18.30 19.51 Printing press operators................ 14.50 15.60 20.15 23.73 27.27 Painting and paint spraying machine operators............................ 10.61 15.94 18.21 25.98 25.98 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 9.74 10.27 11.50 13.46 14.72 Welders and cutters..................... 13.25 16.59 16.59 17.62 20.58 Assemblers.............................. 10.50 13.40 17.20 18.98 25.64 Transportation and material moving............ $13.05 $15.65 $18.21 $21.70 $25.07 Truck drivers........................... 16.16 17.10 19.24 24.38 30.95 Bus drivers............................. 11.60 12.65 18.33 21.80 21.80 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 12.80 14.74 15.97 18.21 18.96 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 10.81 13.02 16.00 19.58 20.91 Supervisors, handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers, n.e.c........ 16.00 17.35 18.55 23.43 23.43 Production helpers...................... 11.92 12.75 13.50 14.46 17.60 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 11.50 12.88 14.90 20.08 20.13 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 11.56 14.15 14.99 17.22 18.33 Service......................................... 7.10 9.79 13.37 17.09 24.01 Protective service........................ 13.61 17.77 23.32 25.91 28.14 Police and detectives, public service... 20.60 23.90 25.96 27.34 28.97 Sheriffs, bailiffs, and other law enforcement officers................. 14.27 19.45 23.60 25.66 25.66 Correctional institution officers....... 13.61 13.61 19.15 22.79 23.32 Food service.............................. 5.15 5.65 9.75 12.25 15.28 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 5.15 5.15 7.10 9.25 10.39 Other food service....................... 5.15 8.50 10.25 13.50 15.85 Cooks................................... 9.75 10.00 12.79 15.14 15.85 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 5.50 6.75 9.00 10.25 12.45 Health service............................ 10.68 11.48 13.42 14.32 15.97 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 10.68 11.06 12.70 13.77 14.42 Cleaning and building service............. 9.37 10.47 11.75 15.64 18.75 Maids and housemen...................... 9.25 9.48 9.64 10.79 11.35 Janitors and cleaners................... 9.79 10.47 12.94 15.64 18.76 Personal service.......................... 7.67 8.50 11.21 14.86 14.86 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $6.00 $8.00 $10.00 $12.89 $20.24 All excluding sales........................... 5.15 8.25 10.47 13.37 21.70 White collar.................................... 7.55 8.92 12.36 20.82 27.98 White collar excluding sales................ 10.42 13.00 18.39 25.00 32.04 Professional specialty and technical.......... 15.52 18.97 22.67 29.04 33.07 Professional specialty...................... 18.47 22.02 25.83 32.04 33.83 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 21.64 23.57 27.71 32.26 33.92 Registered nurses....................... 21.69 23.99 27.98 32.26 33.92 Teachers, college and university.......... 18.73 22.95 26.88 37.58 37.58 Teachers, except college and university... 13.75 17.95 20.67 29.88 35.39 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 15.14 16.19 18.90 21.70 21.77 Licensed practical nurses............... 15.26 16.19 18.18 19.04 23.35 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 12.88 14.88 15.77 19.01 21.83 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... - - - - - Executives, administrators, and managers.. - - - - - Management related........................ - - - - - Sales......................................... 7.00 7.55 8.49 10.55 11.95 Cashiers................................ 7.15 7.55 8.22 10.00 11.95 Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.55 10.25 12.36 13.37 14.89 Receptionists........................... 9.00 10.01 10.42 12.12 13.57 Library clerks.......................... 10.86 10.86 10.86 10.86 11.08 General office clerks................... 8.92 9.90 10.07 13.60 14.63 Blue collar..................................... 7.92 8.60 10.97 12.40 14.23 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 8.50 8.50 10.25 10.62 11.27 Transportation and material moving............ 10.97 12.00 13.20 15.00 16.15 Bus drivers............................. 10.97 12.20 13.20 14.20 15.20 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.50 8.00 9.36 11.40 12.40 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 7.45 8.60 10.75 11.95 12.40 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 9.50 11.29 12.00 12.00 13.15 Service......................................... 5.15 6.50 8.80 10.50 12.50 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 5.15 5.15 7.00 9.75 11.85 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... $5.15 $5.15 $5.15 $5.15 $7.00 Waiters and waitresses.................. 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 Other food service....................... 6.00 6.85 8.92 10.75 12.40 Kitchen workers, food preparation....... 8.20 8.70 11.85 12.47 14.98 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 6.00 6.60 8.15 10.00 11.45 Health service............................ 9.02 9.68 11.36 13.46 14.72 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 9.02 9.65 11.32 13.46 14.72 Cleaning and building service............. 8.25 8.80 9.30 10.50 11.62 Janitors and cleaners................... 8.65 8.80 9.30 10.50 11.09 Personal service.......................... 7.75 8.25 9.00 9.50 14.25 Attendants, amusement, and recreation facilities........................... 7.95 8.20 9.00 9.00 9.15 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI, May 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 778,700 621,300 157,400 All excluding sales............................................. 719,100 562,100 157,100 White collar........................................................ 454,900 340,700 114,200 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 395,300 281,400 113,900 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 172,700 109,900 62,900 Professional specialty.......................................... 134,000 78,800 55,200 Technical....................................................... 38,700 31,100 7,700 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 83,800 68,500 15,400 Sales............................................................. 59,600 59,300 - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 138,700 103,100 35,700 Blue collar......................................................... 177,800 162,300 15,500 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 61,400 53,300 8,100 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 43,300 43,200 - Transportation and material moving................................ 32,000 28,300 3,700 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 41,100 37,500 3,600 Service............................................................. 146,100 118,300 27,700 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.