NC BL 01/00/2007 Table: Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Civilian Private industry State and local government workers workers workers Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All workers........................................................... $22.68 3.0 35.0 $22.21 3.5 34.8 $26.11 3.0 36.5 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 33.76 2.9 37.8 34.13 3.3 38.4 31.94 3.2 35.4 Management, business, and financial............................... 35.82 3.7 40.3 36.18 4.0 40.4 32.52 7.1 39.2 Professional and related.......................................... 32.76 3.0 36.7 33.00 3.6 37.3 31.81 2.9 34.7 Service............................................................. 12.65 2.6 29.4 10.84 3.4 28.0 20.55 3.8 37.7 Sales and office.................................................... 16.48 3.6 33.7 16.41 3.9 33.5 17.40 2.4 36.6 Sales and related................................................. 16.74 8.8 31.7 16.70 8.9 31.7 21.80 11.1 32.4 Office and administrative support................................. 16.32 1.7 34.9 16.23 1.9 34.7 17.19 1.4 36.8 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 20.66 2.9 39.9 20.54 3.1 39.9 22.76 6.8 39.9 Construction and extraction...................................... 18.97 3.3 40.0 18.87 3.4 40.0 21.59 12.6 39.8 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 23.95 1.8 39.8 23.95 1.9 39.8 23.90 5.5 39.9 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 16.30 3.8 35.4 16.12 3.9 35.3 19.28 5.3 38.1 Production........................................................ 14.38 4.4 37.0 14.33 4.5 37.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 18.11 5.1 34.1 17.97 5.6 33.7 19.39 6.3 38.4 Full time........................................................... 24.32 3.3 39.4 23.96 3.9 39.5 26.71 2.7 39.0 Part time........................................................... 11.78 3.9 20.1 11.53 4.2 20.3 16.18 5.6 17.6 Union............................................................... 23.27 5.5 35.1 20.94 7.7 34.0 26.64 3.3 36.9 Nonunion............................................................ 22.59 3.5 35.0 22.34 3.8 34.9 25.65 3.2 36.1 Time................................................................ 22.58 3.0 34.9 22.05 3.6 34.7 26.11 3.0 36.5 Incentive........................................................... 24.51 8.9 37.4 24.51 8.9 37.4 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 20.04 8.0 34.6 20.05 8.0 34.6 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 22.74 4.2 36.0 22.76 4.3 36.0 22.15 8.8 35.7 500 workers or more................................................. 26.93 2.1 35.1 27.35 2.9 34.2 26.30 2.9 36.5 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $22.68 3.0 $24.32 3.3 $11.78 3.9 Management occupations.............................................. 40.46 4.7 40.42 4.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 14.04 15.7 14.04 15.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.31 6.2 26.27 6.2 – – Level 10.................................................. 32.66 10.5 32.66 10.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 38.62 7.8 38.62 7.8 – – Level 12.................................................. 58.40 9.1 58.40 9.1 – – Level 13.................................................. 57.48 6.8 57.48 6.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 37.65 11.2 37.25 11.4 – – General and operations managers................................... 41.39 15.9 41.39 15.9 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 34.96 7.0 34.96 7.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.38 4.0 34.38 4.0 – – Marketing managers.............................................. 29.22 8.1 29.22 8.1 – – Sales managers.................................................. 40.23 5.8 40.23 5.8 – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 52.66 6.6 52.76 6.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 58.73 8.0 58.73 8.0 – – Financial managers................................................ 44.66 8.9 45.04 8.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 41.21 17.5 41.21 17.5 – – Construction managers............................................. 42.44 6.8 42.44 6.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 40.21 6.1 40.21 6.1 – – Education administrators.......................................... 30.28 11.2 30.28 11.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 37.94 6.6 37.94 6.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 51.15 25.0 51.15 25.0 – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 33.47 9.7 33.47 9.7 – – Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 36.91 27.8 36.91 27.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 51.15 25.0 51.15 25.0 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 36.80 4.9 36.80 4.9 – – Social and community service managers............................. 33.30 39.1 33.30 39.1 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 31.37 5.5 31.36 5.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.10 13.6 19.61 7.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.14 5.2 24.14 5.2 – – Level 8 .................................................. 28.19 8.1 28.21 8.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.20 6.8 32.24 6.8 – – Level 10.................................................. 32.80 3.2 32.80 3.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 36.94 7.1 36.94 7.1 – – Level 12.................................................. 55.68 5.4 55.68 5.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.88 8.1 32.90 8.1 – – Cost estimators................................................... 34.00 7.2 34.00 7.2 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 36.53 17.7 36.76 18.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.40 20.0 37.40 20.0 – – Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 37.51 21.3 37.51 21.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.54 21.3 37.54 21.3 – – Management analysts............................................... 36.14 5.7 36.14 5.7 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.99 4.6 31.17 4.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. $27.33 11.1 $27.33 11.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.95 6.4 32.36 6.6 – – Budget analysts................................................... 37.75 9.7 37.75 9.7 – – Financial analysts and advisors................................... 33.01 24.3 33.01 24.3 – – Insurance underwriters.......................................... 25.36 16.9 25.36 16.9 – – Loan counselors and officers...................................... 29.26 13.3 26.62 16.4 – – Loan officers................................................... 29.26 13.3 26.62 16.4 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 39.31 2.6 39.26 2.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.20 10.5 23.20 10.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.00 1.3 26.00 1.3 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.65 2.0 29.65 2.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.31 4.2 37.35 4.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 48.04 10.9 47.56 10.4 – – Level 12.................................................. 50.66 3.9 50.66 3.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 43.23 3.1 43.16 3.2 – – Computer programmers.............................................. 39.02 6.9 39.28 7.5 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 41.11 2.8 41.11 2.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 50.50 13.2 50.50 13.2 – – Level 12.................................................. 47.31 3.9 47.31 3.9 – – Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.24 2.4 40.24 2.4 – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.00 6.6 44.00 6.6 – – Level 11.................................................. 40.63 .4 40.63 .4 – – Level 12.................................................. 48.18 5.1 48.18 5.1 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 33.03 7.5 33.03 7.5 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 42.26 5.9 41.71 5.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.19 4.2 34.19 4.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 42.72 2.4 40.24 6.1 – – Database administrators........................................... 39.22 10.5 39.22 10.5 – – Network and computer systems administrators....................... 34.31 7.3 34.31 7.3 – – Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 33.85 11.7 33.85 11.7 – – Operations research analysts...................................... 33.29 .0 33.29 .0 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.30 4.0 36.86 4.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.64 8.1 27.64 8.1 – – Level 8 .................................................. 28.54 8.3 28.54 8.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.36 7.5 34.36 7.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 46.44 5.0 46.44 5.0 – – Level 12.................................................. 47.62 7.2 47.62 7.2 – – Engineers......................................................... 40.68 4.9 41.03 5.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.81 8.2 34.81 8.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 44.28 3.2 44.28 3.2 – – Level 12.................................................. 47.62 7.2 47.62 7.2 – – Civil engineers................................................. 37.40 9.7 37.40 9.7 – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 38.59 3.1 38.59 3.1 – – Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 38.10 3.1 38.10 3.1 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... $25.37 2.6 $25.37 2.6 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 30.80 3.0 30.82 3.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 23.14 4.2 23.18 4.4 – – Level 10.................................................. 33.54 5.2 33.54 5.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.68 6.5 29.68 6.5 – – Life scientists................................................... 30.67 7.8 30.67 7.8 – – Physical scientists............................................... 34.17 14.9 34.17 14.9 – – Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 28.98 15.3 28.98 15.3 – – Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 28.98 15.3 28.98 15.3 – – Economists........................................................ 26.08 17.8 26.08 17.8 – – Market and survey researchers..................................... 33.83 10.1 33.83 10.1 – – Market research analysts........................................ 33.83 10.1 33.83 10.1 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 21.61 7.0 22.59 5.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 15.04 3.3 14.83 3.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.16 5.6 20.19 5.6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 21.07 8.1 21.07 8.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.91 4.8 29.30 5.9 – – Counselors........................................................ 25.21 8.8 25.33 9.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 15.16 7.8 15.16 7.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.89 6.9 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.32 7.8 31.05 8.5 – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 32.33 9.3 32.78 9.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.39 7.6 33.39 7.6 – – Social workers.................................................... 25.49 7.2 26.28 10.2 – – Child, family, and school social workers........................ 18.89 7.8 20.44 11.5 – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.70 7.8 17.78 9.0 – – Social and human service assistants............................. 15.56 7.2 – – – – Legal occupations Lawyers.......................................................... 69.35 6.4 67.44 6.2 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.77 6.6 30.74 7.2 $18.76 6.8 Level 2 .................................................. 10.41 4.3 10.51 2.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 15.09 13.6 15.65 9.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.00 13.7 10.90 13.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.74 5.9 17.11 9.1 15.86 4.7 Level 7 .................................................. 29.89 7.3 30.76 7.7 15.12 8.6 Level 8 .................................................. 29.96 15.8 30.05 16.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.94 1.3 36.08 1.6 31.49 7.2 Level 10.................................................. 40.34 2.5 40.36 2.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 32.54 3.1 32.16 3.9 – – Level 12.................................................. 43.72 12.3 42.54 14.8 – – Level 13.................................................. 47.17 11.0 46.09 10.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.89 17.1 31.68 18.2 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ $36.85 10.8 $36.39 11.1 $46.19 11.3 Level 9 .................................................. 37.69 4.3 39.12 6.0 – – Level 10.................................................. 39.29 4.0 – – – – Level 11.................................................. 34.37 1.4 33.89 2.0 – – Level 12.................................................. 43.58 12.6 42.54 14.8 – – Level 13.................................................. 47.17 11.0 46.09 10.3 – – Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 41.14 8.9 – – – – Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 32.26 24.4 – – – – Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 49.71 3.5 47.83 2.7 – – Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 38.46 9.8 38.20 10.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 38.02 5.2 38.02 5.2 – – English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 32.04 5.4 32.96 5.4 – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 28.02 13.7 27.99 14.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.66 7.5 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 33.51 3.6 34.49 3.3 18.43 7.5 Level 7 .................................................. 30.62 8.1 31.07 8.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 33.79 11.9 33.99 11.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.92 1.4 35.98 1.7 – – Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 22.06 21.2 21.11 22.0 – – Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 14.79 21.7 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.77 1.6 34.62 .6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 33.07 9.0 33.07 9.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.96 1.1 35.11 1.4 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 32.71 1.4 34.82 1.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 33.98 5.7 33.98 5.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.08 2.2 35.26 1.9 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 33.27 11.1 33.27 11.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.16 12.0 34.16 12.0 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.07 2.8 37.17 3.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 36.81 14.7 36.81 14.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.21 3.0 37.16 3.1 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 37.03 2.8 37.13 3.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 37.27 13.7 37.27 13.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.13 3.1 37.08 3.2 – – Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 37.65 5.5 37.65 5.5 – – Special education teachers...................................... 36.98 3.7 37.34 3.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.42 3.7 35.42 3.7 – – Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 36.40 5.0 – – – – Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 37.21 3.8 37.21 3.8 – – Librarians........................................................ 25.45 7.3 26.40 7.6 18.69 4.8 Level 9 .................................................. 27.95 13.5 29.36 12.0 – – Library technicians............................................... 17.41 4.2 17.58 5.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.12 10.7 – – – – Teacher assistants................................................ $11.54 7.9 $11.45 9.7 $11.98 10.2 Level 2 .................................................. 10.41 4.3 10.51 2.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 15.09 13.6 15.65 9.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.00 13.7 10.90 13.8 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 30.47 3.7 30.36 3.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.43 15.7 34.43 15.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.07 6.9 32.92 7.3 – – Designers......................................................... 22.78 14.1 21.81 14.8 – – Graphic designers............................................... 27.63 16.0 26.12 17.7 – – Public relations specialists...................................... 28.88 14.2 28.88 14.2 – – Writers and editors............................................... 34.27 11.8 34.27 11.8 – – Editors......................................................... 31.15 21.6 31.15 21.6 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.53 6.4 27.63 6.9 27.03 6.5 Level 4 .................................................. 15.55 9.0 15.87 8.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.44 8.4 20.88 4.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.67 2.4 22.24 3.7 24.44 6.9 Level 7 .................................................. 23.14 5.2 23.07 5.6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.48 3.4 29.05 4.4 33.43 3.2 Level 9 .................................................. 31.69 4.1 31.32 4.2 33.45 10.1 Level 10.................................................. 28.31 22.2 26.71 20.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 44.83 11.7 44.83 11.7 – – Level 12.................................................. 78.21 19.1 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 25.53 8.8 23.10 14.3 – – Physicians and surgeons........................................... 53.95 18.4 53.79 18.6 – – Registered nurses................................................. 30.81 1.8 30.22 2.1 33.06 3.3 Level 7 .................................................. 24.80 7.9 24.65 9.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 31.80 .7 30.70 4.1 33.23 3.0 Level 9 .................................................. 30.50 3.5 29.93 3.1 34.25 5.4 Level 11.................................................. 32.02 1.2 32.02 1.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.37 2.5 – – – – Therapists........................................................ 30.42 7.8 29.55 6.1 33.01 23.6 Level 9 .................................................. 32.21 11.5 – – – – Speech-language pathologists.................................... 41.07 3.8 41.22 4.4 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.03 5.6 19.02 5.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.95 2.1 16.95 2.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.77 3.6 – – – – Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.65 6.5 23.80 7.5 – – Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 15.42 4.8 15.42 4.8 – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 26.27 9.1 24.43 6.8 – – Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.61 11.2 – – – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.64 4.8 – – – – Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.99 4.9 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.06 2.7 20.93 3.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.82 5.7 20.57 5.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. $21.79 2.6 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.20 2.2 $12.58 2.9 $10.34 6.2 Level 2 .................................................. 10.83 3.5 10.64 2.9 11.54 3.8 Level 3 .................................................. 11.29 6.5 12.21 4.4 9.38 7.7 Level 4 .................................................. 12.26 1.7 12.27 2.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.70 7.2 15.73 7.1 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.86 2.7 12.07 2.1 10.95 8.3 Level 2 .................................................. 10.96 4.5 10.78 3.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.19 6.4 13.02 3.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.94 2.6 11.94 4.0 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.99 2.2 11.96 2.5 12.23 6.6 Level 2 .................................................. 10.96 4.5 10.78 3.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.99 3.9 13.00 4.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.97 2.5 11.94 4.0 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.62 5.6 13.11 5.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.30 2.3 16.30 2.3 – – Medical assistants.............................................. 13.25 5.4 13.22 5.6 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 21.09 4.9 22.41 4.7 10.33 13.7 Level 3 .................................................. 10.21 4.9 10.66 4.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 21.39 17.3 24.13 16.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.36 3.5 19.11 3.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.05 7.7 23.20 7.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.93 .9 25.93 .9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 28.62 9.6 28.62 9.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 25.82 14.8 25.82 14.8 – – Fire fighters..................................................... 22.39 3.5 22.56 3.1 – – Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 19.57 .9 19.57 .9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.64 1.1 19.64 1.1 – – Correctional officers and jailers............................... 19.83 1.2 19.83 1.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.64 1.1 19.64 1.1 – – Police officers................................................... 26.55 1.5 26.59 1.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.49 1.5 26.49 1.5 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 26.67 1.4 26.72 1.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.49 1.5 26.49 1.5 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.24 6.3 11.31 5.2 11.08 21.4 Level 3 .................................................. 10.21 5.0 10.66 4.7 – – Security guards................................................. 11.24 6.3 11.31 5.2 11.08 21.4 Level 3 .................................................. 10.21 5.0 10.66 4.7 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.41 10.9 10.30 4.5 6.33 4.4 Level 1 .................................................. 6.87 11.3 8.40 10.8 6.07 5.2 Level 2 .................................................. 6.72 8.9 7.73 15.2 6.07 4.5 Level 3 .................................................. 7.80 5.3 9.11 7.5 5.91 15.5 Level 4 .................................................. 11.58 3.8 11.61 4.0 11.40 2.3 Level 5 .................................................. $12.69 2.4 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 14.65 22.5 $16.30 11.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.70 22.8 16.42 10.4 – – Cooks............................................................. 10.92 2.3 11.13 2.9 $10.05 11.9 Level 3 .................................................. 11.40 5.2 11.64 4.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.51 3.0 11.52 3.4 – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.97 5.8 11.99 6.4 – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.38 1.5 11.52 .5 10.90 6.5 Level 4 .................................................. 11.40 .6 11.39 .9 – – Cooks, short order.............................................. 10.81 4.5 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.13 9.8 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.52 10.0 4.66 9.6 4.45 11.6 Level 1 .................................................. 5.47 23.7 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 3.95 20.4 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 3.65 7.8 – – – – Bartenders...................................................... 6.72 9.9 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 5.34 36.1 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.32 7.3 3.25 22.9 3.36 1.5 Level 1 .................................................. 4.14 5.1 – – 3.72 11.3 Level 2 .................................................. 2.81 .7 – – 3.11 9.0 Level 3 .................................................. 3.04 14.3 – – 3.11 26.4 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.89 14.5 – – 6.44 10.2 Level 1 .................................................. 7.89 14.5 – – 6.44 10.2 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.33 6.9 10.20 10.3 7.24 2.0 Level 1 .................................................. 7.35 4.0 – – 7.01 .8 Level 2 .................................................. 8.84 10.7 – – 7.33 4.5 Level 3 .................................................. 9.68 6.5 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.08 6.7 10.26 14.5 7.07 1.9 Level 1 .................................................. 7.12 .3 – – 7.02 .8 Level 2 .................................................. 8.81 12.0 – – 7.04 4.6 Level 3 .................................................. 9.48 7.6 – – – – Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop. 9.83 9.8 – – – – Dishwashers....................................................... 9.46 11.8 – – 8.17 3.9 Level 1 .................................................. 8.95 8.5 – – 8.17 3.9 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.12 5.6 12.32 4.4 9.02 3.8 Level 1 .................................................. 9.80 5.5 10.75 5.0 8.89 3.8 Level 2 .................................................. 11.75 6.9 12.19 7.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.80 6.5 12.80 6.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.97 4.4 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers.............................................. 17.77 22.7 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.82 5.9 11.94 4.7 8.96 3.9 Level 1 .................................................. $9.80 5.5 $10.75 5.0 $8.89 3.8 Level 2 .................................................. 11.23 6.5 11.75 6.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.80 6.5 12.80 6.5 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.86 8.0 12.48 5.9 8.91 4.5 Level 1 .................................................. 9.63 8.1 11.14 8.1 8.83 4.4 Level 2 .................................................. 11.22 7.1 11.85 7.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.86 7.2 12.86 7.2 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.84 1.7 10.79 1.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 10.48 3.5 10.39 4.5 – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 14.13 10.7 14.18 12.3 – – Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 14.13 10.7 14.18 12.3 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.04 6.9 16.49 9.9 10.53 9.4 Level 1 .................................................. 10.14 6.1 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.79 3.8 8.96 8.1 8.37 5.0 Level 3 .................................................. 11.23 6.4 11.94 7.3 9.57 4.7 Level 4 .................................................. 11.01 6.9 11.19 7.1 10.53 7.6 Level 5 .................................................. 18.20 32.2 18.53 34.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.31 6.5 25.05 5.4 – – Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 18.72 14.9 19.12 14.0 – – Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 18.72 14.9 19.12 14.0 – – Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 11.55 3.3 – – – – Child care workers................................................ 9.00 1.8 9.18 5.8 8.28 5.2 Level 2 .................................................. 8.41 1.8 8.42 3.4 – – Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 11.28 5.9 – – 8.87 11.4 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 13.00 1.4 – – – – Recreation workers.............................................. 10.06 6.3 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 16.74 8.8 20.11 8.1 8.48 2.1 Level 1 .................................................. 8.16 9.1 10.02 6.3 7.19 4.4 Level 2 .................................................. 8.49 2.8 9.70 6.8 7.93 4.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.29 2.3 11.30 6.6 9.31 1.6 Level 4 .................................................. 12.79 5.7 13.09 6.8 9.72 6.4 Level 5 .................................................. 18.33 3.9 18.49 3.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.86 6.6 21.86 6.6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 34.95 19.9 34.95 19.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.69 9.7 35.69 9.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.09 23.3 29.74 23.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.45 15.4 17.45 15.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.33 6.9 12.33 6.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.91 11.3 17.91 11.3 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.93 16.6 16.93 16.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.33 6.9 12.33 6.9 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.53 7.1 12.28 9.0 8.45 2.2 Level 1 .................................................. 8.16 9.1 10.02 6.3 7.19 4.4 Level 2 .................................................. 8.45 2.7 9.70 6.8 7.87 3.2 Level 3 .................................................. $10.23 2.2 $11.21 6.6 $9.28 1.4 Level 4 .................................................. 11.91 6.8 12.33 9.5 9.72 6.4 Level 5 .................................................. 19.80 6.5 20.58 .7 – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.28 3.8 10.52 5.0 8.30 3.5 Level 1 .................................................. 8.16 11.4 – – 7.15 5.0 Level 2 .................................................. 8.77 2.7 9.95 8.5 7.93 1.7 Level 3 .................................................. 9.97 3.5 11.27 2.5 9.17 3.1 Cashiers...................................................... 9.28 3.8 10.52 5.0 8.30 3.5 Level 1 .................................................. 8.16 11.4 – – 7.15 5.0 Level 2 .................................................. 8.78 2.7 9.95 8.5 7.93 1.7 Level 3 .................................................. 9.97 3.5 11.27 2.5 9.17 3.1 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 9.73 13.7 10.86 17.7 – – Retail salespersons............................................. 12.60 14.1 14.26 14.0 8.94 .1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.09 8.2 – – 8.09 8.2 Level 3 .................................................. 11.87 10.1 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.66 5.5 12.14 8.0 9.72 6.4 Level 5 .................................................. 19.80 6.5 20.58 .7 – – Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 60.06 16.6 60.06 16.6 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 30.90 11.3 30.90 11.3 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 41.33 26.7 41.33 26.7 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 27.01 9.7 27.01 9.7 – – Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 21.93 7.6 23.59 6.7 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.32 1.7 16.87 1.6 12.41 4.3 Level 1 .................................................. 10.06 9.0 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.28 4.7 12.86 4.0 9.54 4.7 Level 3 .................................................. 13.29 3.8 13.71 3.6 11.02 5.5 Level 4 .................................................. 15.60 2.7 15.66 2.8 14.96 3.8 Level 5 .................................................. 18.43 5.5 18.41 5.5 18.75 8.6 Level 6 .................................................. 21.66 2.2 21.37 2.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.45 6.8 24.45 6.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 25.60 5.1 25.60 5.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.51 11.9 20.19 11.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 24.64 4.4 24.66 4.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.23 4.4 23.23 4.4 – – Level 8 .................................................. 25.17 3.4 25.17 3.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.34 13.9 26.34 13.9 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 15.57 3.2 15.99 3.6 13.44 13.2 Level 2 .................................................. 11.90 7.8 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.80 4.1 12.27 3.1 10.44 6.7 Level 4 .................................................. 16.18 4.3 16.18 4.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.34 6.9 19.48 8.4 – – Bill and account collectors..................................... 13.66 5.5 13.85 5.1 – – Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ $16.52 4.0 $16.52 4.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.54 4.7 16.54 4.7 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.27 6.5 17.46 7.8 $16.41 19.0 Level 3 .................................................. 12.50 10.4 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.11 6.3 15.11 6.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.85 8.5 21.38 11.7 – – Tellers......................................................... 12.16 2.3 12.48 1.7 11.21 2.5 Level 3 .................................................. 11.38 1.8 11.44 .5 11.27 5.1 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 21.94 26.0 14.49 2.9 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 15.25 4.9 15.78 4.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.68 3.7 14.68 3.7 – – Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.28 3.1 18.57 3.1 – – File clerks....................................................... 13.93 12.0 – – – – Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.45 5.0 – – – – Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 11.32 10.0 12.99 5.1 – – Library assistants, clerical...................................... 11.37 5.0 12.31 11.4 10.30 2.7 Level 1 .................................................. 7.24 5.1 – – 7.24 5.1 Level 2 .................................................. 12.08 1.8 – – – – Order clerks...................................................... 15.50 2.5 15.62 2.5 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.03 5.6 13.49 5.5 9.85 12.1 Level 2 .................................................. 13.25 7.9 13.85 7.6 9.47 15.7 Level 3 .................................................. 12.72 3.8 – – – – Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.49 7.8 – – – – Dispatchers....................................................... 16.01 7.3 16.01 7.3 – – Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.29 5.4 21.29 5.4 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.57 15.8 13.70 17.1 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.20 11.9 10.79 10.1 8.07 4.3 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.04 2.7 20.31 2.6 14.87 7.9 Level 3 .................................................. 15.01 6.6 15.63 7.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.03 5.7 17.13 6.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.39 12.6 18.39 12.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.39 4.1 23.32 4.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.45 11.6 26.45 11.6 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.57 7.1 24.00 7.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.07 7.8 18.07 7.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.79 8.0 23.79 8.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.45 11.6 26.45 11.6 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 14.05 5.8 14.56 4.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.34 6.0 – – – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.30 5.3 17.39 5.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.63 9.8 17.65 9.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.85 8.5 15.85 8.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.05 4.9 21.81 5.1 – – Computer operators................................................ 16.72 15.3 17.24 13.7 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.48 9.3 13.70 9.4 – – Data entry keyers............................................... 13.48 9.3 13.70 9.4 – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... $17.57 13.4 $19.01 13.3 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 14.79 4.3 15.54 3.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.89 4.5 15.17 5.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.06 6.1 18.06 6.1 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.97 3.3 18.97 3.3 – – Level 1 .................................................. 10.84 1.3 10.84 1.3 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.60 11.0 10.60 11.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.39 5.3 12.39 5.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.13 6.6 18.13 6.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.80 8.9 17.80 8.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.99 .7 20.99 .7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.51 4.2 24.51 4.2 – – First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 26.62 2.2 26.84 2.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.85 .7 25.85 .7 – – Carpenters........................................................ 20.20 2.6 20.20 2.6 – – Construction laborers............................................. 11.89 11.3 11.89 11.3 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.92 14.5 11.92 14.5 – – Construction equipment operators.................................. 19.76 14.6 19.76 14.6 – – Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 20.68 22.3 20.68 22.3 – – Electricians...................................................... 25.37 9.9 25.37 9.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.97 6.6 26.97 6.6 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.84 12.3 19.84 12.3 – – Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 21.43 6.2 21.43 6.2 – – Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.68 9.2 12.68 9.2 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.95 1.8 23.87 1.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.54 5.8 20.54 5.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 26.30 6.7 26.03 7.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.69 2.8 26.69 2.8 – – First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 29.12 3.6 29.12 3.6 – – Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.30 2.0 29.30 2.0 – – Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 29.30 2.0 29.30 2.0 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.82 10.4 22.82 10.4 – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 26.74 4.5 26.74 4.5 – – Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 22.26 8.7 22.26 8.7 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.77 6.2 21.77 6.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.25 5.1 18.25 5.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.30 4.8 23.30 4.8 – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.30 3.8 21.30 3.8 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.87 10.8 21.87 10.8 – – Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.36 6.4 25.36 6.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.49 1.1 27.49 1.1 – – Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ $24.86 8.6 $24.86 8.6 – – Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.18 19.3 17.25 19.5 – – Production occupations.............................................. 14.38 4.4 14.65 3.9 $11.07 9.8 Level 1 .................................................. 9.01 6.0 9.43 5.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.84 10.5 13.06 10.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.55 10.6 12.57 10.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.95 5.7 15.18 6.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.93 3.6 17.92 3.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 15.50 5.5 15.95 4.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.30 8.0 22.30 8.0 – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 20.36 8.0 20.36 8.0 – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 15.56 3.2 15.56 3.2 – – Printers.......................................................... 18.80 15.6 19.58 14.0 – – Printing machine operators...................................... 17.17 16.3 17.94 15.0 – – Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.60 9.2 10.60 9.2 – – Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 14.99 2.0 – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. – – 13.25 10.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.34 3.7 16.34 3.7 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.11 5.1 19.80 6.1 9.06 5.7 Level 1 .................................................. 9.01 3.9 9.65 4.7 8.46 7.3 Level 2 .................................................. 11.84 5.6 12.31 8.0 9.34 9.9 Level 3 .................................................. 15.47 10.0 15.59 10.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.57 6.5 17.70 6.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.30 6.7 20.30 6.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.24 4.8 18.24 4.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.45 5.9 22.87 6.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 27.44 14.5 27.44 14.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 28.44 8.3 28.44 8.3 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 17.81 6.9 18.08 7.7 – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 15.56 14.2 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.27 11.1 16.58 11.2 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.04 14.2 10.93 13.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 16.25 14.5 16.31 14.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.62 6.0 15.61 6.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 22.84 10.4 22.84 10.4 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.05 11.1 17.13 11.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.45 8.1 13.47 8.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.68 1.3 – – – – Level 5 .................................................. 23.18 9.1 23.18 9.1 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.08 9.4 13.08 9.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.93 13.0 10.93 13.0 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.26 11.7 17.26 11.7 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ $11.22 3.1 $12.30 5.1 $9.27 4.7 Level 1 .................................................. 9.40 3.3 10.00 4.1 8.86 6.8 Level 2 .................................................. 11.51 6.7 11.91 11.3 10.33 8.4 Level 3 .................................................. 14.71 11.7 14.99 11.6 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.60 5.0 12.32 6.7 9.88 4.6 Level 1 .................................................. 9.79 4.4 10.12 4.5 9.37 8.4 Level 2 .................................................. 11.34 5.2 11.35 9.1 11.27 16.4 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.07 6.6 – – 8.25 3.4 Level 1 .................................................. 8.30 3.1 – – 8.04 3.7 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $22.21 3.5 $23.96 3.9 $11.53 4.2 Management occupations.............................................. 40.67 5.1 40.62 5.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.51 6.9 26.46 6.9 – – Level 10.................................................. 32.95 10.9 32.95 10.9 – – Level 11.................................................. 37.74 9.4 37.74 9.4 – – Level 12.................................................. 60.01 9.7 60.01 9.7 – – Level 13.................................................. 62.02 7.0 62.02 7.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.76 12.0 36.28 12.1 – – General and operations managers................................... 41.25 16.2 41.25 16.2 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 34.96 7.0 34.96 7.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.38 4.0 34.38 4.0 – – Marketing managers.............................................. 29.22 8.1 29.22 8.1 – – Sales managers.................................................. 40.23 5.8 40.23 5.8 – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 52.89 6.7 53.00 6.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 60.20 7.4 60.20 7.4 – – Financial managers................................................ 43.49 9.1 43.88 9.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.23 8.0 33.23 8.0 – – Construction managers............................................. 42.45 7.2 42.45 7.2 – – Education administrators.......................................... 26.18 14.3 26.18 14.3 – – Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 41.41 28.7 41.41 28.7 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 35.95 4.4 35.95 4.4 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 31.89 5.9 31.91 6.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.13 14.4 19.45 7.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.07 4.8 25.07 4.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.07 8.6 29.11 8.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.90 7.4 32.94 7.4 – – Level 10.................................................. 34.85 1.9 34.85 1.9 – – Level 11.................................................. 36.93 7.3 36.93 7.3 – – Level 12.................................................. 55.68 5.4 55.68 5.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 31.87 10.8 31.90 10.7 – – Cost estimators................................................... 34.00 7.2 34.00 7.2 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 38.65 17.9 38.96 18.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 40.05 20.3 40.05 20.3 – – Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 40.40 21.9 40.40 21.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 40.43 22.0 40.43 22.0 – – Management analysts............................................... 36.14 5.7 36.14 5.7 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.41 4.9 31.65 5.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.33 11.1 27.33 11.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.98 6.6 – – – – Budget analysts................................................... 39.32 8.9 39.32 8.9 – – Financial analysts and advisors................................... 33.01 24.3 33.01 24.3 – – Insurance underwriters.......................................... 25.36 16.9 25.36 16.9 – – Loan counselors and officers...................................... 29.26 13.3 26.62 16.4 – – Loan officers................................................... 29.26 13.3 26.62 16.4 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... $39.54 2.4 $39.50 2.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.47 12.8 24.47 12.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.00 1.3 26.00 1.3 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.65 2.0 29.65 2.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.31 4.2 37.35 4.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 48.04 10.9 47.56 10.4 – – Level 12.................................................. 50.66 3.9 50.66 3.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 43.23 3.1 43.16 3.2 – – Computer programmers.............................................. 39.05 6.9 39.31 7.5 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 41.11 2.8 41.11 2.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 50.50 13.2 50.50 13.2 – – Level 12.................................................. 47.31 3.9 47.31 3.9 – – Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.24 2.4 40.24 2.4 – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.00 6.6 44.00 6.6 – – Level 11.................................................. 40.63 .4 40.63 .4 – – Level 12.................................................. 48.18 5.1 48.18 5.1 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 33.03 7.5 33.03 7.5 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 42.26 5.9 41.71 5.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.19 4.2 34.19 4.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 42.72 2.4 40.24 6.1 – – Database administrators........................................... 39.22 10.5 39.22 10.5 – – Network and computer systems administrators....................... 34.31 7.3 34.31 7.3 – – Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 33.85 11.7 33.85 11.7 – – Operations research analysts...................................... 33.29 .0 33.29 .0 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 37.00 4.3 37.56 4.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.12 8.2 34.12 8.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 46.90 5.0 46.90 5.0 – – Level 12.................................................. 50.92 5.5 50.92 5.5 – – Engineers......................................................... 41.60 5.2 41.85 5.6 – – Level 11.................................................. 44.77 2.9 44.77 2.9 – – Level 12.................................................. 50.92 5.5 50.92 5.5 – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 38.59 3.1 38.59 3.1 – – Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 38.10 3.1 38.10 3.1 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.55 3.3 31.55 3.3 – – Level 10.................................................. 33.95 5.2 33.95 5.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.51 5.9 30.51 5.9 – – Life scientists................................................... 30.70 7.8 30.70 7.8 – – Physical scientists............................................... 38.51 21.4 38.51 21.4 – – Economists........................................................ 26.08 17.8 26.08 17.8 – – Market and survey researchers..................................... 33.83 10.1 33.83 10.1 – – Market research analysts........................................ 33.83 10.1 33.83 10.1 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 18.12 8.2 17.93 10.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. $15.08 3.4 $14.92 3.8 – – Counselors........................................................ – – 16.88 5.6 – – Social workers.................................................... 23.96 6.2 23.88 11.4 – – Legal occupations Lawyers.......................................................... 72.20 5.7 69.26 6.2 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 22.04 14.4 22.59 17.1 $16.57 11.1 Level 2 .................................................. 10.12 3.9 10.21 1.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 9.62 8.6 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 14.00 26.3 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.84 6.3 28.17 5.0 – – Level 11.................................................. 38.95 5.9 – – – – Level 13.................................................. 58.29 20.9 57.06 19.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.47 33.6 30.47 33.6 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 36.45 21.9 35.97 22.5 48.36 16.6 Level 11.................................................. 41.03 5.4 – – – – Level 13.................................................. 58.29 20.9 57.06 19.7 – – Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... – – 49.67 .7 – – Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 40.57 15.9 42.11 16.9 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.57 17.4 23.78 17.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.73 7.0 27.96 5.8 – – Librarians........................................................ 26.96 11.3 27.16 11.4 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 9.85 3.0 9.70 3.4 10.59 9.2 Level 2 .................................................. 10.12 3.9 10.21 1.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 9.62 8.6 – – – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 30.80 4.0 30.70 4.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.43 15.7 34.43 15.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 33.48 7.7 33.33 8.3 – – Designers......................................................... 22.38 15.8 21.27 16.8 – – Public relations specialists...................................... 28.88 14.2 28.88 14.2 – – Writers and editors............................................... 34.27 11.8 34.27 11.8 – – Editors......................................................... 31.15 21.6 31.15 21.6 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.33 7.2 27.46 8.0 26.77 6.6 Level 4 .................................................. 15.55 9.0 15.87 8.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.18 9.1 20.78 3.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.09 1.9 22.70 3.5 24.44 6.9 Level 7 .................................................. 24.16 6.7 24.07 7.2 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.95 2.9 28.17 4.0 33.29 3.2 Level 9 .................................................. 31.50 4.4 31.04 4.5 33.45 10.1 Level 10.................................................. 26.94 28.2 – – – – Level 11.................................................. 43.97 13.3 43.97 13.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 25.12 9.2 23.14 14.3 – – Registered nurses................................................. 30.90 1.9 30.27 2.3 33.18 3.3 Level 7 .................................................. $25.00 8.8 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 31.98 .5 $30.84 4.3 $33.35 3.1 Level 9 .................................................. 30.55 3.6 29.98 3.2 34.25 5.4 Level 11.................................................. 32.02 1.2 32.02 1.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.37 2.5 – – – – Therapists........................................................ 27.66 11.0 25.25 5.4 32.39 26.1 Level 9 .................................................. 30.22 15.7 – – – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.97 5.8 18.95 5.9 – – Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.66 6.8 23.82 7.9 – – Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 15.31 4.8 15.31 4.8 – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 26.27 9.1 24.43 6.8 – – Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.61 11.2 – – – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.66 4.8 – – – – Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.99 4.9 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.68 3.3 21.60 3.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 21.61 6.7 21.36 6.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.37 2.6 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.13 2.2 12.50 2.9 10.34 6.3 Level 2 .................................................. 10.83 3.5 10.64 2.9 11.54 3.8 Level 3 .................................................. 11.09 6.9 12.06 5.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.20 1.5 12.22 2.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.70 7.6 15.73 7.5 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.69 3.1 11.87 2.6 10.97 8.6 Level 2 .................................................. 10.96 4.5 10.78 3.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.04 7.4 13.00 4.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.78 2.4 11.76 3.7 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.93 2.4 11.87 2.6 12.35 6.7 Level 2 .................................................. 10.96 4.5 10.78 3.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.00 3.9 13.00 4.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.81 2.3 11.76 3.7 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.59 5.6 13.09 5.6 – – Medical assistants.............................................. 13.25 5.4 13.22 5.6 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 11.54 7.9 12.42 8.9 9.90 15.1 Level 3 .................................................. 10.19 4.9 10.66 4.7 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.79 5.5 10.80 4.0 10.79 21.7 Level 3 .................................................. 10.21 5.0 10.66 4.7 – – Security guards................................................. 10.79 5.5 10.80 4.0 10.79 21.7 Level 3 .................................................. 10.21 5.0 10.66 4.7 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.31 11.4 10.21 4.8 6.22 4.1 Level 1 .................................................. 6.80 11.4 8.36 11.1 5.98 4.7 Level 2 .................................................. 6.66 9.3 7.73 15.2 5.96 5.4 Level 3 .................................................. 7.61 5.6 8.87 6.9 5.84 16.4 Level 4 .................................................. 11.42 3.0 11.45 3.3 11.22 .8 Level 5 .................................................. $12.69 2.4 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 14.65 22.5 $16.30 11.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.70 22.8 16.42 10.4 – – Cooks............................................................. 10.79 2.4 10.97 2.4 $10.04 12.2 Level 3 .................................................. 11.32 5.9 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.34 1.9 11.32 2.3 – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.51 6.3 11.48 6.9 – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.38 1.5 11.52 .5 10.90 6.5 Level 4 .................................................. 11.40 .6 11.39 .9 – – Cooks, short order.............................................. 10.81 4.5 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.13 9.8 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.46 10.1 4.66 9.6 4.36 11.8 Level 1 .................................................. 5.33 23.7 7.72 26.1 4.24 .8 Level 2 .................................................. 3.95 20.4 2.63 1.7 4.53 22.7 Level 3 .................................................. 3.65 7.8 3.69 14.8 3.62 4.9 Bartenders...................................................... 6.72 9.9 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 5.34 36.1 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.32 7.3 3.25 22.9 3.36 1.5 Level 1 .................................................. 4.14 5.1 – – 3.72 11.3 Level 2 .................................................. 2.81 .7 – – 3.11 9.0 Level 3 .................................................. 3.04 14.3 – – 3.11 26.4 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.61 16.9 – – 5.73 .9 Level 1 .................................................. 7.61 16.9 – – 5.73 .9 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.27 7.3 10.20 10.3 7.09 2.2 Level 1 .................................................. 7.35 4.1 – – 7.00 .9 Level 2 .................................................. 8.83 11.7 – – 7.12 5.5 Level 3 .................................................. 9.68 6.5 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.08 6.7 10.26 14.5 7.07 1.9 Level 1 .................................................. 7.12 .3 – – 7.02 .8 Level 2 .................................................. 8.81 12.0 – – 7.04 4.6 Level 3 .................................................. 9.48 7.6 – – – – Dishwashers....................................................... 9.47 11.9 – – 8.16 4.0 Level 1 .................................................. 8.96 8.6 – – 8.16 4.0 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.44 7.4 11.62 7.0 8.97 3.7 Level 1 .................................................. 9.64 5.9 10.53 5.9 8.89 3.8 Level 2 .................................................. 11.03 9.4 11.52 10.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.73 14.5 11.73 14.5 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.29 7.8 11.42 7.8 8.96 3.9 Level 1 .................................................. 9.64 5.9 10.53 5.9 8.89 3.8 Level 2 .................................................. 9.78 2.3 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.73 14.5 11.73 14.5 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.19 11.2 11.96 11.8 8.91 4.5 Level 1 .................................................. $9.40 8.9 $10.76 11.7 $8.83 4.4 Level 2 .................................................. 9.74 2.5 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.60 17.6 11.60 17.6 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.80 1.7 10.75 1.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 10.48 3.5 10.39 4.5 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.39 8.0 16.65 10.9 11.01 10.9 Level 1 .................................................. 9.88 7.8 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.72 3.9 8.83 7.8 8.45 6.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.56 3.6 10.77 4.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.08 7.8 11.09 7.2 11.06 13.2 Level 5 .................................................. 18.58 34.2 18.53 34.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.70 6.5 – – – – Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 18.72 14.9 19.12 14.0 – – Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 18.72 14.9 19.12 14.0 – – Child care workers................................................ 8.91 1.6 9.10 5.2 8.14 5.3 Level 2 .................................................. 8.41 1.8 8.42 3.4 – – Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 12.42 4.5 – – – – Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 13.00 1.4 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 16.70 8.9 20.07 8.2 8.45 2.1 Level 1 .................................................. 8.16 9.1 10.02 6.3 7.19 4.4 Level 2 .................................................. 8.49 2.8 9.70 6.8 7.93 4.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.27 2.3 11.30 6.6 9.24 1.7 Level 4 .................................................. 12.79 5.7 13.09 6.8 9.72 6.4 Level 5 .................................................. 18.33 3.9 18.49 3.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.94 6.8 21.94 6.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 34.95 19.9 34.95 19.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.69 9.7 35.69 9.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.09 23.3 29.74 23.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.42 15.7 17.42 15.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.33 6.9 12.33 6.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.89 16.8 16.89 16.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.33 6.9 12.33 6.9 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.53 7.1 12.28 9.0 8.42 2.2 Level 1 .................................................. 8.16 9.1 10.02 6.3 7.19 4.4 Level 2 .................................................. 8.45 2.7 9.70 6.8 7.87 3.2 Level 3 .................................................. 10.20 2.1 11.21 6.6 9.21 1.5 Level 4 .................................................. 11.91 6.8 12.33 9.5 9.72 6.4 Level 5 .................................................. 19.80 6.5 20.58 .7 – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.26 3.9 10.52 5.0 8.25 3.5 Level 1 .................................................. 8.16 11.4 – – 7.15 5.0 Level 2 .................................................. 8.77 2.7 9.95 8.5 7.93 1.7 Level 3 .................................................. 9.92 3.9 11.27 2.5 9.08 3.6 Cashiers...................................................... 9.26 3.9 10.52 5.0 8.25 3.5 Level 1 .................................................. 8.16 11.4 – – 7.15 5.0 Level 2 .................................................. $8.78 2.7 $9.95 8.5 $7.93 1.7 Level 3 .................................................. 9.92 3.9 11.27 2.5 9.08 3.6 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 9.73 13.7 10.86 17.7 – – Retail salespersons............................................. 12.60 14.1 14.26 14.0 8.94 .1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.09 8.2 – – 8.09 8.2 Level 3 .................................................. 11.87 10.1 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.66 5.5 12.14 8.0 9.72 6.4 Level 5 .................................................. 19.80 6.5 20.58 .7 – – Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 60.06 16.6 60.06 16.6 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 30.90 11.3 30.90 11.3 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 41.33 26.7 41.33 26.7 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 27.01 9.7 27.01 9.7 – – Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 21.95 7.7 23.63 6.7 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.23 1.9 16.81 1.8 12.38 4.6 Level 1 .................................................. 10.11 9.0 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.19 4.9 12.76 4.3 9.53 4.8 Level 3 .................................................. 13.24 4.1 13.66 3.8 10.93 5.8 Level 4 .................................................. 15.59 3.0 15.64 3.1 15.14 3.9 Level 5 .................................................. 18.69 6.3 18.68 6.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.26 2.6 21.94 2.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.82 7.5 25.82 7.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 26.38 4.5 26.38 4.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.51 11.9 20.21 11.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 24.64 4.9 24.64 4.9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 25.17 3.4 25.17 3.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.61 14.2 26.61 14.2 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 15.58 3.3 16.03 3.7 13.44 13.2 Level 2 .................................................. 11.90 7.8 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.80 4.1 12.27 3.1 10.44 6.7 Level 4 .................................................. 16.35 4.4 16.35 4.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.43 7.0 19.61 8.4 – – Bill and account collectors..................................... 13.66 5.5 13.85 5.1 – – Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.52 4.0 16.52 4.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.54 4.7 16.54 4.7 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.47 6.9 17.72 8.4 16.41 19.0 Level 3 .................................................. 12.50 10.4 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.36 7.3 15.36 7.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 21.05 8.5 21.70 11.7 – – Tellers......................................................... 12.16 2.3 12.48 1.7 11.21 2.5 Level 3 .................................................. 11.38 1.8 11.44 .5 11.27 5.1 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.25 4.9 15.78 4.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.68 3.7 14.68 3.7 – – Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. $10.45 5.0 – – – – Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 11.32 10.0 $12.99 5.1 – – Order clerks...................................................... 15.50 2.5 15.62 2.5 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.04 5.7 13.51 5.6 $9.87 12.3 Level 2 .................................................. 13.23 8.0 13.83 7.8 9.47 15.7 Level 3 .................................................. 12.75 3.8 – – – – Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.49 7.8 – – – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.57 15.8 13.70 17.1 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 9.86 12.7 10.41 11.4 8.07 4.3 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.43 3.1 20.78 3.0 14.87 7.9 Level 3 .................................................. 15.01 6.6 15.64 7.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.98 6.7 17.09 7.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.88 15.9 18.88 15.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.07 5.1 23.99 5.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.84 12.0 26.84 12.0 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.22 7.8 24.76 8.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.79 8.0 23.79 8.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.84 12.0 26.84 12.0 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 14.08 5.8 14.60 4.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.34 6.0 – – – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.28 6.5 17.39 6.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.88 12.1 17.91 12.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.01 11.5 16.01 11.5 – – Computer operators................................................ 16.72 15.3 17.24 13.7 – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.57 13.4 19.01 13.3 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 14.65 4.4 15.44 3.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.86 5.0 15.18 5.8 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.87 3.4 18.87 3.4 – – Level 1 .................................................. 10.73 1.4 10.73 1.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.58 11.0 10.58 11.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.39 5.3 12.39 5.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.13 6.6 18.13 6.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.80 9.0 17.80 9.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.87 .4 20.87 .4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.87 4.5 24.87 4.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 26.55 2.2 26.77 2.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.85 .7 25.85 .7 – – Carpenters........................................................ 20.11 2.7 20.11 2.7 – – Construction laborers............................................. 11.88 11.9 11.88 11.9 – – Construction equipment operators.................................. 18.94 16.8 18.94 16.8 – – Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 19.94 26.9 19.94 26.9 – – Electricians...................................................... 25.70 10.0 25.70 10.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 28.10 5.6 28.10 5.6 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.72 12.9 19.72 12.9 – – Helpers, construction trades...................................... $12.68 9.2 $12.68 9.2 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.95 1.9 23.87 1.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.85 6.4 20.85 6.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 26.41 7.4 26.12 8.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.97 3.2 26.97 3.2 – – Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.30 2.0 29.30 2.0 – – Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 29.30 2.0 29.30 2.0 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.81 10.6 22.81 10.6 – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 26.78 4.5 26.78 4.5 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 22.17 7.9 22.17 7.9 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 22.41 13.9 22.41 13.9 – – Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.36 6.4 25.36 6.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.49 1.1 27.49 1.1 – – Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 24.86 8.6 24.86 8.6 – – Production occupations.............................................. 14.33 4.5 14.61 4.0 $10.93 9.9 Level 1 .................................................. 9.01 6.0 9.43 5.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.84 10.5 13.06 10.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.55 10.6 12.57 10.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.92 5.8 15.18 6.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.93 3.6 17.92 3.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 15.50 5.5 15.95 4.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.94 8.1 22.94 8.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 20.36 8.0 20.36 8.0 – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 15.56 3.2 15.56 3.2 – – Printers.......................................................... 18.83 16.1 19.58 14.0 – – Printing machine operators...................................... 17.16 17.0 17.94 15.0 – – Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.60 9.2 10.60 9.2 – – Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 14.99 2.0 – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. – – 13.25 10.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.34 3.7 16.34 3.7 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.97 5.6 19.84 6.9 8.94 5.9 Level 1 .................................................. 9.07 3.8 9.84 4.3 8.44 7.4 Level 2 .................................................. 11.70 5.6 12.17 8.2 9.34 9.9 Level 3 .................................................. 15.44 10.3 15.56 10.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.53 7.5 17.70 7.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.89 8.1 20.89 8.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.50 4.5 18.50 4.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.77 9.7 22.77 9.7 – – First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 27.54 11.4 27.54 11.4 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.20 11.8 16.52 11.9 – – Level 2 .................................................. $9.76 14.2 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 16.25 14.7 $16.30 14.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.62 6.0 15.61 6.4 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.01 12.1 17.09 12.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.38 8.3 13.40 8.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.68 1.3 – – – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.98 9.7 12.98 9.7 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.26 11.7 17.26 11.7 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.22 3.1 12.30 5.1 $9.27 4.7 Level 1 .................................................. 9.40 3.3 10.00 4.1 8.86 6.8 Level 2 .................................................. 11.51 6.7 11.91 11.3 10.33 8.4 Level 3 .................................................. 14.71 11.7 14.99 11.6 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.60 5.0 12.32 6.7 9.88 4.6 Level 1 .................................................. 9.79 4.4 10.12 4.5 9.37 8.4 Level 2 .................................................. 11.34 5.2 11.35 9.1 11.27 16.4 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.07 6.6 – – 8.25 3.4 Level 1 .................................................. 8.30 3.1 – – 8.04 3.7 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $26.11 3.0 $26.71 2.7 $16.18 5.6 Management occupations.............................................. 38.56 10.7 38.61 10.9 – – Level 11.................................................. 42.88 4.6 42.88 4.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 47.63 19.5 48.79 20.7 – – Education administrators.......................................... 42.69 7.7 42.69 7.7 – – Level 11.................................................. 42.98 5.0 42.98 5.0 – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 45.78 5.2 45.78 5.2 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.59 6.3 26.59 6.3 – – Level 8 .................................................. 22.87 14.4 22.87 14.4 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.80 7.9 31.26 8.1 – – Engineers......................................................... 33.48 5.9 34.35 6.6 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 24.45 4.8 24.51 4.9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 22.64 6.7 – – – – Physical scientists............................................... 24.21 1.0 24.21 1.0 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 25.82 7.7 25.87 7.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.79 6.6 21.89 6.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.74 6.3 32.09 8.2 – – Counselors........................................................ 29.14 8.9 29.37 9.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.44 9.1 32.44 9.1 – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 34.85 6.5 35.46 6.7 – – Social workers.................................................... 30.10 12.8 30.39 14.6 – – Legal occupations................................................... 31.55 18.9 31.76 23.1 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 33.75 3.1 34.87 2.5 20.12 7.7 Level 3 .................................................. 15.09 13.6 15.65 9.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.85 1.5 14.85 1.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.18 5.7 16.50 8.5 15.17 4.9 Level 7 .................................................. 33.95 1.4 35.16 .9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 35.82 13.1 35.88 13.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.57 .3 37.63 .4 35.23 5.0 Level 11.................................................. 31.20 3.1 31.45 4.1 – – Level 12.................................................. 43.31 3.3 – – – – Level 13.................................................. 39.08 3.4 37.85 2.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 31.34 5.0 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 37.28 1.5 36.86 1.0 – – Level 11.................................................. 32.08 1.8 32.61 .5 – – Level 12.................................................. 43.05 3.7 – – – – Level 13.................................................. 39.08 3.4 37.85 2.3 – – Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 36.85 11.2 35.28 10.0 – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 35.41 2.2 36.22 2.7 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... $35.53 2.3 $36.69 1.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 34.61 2.7 35.27 .8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 34.51 12.2 34.51 12.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.57 .5 37.58 .7 – – Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 31.14 11.8 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 33.78 1.7 35.92 .2 – – Level 8 .................................................. 33.07 9.0 33.07 9.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.96 1.5 36.96 1.5 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 33.43 1.0 35.77 1.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 33.98 5.7 33.98 5.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.61 2.2 36.61 2.2 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 37.33 9.4 37.33 9.4 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 38.09 1.0 38.23 1.3 – – Level 8 .................................................. 36.81 14.7 36.81 14.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.48 .1 38.46 .1 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 38.12 .8 38.27 1.1 – – Level 8 .................................................. 37.27 13.7 37.27 13.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.45 .3 38.44 .2 – – Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 37.65 5.5 37.65 5.5 – – Special education teachers...................................... 37.84 2.5 37.84 2.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.71 2.7 36.71 2.7 – – Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 37.21 3.8 37.21 3.8 – – Librarians........................................................ 24.22 8.3 25.64 8.8 $18.45 5.0 Level 9 .................................................. 28.71 14.5 30.60 11.9 – – Library technicians............................................... 15.48 5.5 – – – – Teacher assistants................................................ 15.61 6.6 15.63 4.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 15.09 13.6 15.65 9.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.85 1.5 14.85 1.5 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.08 4.6 28.76 4.9 38.86 23.4 Level 5 .................................................. 21.49 21.3 21.49 21.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.67 1.1 20.68 1.1 – – Level 8 .................................................. 34.62 10.1 34.38 11.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.99 5.4 33.99 5.4 – – Physicians and surgeons........................................... 60.38 6.0 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 29.44 4.6 29.68 4.5 – – Therapists........................................................ 36.19 4.6 35.94 4.8 – – Speech-language pathologists.................................... 42.33 1.9 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.70 2.8 18.65 2.7 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.66 5.4 13.87 5.4 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.47 6.0 13.71 6.2 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 13.41 13.8 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... $24.80 4.6 $24.97 5.0 $14.21 15.9 Level 5 .................................................. 19.40 3.5 19.40 3.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.08 8.2 23.24 8.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.93 .9 25.93 .9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.56 9.9 29.56 9.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 25.82 14.8 25.82 14.8 – – Fire fighters..................................................... 22.39 3.5 22.56 3.1 – – Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 19.57 .9 19.57 .9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.64 1.1 19.64 1.1 – – Correctional officers and jailers............................... 19.83 1.2 19.83 1.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.64 1.1 19.64 1.1 – – Police officers................................................... 26.70 1.5 26.75 1.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.49 1.5 26.49 1.5 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 26.83 1.5 26.88 1.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.49 1.5 26.49 1.5 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 12.16 9.6 14.02 5.0 10.30 9.9 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.97 3.9 13.98 4.0 – – Level 1 .................................................. 12.43 1.1 12.47 1.0 – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.50 5.5 13.50 5.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.93 4.0 13.93 4.0 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.22 2.2 13.23 2.2 – – Level 1 .................................................. 12.43 1.1 12.47 1.0 – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.50 5.5 13.50 5.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.93 4.0 13.93 4.0 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.25 2.3 13.26 2.3 – – Level 1 .................................................. 12.43 1.1 12.47 1.0 – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.70 6.3 13.70 6.3 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.86 8.8 14.53 6.7 8.22 3.4 Level 3 .................................................. 13.42 10.3 – – – – Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 9.67 8.1 – – – – Recreation workers.............................................. 9.67 8.1 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.80 11.1 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.19 1.4 17.46 1.1 12.95 8.5 Level 1 .................................................. 7.26 4.7 – – 7.24 5.1 Level 2 .................................................. 14.49 7.9 14.89 7.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.56 1.6 15.05 1.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.66 1.9 15.91 2.1 13.64 10.6 Level 5 .................................................. 16.97 4.5 17.00 4.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.06 4.7 18.94 4.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.56 6.3 20.56 6.3 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. $24.64 6.0 $24.86 5.8 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 15.03 4.7 15.03 4.7 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.03 4.7 15.03 4.7 – – Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 14.49 2.9 14.49 2.9 – – Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.50 4.1 – – – – Library assistants, clerical...................................... 11.99 2.2 14.31 .8 $10.30 2.7 Level 1 .................................................. 7.24 5.1 – – 7.24 5.1 Level 2 .................................................. 12.08 1.8 – – – – Dispatchers....................................................... 17.45 9.3 17.45 9.3 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.80 4.5 17.80 4.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.31 6.9 17.31 6.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.81 9.3 16.81 9.3 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.92 7.9 18.92 7.9 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.40 7.8 17.40 7.8 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 16.16 5.5 16.41 6.2 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.59 12.6 21.59 12.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.94 9.0 20.94 9.0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.90 5.5 23.95 5.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.66 4.3 24.66 4.3 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.36 7.9 20.36 7.9 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 19.39 6.3 19.55 6.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.98 4.8 17.98 4.8 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 19.04 4.0 19.49 5.1 – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 17.41 2.5 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.60 3.6 17.60 3.6 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 5. Combined work levels(1) for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for full-time and part-time workers(3), Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $22.68 3.0 $24.32 3.3 $11.78 3.9 Management occupations.............................................. 40.46 4.7 40.42 4.9 – – Group II.................................................. 17.02 15.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 34.89 7.2 – – – – Group IV.................................................. 63.90 7.4 – – – – General and operations managers................................... 41.39 15.9 41.39 15.9 – – Group III................................................. 28.81 11.5 28.81 11.5 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 34.96 7.0 34.96 7.0 – – Group III................................................. 40.79 11.1 – – – – Marketing managers.............................................. 29.22 8.1 29.22 8.1 – – Sales managers.................................................. 40.23 5.8 40.23 5.8 – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 52.66 6.6 52.76 6.2 – – Group III................................................. 57.77 6.2 57.77 6.2 – – Financial managers................................................ 44.66 8.9 45.04 8.8 – – Group III................................................. 39.52 10.1 40.07 10.8 – – Construction managers............................................. 42.44 6.8 42.44 6.8 – – Group III................................................. 42.81 6.6 42.81 6.6 – – Education administrators.......................................... 30.28 11.2 30.28 11.2 – – Group III................................................. 31.05 4.1 – – – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 33.47 9.7 33.47 9.7 – – Group III................................................. 31.54 6.1 31.54 6.1 – – Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 36.91 27.8 36.91 27.8 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 36.80 4.9 36.80 4.9 – – Social and community service managers............................. 33.30 39.1 33.30 39.1 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 31.37 5.5 31.36 5.7 – – Group II.................................................. 24.01 6.5 – – – – Group III................................................. 36.56 4.4 – – – – Cost estimators................................................... 34.00 7.2 34.00 7.2 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 36.53 17.7 36.76 18.0 – – Group III................................................. 37.29 18.4 – – – – Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 37.51 21.3 37.51 21.3 – – Group III................................................. 37.54 21.3 37.54 21.3 – – Management analysts............................................... 36.14 5.7 36.14 5.7 – – Group II.................................................. 27.94 12.1 27.94 12.1 – – Group III................................................. 37.92 2.0 37.92 2.0 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.99 4.6 31.17 4.8 – – Group II.................................................. 25.93 8.6 25.59 9.7 – – Group III................................................. 33.84 3.9 33.99 4.3 – – Budget analysts................................................... 37.75 9.7 37.75 9.7 – – Group III................................................. 40.07 8.2 40.07 8.2 – – Financial analysts and advisors................................... 33.01 24.3 33.01 24.3 – – Group II.................................................. 28.96 21.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 45.95 25.6 – – – – Insurance underwriters.......................................... 25.36 16.9 25.36 16.9 – – Loan counselors and officers...................................... $29.26 13.3 $26.62 16.4 – – Loan officers................................................... 29.26 13.3 26.62 16.4 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 39.31 2.6 39.26 2.5 – – Group II.................................................. 26.14 2.5 – – – – Group III................................................. 42.58 4.3 – – – – Group IV.................................................. 61.06 8.3 – – – – Computer programmers.............................................. 39.02 6.9 39.28 7.5 – – Group II.................................................. 25.18 .9 25.18 .9 – – Group III................................................. 48.54 18.8 – – – – Computer software engineers....................................... 41.11 2.8 41.11 2.8 – – Group III................................................. 42.66 1.4 – – – – Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.24 2.4 40.24 2.4 – – Group III................................................. 43.24 .9 43.24 .9 – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.00 6.6 44.00 6.6 – – Group III................................................. 40.34 1.6 40.34 1.6 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 33.03 7.5 33.03 7.5 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 42.26 5.9 41.71 5.2 – – Group III................................................. 43.41 6.1 42.79 5.3 – – Database administrators........................................... 39.22 10.5 39.22 10.5 – – Network and computer systems administrators....................... 34.31 7.3 34.31 7.3 – – Group III................................................. 41.50 7.3 41.50 7.3 – – Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 33.85 11.7 33.85 11.7 – – Operations research analysts...................................... 33.29 .0 33.29 .0 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.30 4.0 36.86 4.3 – – Group II.................................................. 25.03 2.0 – – – – Group III................................................. 43.86 5.6 – – – – Engineers......................................................... 40.68 4.9 41.03 5.3 – – Group II.................................................. 27.99 6.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 43.71 5.0 – – – – Civil engineers................................................. 37.40 9.7 37.40 9.7 – – Group III................................................. 41.51 14.5 41.51 14.5 – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 38.59 3.1 38.59 3.1 – – Group III................................................. 46.24 5.6 – – – – Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 38.10 3.1 38.10 3.1 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.37 2.6 25.37 2.6 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 30.80 3.0 30.82 3.0 – – Group II.................................................. 20.81 3.5 – – – – Group III................................................. 36.42 9.6 – – – – Life scientists................................................... 30.67 7.8 30.67 7.8 – – Physical scientists............................................... 34.17 14.9 34.17 14.9 – – Group III................................................. 39.52 30.4 – – – – Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 28.98 15.3 28.98 15.3 – – Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 28.98 15.3 28.98 15.3 – – Economists........................................................ $26.08 17.8 $26.08 17.8 – – Market and survey researchers..................................... 33.83 10.1 33.83 10.1 – – Market research analysts........................................ 33.83 10.1 33.83 10.1 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 21.61 7.0 22.59 5.9 – – Group II.................................................. 18.04 6.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 31.61 6.2 – – – – Counselors........................................................ 25.21 8.8 25.33 9.3 – – Group II.................................................. 19.99 5.5 – – – – Group III................................................. 32.64 8.3 – – – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 32.33 9.3 32.78 9.8 – – Group III................................................. 34.63 7.3 34.63 7.3 – – Social workers.................................................... 25.49 7.2 26.28 10.2 – – Group II.................................................. 19.63 9.5 – – – – Child, family, and school social workers........................ 18.89 7.8 20.44 11.5 – – Group II.................................................. 18.14 4.7 – – – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.70 7.8 17.78 9.0 – – Group II.................................................. 16.70 7.8 – – – – Social and human service assistants............................. 15.56 7.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 15.56 7.2 – – – – Legal occupations Lawyers.......................................................... 69.35 6.4 67.44 6.2 – – Group III................................................. 65.03 14.1 – – – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.77 6.6 30.74 7.2 $18.76 6.8 Group I................................................... 11.23 6.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 26.21 11.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 36.01 1.4 – – – – Group IV.................................................. 47.24 10.2 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 36.85 10.8 36.39 11.1 46.19 11.3 Group III................................................. 37.76 3.8 – – – – Group IV.................................................. 47.24 10.2 – – – – Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 41.14 8.9 – – – – Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 32.26 24.4 – – – – Group III................................................. 44.98 22.5 – – – – Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 49.71 3.5 47.83 2.7 – – Group IV.................................................. 52.62 7.1 – – – – Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 38.46 9.8 38.20 10.3 – – Group III................................................. 35.82 4.8 – – – – English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 32.04 5.4 32.96 5.4 – – Group III................................................. 30.58 6.9 – – – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 28.02 13.7 27.99 14.4 – – Group III................................................. 36.47 4.6 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 33.51 3.6 34.49 3.3 18.43 7.5 Group II.................................................. 27.15 12.5 – – – – Group III................................................. $36.02 1.3 – – – – Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 22.06 21.2 $21.11 22.0 – – Group II.................................................. 20.66 22.3 – – – – Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 14.79 21.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 14.79 21.7 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.77 1.6 34.62 .6 – – Group II.................................................. 26.83 9.3 – – – – Group III................................................. 34.96 1.1 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 32.71 1.4 34.82 1.0 – – Group II.................................................. 26.64 8.9 33.23 3.5 – – Group III................................................. 35.08 2.2 35.26 1.9 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 33.27 11.1 33.27 11.1 – – Group III................................................. 34.16 12.0 34.16 12.0 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.07 2.8 37.17 3.0 – – Group II.................................................. 36.37 5.7 – – – – Group III................................................. 37.21 3.0 – – – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 37.03 2.8 37.13 3.0 – – Group II.................................................. 36.48 4.0 37.45 5.8 – – Group III................................................. 37.13 3.1 37.08 3.2 – – Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 37.65 5.5 37.65 5.5 – – Special education teachers...................................... 36.98 3.7 37.34 3.2 – – Group III................................................. 36.93 2.9 – – – – Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 36.40 5.0 – – – – Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 37.21 3.8 37.21 3.8 – – Librarians........................................................ 25.45 7.3 26.40 7.6 $18.69 4.8 Group II.................................................. 27.45 11.1 28.92 10.7 19.72 6.3 Group III................................................. 25.18 10.7 25.62 10.9 – – Library technicians............................................... 17.41 4.2 17.58 5.3 – – Group II.................................................. 17.53 11.5 – – – – Teacher assistants................................................ 11.54 7.9 11.45 9.7 11.98 10.2 Group I................................................... 11.24 6.9 11.33 9.4 10.71 7.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 30.47 3.7 30.36 3.7 – – Group II.................................................. 20.38 8.7 – – – – Group III................................................. 39.04 7.7 – – – – Designers......................................................... 22.78 14.1 21.81 14.8 – – Graphic designers............................................... 27.63 16.0 26.12 17.7 – – Public relations specialists...................................... 28.88 14.2 28.88 14.2 – – Writers and editors............................................... 34.27 11.8 34.27 11.8 – – Editors......................................................... 31.15 21.6 31.15 21.6 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.53 6.4 27.63 6.9 27.03 6.5 Group I................................................... 15.31 8.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. $23.88 5.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 34.89 5.6 – – – – Physicians and surgeons........................................... 53.95 18.4 $53.79 18.6 – – Group III................................................. 42.43 24.4 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 30.81 1.8 30.22 2.1 $33.06 3.3 Group II.................................................. 30.02 2.9 28.52 6.3 32.77 3.1 Group III................................................. 31.39 3.4 31.06 3.4 34.25 5.4 Therapists........................................................ 30.42 7.8 29.55 6.1 33.01 23.6 Group II.................................................. 27.50 13.0 – – – – Group III................................................. 32.86 10.4 – – – – Speech-language pathologists.................................... 41.07 3.8 41.22 4.4 – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.03 5.6 19.02 5.7 – – Group I................................................... 14.53 1.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.78 4.5 – – – – Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.65 6.5 23.80 7.5 – – Group II.................................................. 21.73 3.1 21.82 2.5 – – Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 15.42 4.8 15.42 4.8 – – Group I................................................... 14.53 1.2 14.53 1.2 – – Group II.................................................. 16.86 3.0 16.86 3.0 – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 26.27 9.1 24.43 6.8 – – Group II.................................................. 24.59 8.6 – – – – Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.61 11.2 – – – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.64 4.8 – – – – Pharmacy technicians............................................ 13.99 4.9 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.06 2.7 20.93 3.4 – – Group II.................................................. 21.06 2.8 20.92 3.4 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.20 2.2 12.58 2.9 10.34 6.2 Group I................................................... 11.69 2.6 – – – – Group II.................................................. 16.44 6.4 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.86 2.7 12.07 2.1 10.95 8.3 Group I................................................... 11.81 3.0 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.99 2.2 11.96 2.5 12.23 6.6 Group I................................................... 11.98 2.5 11.94 2.9 12.25 6.6 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.62 5.6 13.11 5.6 – – Group I................................................... 11.65 5.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. 17.12 5.5 – – – – Medical assistants.............................................. 13.25 5.4 13.22 5.6 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 21.09 4.9 22.41 4.7 10.33 13.7 Group I................................................... 11.67 5.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 23.91 4.0 – – – – Group III................................................. 29.14 17.8 – – – – Fire fighters..................................................... 22.39 3.5 22.56 3.1 – – Group II.................................................. 22.56 3.1 22.56 3.1 – – Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 19.57 .9 19.57 .9 – – Group II.................................................. $19.87 1.2 – – – – Correctional officers and jailers............................... 19.83 1.2 $19.83 1.2 – – Group II.................................................. 19.87 1.2 19.87 1.2 – – Police officers................................................... 26.55 1.5 26.59 1.4 – – Group II.................................................. 25.40 1.5 – – – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 26.67 1.4 26.72 1.3 – – Group II.................................................. 25.54 1.5 25.59 1.3 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.24 6.3 11.31 5.2 $11.08 21.4 Group I................................................... 10.15 4.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. 17.23 13.8 – – – – Security guards................................................. 11.24 6.3 11.31 5.2 11.08 21.4 Group I................................................... 10.15 4.1 10.70 4.6 8.88 3.2 Group II.................................................. 17.23 13.8 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.41 10.9 10.30 4.5 6.33 4.4 Group I................................................... 7.82 9.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. 17.45 17.2 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 14.65 22.5 16.30 11.1 – – Group II.................................................. 18.98 16.7 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 14.70 22.8 16.42 10.4 – – Group II.................................................. 19.39 14.3 19.39 14.3 – – Cooks............................................................. 10.92 2.3 11.13 2.9 10.05 11.9 Group I................................................... 10.81 2.6 – – – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.97 5.8 11.99 6.4 – – Group I................................................... 11.74 6.0 11.77 6.2 – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.38 1.5 11.52 .5 10.90 6.5 Group I................................................... 11.36 1.8 11.50 .1 10.90 6.5 Cooks, short order.............................................. 10.81 4.5 – – – – Group I................................................... 10.81 4.5 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 10.13 9.8 – – – – Group I................................................... 9.84 11.6 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.52 10.0 4.66 9.6 4.45 11.6 Group I................................................... 4.52 10.0 – – – – Bartenders...................................................... 6.72 9.9 – – – – Group I................................................... 6.72 9.9 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.32 7.3 3.25 22.9 3.36 1.5 Group I................................................... 3.32 7.3 3.25 22.9 3.36 1.5 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 7.89 14.5 – – 6.44 10.2 Group I................................................... 7.89 14.5 – – 6.44 10.2 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.33 6.9 10.20 10.3 7.24 2.0 Group I................................................... 8.33 6.9 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.08 6.7 10.26 14.5 7.07 1.9 Group I................................................... 8.08 6.7 10.26 14.5 7.07 1.9 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop. $9.83 9.8 – – – – Group I................................................... 9.83 9.8 – – – – Dishwashers....................................................... 9.46 11.8 – – $8.17 3.9 Group I................................................... 9.46 11.8 – – 8.17 3.9 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.12 5.6 $12.32 4.4 9.02 3.8 Group I................................................... 10.61 3.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 23.05 7.3 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers.............................................. 17.77 22.7 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.82 5.9 11.94 4.7 8.96 3.9 Group I................................................... 10.50 4.0 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.86 8.0 12.48 5.9 8.91 4.5 Group I................................................... 10.45 5.6 11.85 4.1 8.91 4.5 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.84 1.7 10.79 1.9 – – Group I................................................... 10.84 1.7 10.79 1.9 – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 14.13 10.7 14.18 12.3 – – Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 14.13 10.7 14.18 12.3 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.04 6.9 16.49 9.9 10.53 9.4 Group I................................................... 10.28 2.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.59 9.4 – – – – Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 18.72 14.9 19.12 14.0 – – Group II.................................................. 20.30 10.4 – – – – Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 18.72 14.9 19.12 14.0 – – Group II.................................................. 20.30 10.4 – – – – Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 11.55 3.3 – – – – Group I................................................... 11.55 3.3 – – – – Child care workers................................................ 9.00 1.8 9.18 5.8 8.28 5.2 Group I................................................... 8.81 1.8 8.97 5.9 8.28 5.2 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 11.28 5.9 – – 8.87 11.4 Group I................................................... 11.05 8.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 12.01 13.6 – – – – Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 13.00 1.4 – – – – Recreation workers.............................................. 10.06 6.3 – – – – Group I................................................... 9.33 8.0 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 16.74 8.8 20.11 8.1 8.48 2.1 Group I................................................... 10.38 3.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 23.19 9.4 – – – – Group III................................................. 44.34 10.3 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.45 15.4 17.45 15.4 – – Group I................................................... 12.33 6.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 17.74 5.4 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.93 16.6 16.93 16.6 – – Group I................................................... 12.33 6.9 12.33 6.9 – – Group II.................................................. $17.07 5.2 $17.07 5.2 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.53 7.1 12.28 9.0 $8.45 2.2 Group I................................................... 9.76 3.0 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.70 9.2 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.28 3.8 10.52 5.0 8.30 3.5 Group I................................................... 9.27 4.2 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 9.28 3.8 10.52 5.0 8.30 3.5 Group I................................................... 9.27 4.2 10.63 5.5 8.30 3.5 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 9.73 13.7 10.86 17.7 – – Group I................................................... 9.73 13.7 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 12.60 14.1 14.26 14.0 8.94 .1 Group I................................................... 10.74 8.4 12.08 9.1 8.64 3.0 Group II.................................................. 21.70 9.2 22.35 5.0 – – Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 60.06 16.6 60.06 16.6 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 30.90 11.3 30.90 11.3 – – Group II.................................................. 25.56 8.6 – – – – Group III................................................. 44.08 22.0 – – – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 41.33 26.7 41.33 26.7 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 27.01 9.7 27.01 9.7 – – Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 21.93 7.6 23.59 6.7 – – Group II.................................................. 22.38 9.7 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.32 1.7 16.87 1.6 12.41 4.3 Group I................................................... 13.77 2.0 – – – – Group II.................................................. 20.53 2.5 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 24.64 4.4 24.66 4.4 – – Group II.................................................. 23.95 2.9 23.98 2.9 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 15.57 3.2 15.99 3.6 13.44 13.2 Group I................................................... 13.42 4.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 20.16 5.6 – – – – Bill and account collectors..................................... 13.66 5.5 13.85 5.1 – – Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.52 4.0 16.52 4.0 – – Group I................................................... 16.54 4.7 16.54 4.7 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.27 6.5 17.46 7.8 16.41 19.0 Group I................................................... 13.82 4.4 14.52 5.8 – – Group II.................................................. 20.77 6.8 21.14 8.7 – – Tellers......................................................... 12.16 2.3 12.48 1.7 11.21 2.5 Group I................................................... 11.76 5.9 11.95 6.5 11.20 3.1 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 21.94 26.0 14.49 2.9 – – Group II.................................................. 23.85 27.2 – – – – Customer service representatives.................................. 15.25 4.9 15.78 4.9 – – Group I................................................... 13.71 3.2 14.31 2.5 – – Group II.................................................. 18.65 2.1 18.65 2.1 – – Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... $18.28 3.1 $18.57 3.1 – – Group II.................................................. 18.72 3.8 18.57 3.1 – – File clerks....................................................... 13.93 12.0 – – – – Group I................................................... 13.93 12.0 – – – – Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 10.45 5.0 – – – – Group I................................................... 10.45 5.0 – – – – Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 11.32 10.0 12.99 5.1 – – Group I................................................... 10.97 9.5 – – – – Library assistants, clerical...................................... 11.37 5.0 12.31 11.4 $10.30 2.7 Group I................................................... 11.36 5.5 12.24 12.0 10.38 1.9 Order clerks...................................................... 15.50 2.5 15.62 2.5 – – Group I................................................... 15.29 1.8 15.38 1.8 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.03 5.6 13.49 5.5 9.85 12.1 Group I................................................... 13.03 5.6 13.49 5.5 9.85 12.1 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 16.49 7.8 – – – – Dispatchers....................................................... 16.01 7.3 16.01 7.3 – – Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.29 5.4 21.29 5.4 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.57 15.8 13.70 17.1 – – Group I................................................... 14.99 26.6 14.99 26.6 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.20 11.9 10.79 10.1 8.07 4.3 Group I................................................... 9.90 9.6 10.44 7.9 8.07 4.3 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.04 2.7 20.31 2.6 14.87 7.9 Group I................................................... 16.15 3.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.44 6.1 – – – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.57 7.1 24.00 7.5 – – Group I................................................... 16.86 4.5 16.75 8.2 – – Group II.................................................. 23.28 5.9 23.28 5.9 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 14.05 5.8 14.56 4.8 – – Group I................................................... 14.08 5.8 14.60 4.8 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.30 5.3 17.39 5.4 – – Group I................................................... 16.57 6.0 16.89 6.4 – – Group II.................................................. 17.78 9.3 17.67 9.2 – – Computer operators................................................ 16.72 15.3 17.24 13.7 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.48 9.3 13.70 9.4 – – Group I................................................... 12.43 8.6 – – – – Data entry keyers............................................... 13.48 9.3 13.70 9.4 – – Group I................................................... 12.43 8.6 – – – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 17.57 13.4 19.01 13.3 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 14.79 4.3 15.54 3.5 – – Group I................................................... 14.16 2.2 14.87 2.2 – – Group II.................................................. 18.46 5.6 18.46 5.6 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.97 3.3 18.97 3.3 – – Group I................................................... 13.72 5.0 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.76 2.7 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... $26.62 2.2 $26.84 2.1 – – Group II.................................................. 26.25 .5 26.25 .5 – – Carpenters........................................................ 20.20 2.6 20.20 2.6 – – Group II.................................................. 20.20 2.6 20.20 2.6 – – Construction laborers............................................. 11.89 11.3 11.89 11.3 – – Group I................................................... 11.89 11.3 11.89 11.3 – – Construction equipment operators.................................. 19.76 14.6 19.76 14.6 – – Group II.................................................. 21.03 26.7 – – – – Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators.. 20.68 22.3 20.68 22.3 – – Group II.................................................. 21.03 26.7 21.03 26.7 – – Electricians...................................................... 25.37 9.9 25.37 9.9 – – Group II.................................................. 26.72 3.7 26.72 3.7 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.84 12.3 19.84 12.3 – – Group II.................................................. 21.20 7.0 – – – – Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 21.43 6.2 21.43 6.2 – – Group II.................................................. 21.43 6.2 21.43 6.2 – – Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.68 9.2 12.68 9.2 – – Group I................................................... 12.60 9.9 – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.95 1.8 23.87 1.7 – – Group I................................................... 14.80 7.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. 25.13 2.6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 29.12 3.6 29.12 3.6 – – Group II.................................................. 27.60 7.6 27.60 7.6 – – Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.30 2.0 29.30 2.0 – – Group II.................................................. 29.30 2.0 – – – – Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 29.30 2.0 29.30 2.0 – – Group II.................................................. 29.30 2.0 29.30 2.0 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.82 10.4 22.82 10.4 – – Group II.................................................. 24.51 4.4 – – – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 26.74 4.5 26.74 4.5 – – Group II.................................................. 27.37 1.0 27.37 1.0 – – Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 22.26 8.7 22.26 8.7 – – Group II.................................................. 22.26 8.7 22.26 8.7 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.77 6.2 21.77 6.2 – – Group II.................................................. 21.19 3.1 – – – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.30 3.8 21.30 3.8 – – Group II.................................................. 21.31 3.9 21.31 3.9 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.87 10.8 21.87 10.8 – – Group II.................................................. 20.57 5.6 20.57 5.6 – – Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.36 6.4 25.36 6.4 – – Group II.................................................. 26.64 2.8 – – – – Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 24.86 8.6 24.86 8.6 – – Group II.................................................. $26.64 4.2 $26.64 4.2 – – Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.18 19.3 17.25 19.5 – – Production occupations.............................................. 14.38 4.4 14.65 3.9 $11.07 9.8 Group I................................................... 12.77 6.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.67 5.7 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 20.36 8.0 20.36 8.0 – – Group II.................................................. 20.36 8.0 20.36 8.0 – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 15.56 3.2 15.56 3.2 – – Printers.......................................................... 18.80 15.6 19.58 14.0 – – Printing machine operators...................................... 17.17 16.3 17.94 15.0 – – Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.60 9.2 10.60 9.2 – – Group I................................................... 10.60 9.2 10.60 9.2 – – Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 14.99 2.0 – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. – – 13.25 10.0 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.11 5.1 19.80 6.1 9.06 5.7 Group I................................................... 13.03 6.6 – – – – Group II.................................................. 20.82 4.2 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 28.44 8.3 28.44 8.3 – – Group II.................................................. 25.80 6.8 25.80 6.8 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 17.81 6.9 18.08 7.7 – – Group I................................................... 15.05 17.8 – – – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 15.56 14.2 – – – – Group I................................................... 15.05 17.8 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.27 11.1 16.58 11.2 – – Group I................................................... 14.79 10.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.04 9.7 – – – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.05 11.1 17.13 11.4 – – Group I................................................... 14.42 5.2 14.40 5.4 – – Group II.................................................. 22.25 9.0 22.25 9.0 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.08 9.4 13.08 9.4 – – Group I................................................... 13.08 9.4 13.08 9.4 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.26 11.7 17.26 11.7 – – Group I................................................... 16.54 11.7 16.54 11.7 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.22 3.1 12.30 5.1 9.27 4.7 Group I................................................... 11.12 2.9 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.60 5.0 12.32 6.7 9.88 4.6 Group I................................................... 11.46 4.6 12.15 6.3 9.88 4.6 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 9.07 6.6 – – 8.25 3.4 Group I................................................... 9.07 6.6 – – 8.25 3.4 1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines levels 13-15. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.77 $12.00 $18.43 $28.85 $41.35 Management occupations.............................................. 19.66 25.21 35.54 55.38 64.90 General and operations managers................................... 19.66 19.66 26.72 59.17 96.15 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 25.21 27.10 31.31 41.11 50.48 Marketing managers.............................................. 21.37 25.21 30.54 31.31 39.05 Sales managers.................................................. 27.10 38.03 41.11 50.48 53.01 Computer and information systems managers......................... 36.50 44.14 55.38 62.50 67.79 Financial managers................................................ 23.56 27.66 44.82 58.36 67.61 Construction managers............................................. 33.22 33.22 45.91 48.13 50.48 Education administrators.......................................... 15.13 21.04 26.97 32.98 48.10 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 26.01 26.97 28.51 40.41 47.78 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 20.59 20.88 28.72 32.98 84.18 Medical and health services managers.............................. 28.87 28.87 32.15 40.87 56.74 Social and community service managers............................. 19.04 19.04 19.04 36.33 116.48 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.98 22.84 28.84 36.52 46.38 Cost estimators................................................... 23.84 28.55 37.69 38.97 38.97 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 21.37 25.64 36.14 37.02 80.84 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 20.76 25.64 36.27 37.02 80.84 Management analysts............................................... 25.65 28.84 28.84 45.22 54.35 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.37 23.56 30.98 34.76 43.27 Budget analysts................................................... 22.45 30.66 41.48 46.38 48.80 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 19.02 19.90 26.56 40.87 77.19 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 17.07 19.45 23.60 29.74 38.50 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 23.40 25.17 29.81 35.00 35.00 Loan officers................................................... 23.40 25.17 29.81 35.00 35.00 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 25.45 30.29 39.52 45.49 53.17 Computer programmers.............................................. 16.00 27.34 35.67 48.08 75.72 Computer software engineers....................................... 25.72 32.93 40.87 42.09 57.22 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 25.72 32.67 40.87 41.11 52.32 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 30.92 33.57 42.09 48.83 60.00 Computer support specialists...................................... 18.00 23.08 30.65 43.27 53.04 Computer systems analysts......................................... 30.85 32.93 41.92 51.44 51.44 Database administrators........................................... 33.38 33.38 35.77 45.85 48.67 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 25.45 25.45 31.94 36.06 55.55 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 27.12 27.12 27.12 40.87 47.50 Operations research analysts...................................... 17.99 19.80 26.89 45.44 51.85 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 21.42 26.50 33.41 46.35 54.04 Engineers......................................................... 27.37 32.44 38.46 49.66 54.98 Civil engineers................................................. 23.08 27.75 34.39 50.00 51.17 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 21.91 32.59 36.97 47.43 52.89 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 21.42 30.20 40.24 46.58 50.76 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 19.62 22.42 25.36 28.11 33.01 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 18.83 22.25 27.18 35.87 44.37 Life scientists................................................... 16.89 23.62 33.13 37.86 38.20 Physical scientists............................................... 18.20 22.33 28.08 40.21 74.52 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 17.33 22.33 26.23 35.22 44.37 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... $17.33 $22.33 $26.23 $35.22 $44.37 Economists........................................................ 14.32 20.51 25.60 35.04 35.04 Market and survey researchers..................................... 26.44 26.87 32.08 42.21 47.99 Market research analysts........................................ 26.44 26.87 32.08 42.21 47.99 Community and social services occupations........................... 14.00 15.38 18.01 25.45 35.00 Counselors........................................................ 15.21 17.96 21.91 30.94 42.10 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 17.98 24.84 32.29 41.27 44.92 Social workers.................................................... 17.33 17.33 26.74 34.86 35.68 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 17.33 17.33 17.33 18.02 23.78 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 14.00 14.50 15.38 18.01 22.23 Social and human service assistants............................. 13.30 14.00 14.50 15.38 21.60 Legal occupations Lawyers.......................................................... 35.73 52.89 72.12 76.02 120.19 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.00 18.78 29.27 39.04 48.61 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 20.41 22.71 33.96 43.44 59.03 Business teachers, postsecondary................................ 28.85 35.63 40.46 41.71 52.34 Math and computer teachers, postsecondary....................... 22.71 22.71 23.52 33.07 57.85 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 31.74 40.21 48.50 52.32 68.14 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 26.03 30.16 36.63 43.44 59.03 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 18.86 26.90 32.52 37.50 43.44 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 20.41 20.41 21.97 33.71 40.78 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 20.26 26.84 33.58 40.74 48.75 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 10.00 12.02 17.41 33.15 39.18 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 10.00 12.02 12.02 17.41 23.93 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 21.71 26.56 32.23 38.68 47.52 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 21.08 26.84 32.85 38.67 47.52 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 23.00 24.87 29.11 38.74 51.90 Secondary school teachers....................................... 25.79 29.28 35.54 43.43 51.17 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.79 29.31 35.38 42.84 51.56 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 27.39 28.69 42.97 44.06 47.22 Special education teachers...................................... 25.79 29.15 36.69 42.86 50.30 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 24.13 29.15 36.03 44.14 51.58 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 26.46 30.36 37.38 41.61 46.31 Librarians........................................................ 16.54 20.60 23.61 30.40 35.39 Library technicians............................................... 13.62 14.38 18.78 18.78 23.05 Teacher assistants................................................ 8.50 9.00 10.10 13.53 16.33 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.70 20.38 26.28 39.59 48.42 Designers......................................................... 13.50 14.75 22.21 25.82 38.50 Graphic designers............................................... 13.50 25.00 25.82 36.76 39.65 Public relations specialists...................................... 20.30 20.30 25.11 37.84 43.28 Writers and editors............................................... 16.56 21.03 37.05 43.59 48.46 Editors......................................................... 16.56 21.03 29.18 48.46 49.04 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 13.52 19.37 25.25 32.00 40.63 Physicians and surgeons........................................... $10.56 $22.56 $58.52 $81.62 $93.74 Registered nurses................................................. 24.33 27.35 30.69 34.00 37.45 Therapists........................................................ 19.71 24.52 26.46 37.77 43.00 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 30.36 36.49 42.79 42.79 51.90 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 13.00 15.00 17.83 22.62 25.28 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 17.45 18.90 23.00 25.11 34.68 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 12.50 13.44 15.06 17.33 19.23 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 21.53 21.53 26.23 32.00 35.00 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 21.53 21.53 21.53 27.98 35.00 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.20 12.44 14.75 15.00 16.89 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 12.20 12.44 14.75 14.75 15.44 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.38 18.39 21.01 23.50 25.63 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.25 10.50 12.00 13.05 15.40 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.25 10.39 11.65 13.25 14.59 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.75 10.50 11.67 13.25 14.43 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.75 11.67 12.00 13.00 16.16 Medical assistants.............................................. 12.00 12.00 12.61 13.00 16.16 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.00 13.34 20.51 26.88 33.01 Fire fighters..................................................... 14.23 19.12 23.12 26.06 28.20 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 16.50 16.50 19.06 22.54 24.22 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 16.50 16.50 19.77 22.54 24.22 Police officers................................................... 18.89 21.88 26.55 31.21 33.32 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 19.12 21.99 26.88 31.21 33.32 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.25 8.55 10.00 12.30 15.35 Security guards................................................. 8.25 8.55 10.00 12.30 15.35 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.34 6.10 8.00 11.00 13.50 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 7.65 10.00 14.10 19.23 19.23 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 7.65 10.00 14.10 19.23 19.23 Cooks............................................................. 8.00 9.00 11.00 12.60 13.66 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.34 10.50 12.52 13.11 14.54 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 8.00 10.00 11.00 12.67 14.00 Cooks, short order.............................................. 8.50 9.00 11.00 12.00 12.76 Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.60 8.00 9.86 12.50 13.70 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.13 3.00 7.00 8.24 Bartenders...................................................... 2.34 7.00 7.00 7.00 8.65 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.38 3.08 6.27 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 5.15 5.45 7.62 10.91 11.20 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.00 6.87 7.75 9.04 11.52 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 5.90 6.87 7.50 8.80 10.85 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop........................................................... 6.50 8.50 10.18 10.18 14.67 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.09 8.00 8.07 10.70 13.70 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.41 8.25 10.00 12.54 15.74 First-line supervisors/managers, building and grounds cleaning and maintenance workers.............................................. $9.04 $10.04 $19.50 $25.22 $27.64 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.41 8.25 9.90 12.41 15.60 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.41 8.25 9.87 12.41 15.74 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.00 8.25 10.00 13.70 14.36 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.97 10.50 13.81 17.93 18.08 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 8.97 10.50 13.81 17.93 18.08 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.25 9.30 10.82 16.83 31.02 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 6.46 10.05 13.38 23.13 32.50 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 6.46 10.05 13.38 23.13 32.50 Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges......................... 10.60 11.33 11.33 11.85 12.75 Child care workers................................................ 7.04 7.70 9.00 9.95 11.01 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 7.00 8.18 11.00 13.19 13.81 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 7.48 13.10 13.19 13.19 13.19 Recreation workers.............................................. 6.21 7.50 9.00 11.00 16.07 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.50 8.50 11.58 17.90 31.82 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 8.50 11.98 13.25 18.26 29.81 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 8.50 11.98 13.25 16.38 24.08 Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.00 7.75 9.20 11.50 14.60 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.00 7.50 8.32 10.30 12.50 Cashiers...................................................... 7.00 7.50 8.32 10.30 12.50 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 7.15 7.75 9.00 9.25 13.89 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.50 8.83 10.95 13.52 20.00 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 25.98 31.87 46.27 89.52 137.45 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 17.44 21.17 24.26 37.79 43.24 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 19.90 23.71 38.32 43.24 74.81 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 17.44 20.07 22.63 31.13 41.67 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 10.19 15.87 24.63 27.36 32.07 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.50 12.27 15.00 18.92 23.88 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 18.27 21.40 23.70 26.50 31.20 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.40 11.50 14.42 18.25 22.84 Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.75 12.00 12.68 14.71 17.02 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.86 14.42 16.00 18.59 18.85 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 10.00 13.67 16.00 20.00 25.12 Tellers......................................................... 10.00 11.00 11.38 13.45 16.12 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 12.66 13.01 15.66 36.75 36.75 Customer service representatives.................................. 10.82 13.46 14.47 17.15 19.57 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 15.51 16.96 18.66 19.27 19.62 File clerks....................................................... 10.00 10.00 15.00 16.49 18.56 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.32 8.50 10.00 11.00 14.20 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 7.50 9.41 11.00 13.04 15.00 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 7.14 8.79 10.63 13.66 15.86 Order clerks...................................................... 11.00 14.25 15.00 16.83 19.90 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.39 11.31 13.00 14.04 17.88 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 11.78 13.24 16.94 20.40 20.60 Dispatchers....................................................... $11.00 $13.55 $16.12 $18.52 $21.45 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 15.04 15.15 21.63 26.58 26.58 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.00 9.35 12.00 16.03 23.95 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 8.25 8.73 9.25 10.73 13.85 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.27 14.91 17.96 23.42 31.22 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 15.47 17.09 20.90 27.89 35.19 Medical secretaries............................................. 10.50 11.59 13.34 16.73 17.83 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.88 13.36 16.80 19.23 23.09 Computer operators................................................ 10.00 12.47 13.35 22.02 25.44 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 9.00 12.00 13.09 15.16 19.04 Data entry keyers............................................... 9.00 12.00 13.09 15.16 19.04 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 11.84 11.84 16.36 20.43 26.26 Office clerks, general............................................ 11.55 13.00 15.00 15.00 18.50 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 12.38 17.50 22.80 30.45 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 22.00 22.50 25.25 27.32 36.46 Carpenters........................................................ 16.00 17.32 20.00 22.00 25.00 Construction laborers............................................. 9.75 10.00 11.00 13.00 15.00 Construction equipment operators.................................. 12.75 14.00 17.00 25.00 32.00 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators...................................................... 14.00 16.56 18.59 25.13 32.00 Electricians...................................................... 14.00 17.31 27.75 31.45 32.90 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 12.17 16.00 21.67 21.67 26.88 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 16.00 18.11 21.67 21.67 27.85 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 9.14 11.00 11.63 15.00 17.50 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.42 18.57 24.45 28.85 30.78 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 23.00 28.85 28.85 28.85 37.25 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 27.10 28.85 29.88 30.78 30.78 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 27.10 28.85 29.88 30.78 30.78 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 14.00 16.20 23.00 26.90 32.35 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 18.24 23.00 26.25 32.35 32.35 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 16.00 17.00 24.04 26.09 28.06 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 14.70 17.32 20.47 25.44 26.95 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 16.80 19.21 20.90 24.04 25.96 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 14.07 16.00 20.25 25.70 40.23 Line installers and repairers..................................... 17.75 24.00 27.60 28.23 28.85 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 17.00 20.50 27.69 28.23 28.85 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 11.00 11.00 16.82 21.02 27.36 Production occupations.............................................. 9.00 11.00 13.52 16.50 21.80 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 15.75 18.27 20.34 20.34 25.00 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.00 11.80 13.95 19.98 23.02 Printers.......................................................... 9.80 12.31 20.67 22.66 27.80 Printing machine operators...................................... 9.80 12.00 17.63 22.22 24.75 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.47 9.71 9.73 10.00 14.10 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... $12.20 $13.65 $15.15 $15.15 $17.21 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.11 10.00 14.14 20.24 25.00 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 15.37 25.00 27.60 35.16 35.16 Bus drivers....................................................... 8.58 14.66 17.94 21.35 25.65 Bus drivers, school............................................. 8.02 13.72 16.14 18.79 20.73 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.00 12.25 15.75 20.34 22.48 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 11.75 13.72 15.75 19.38 21.71 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 8.50 9.75 12.06 16.00 21.16 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.53 13.53 17.19 21.16 21.16 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.00 9.14 10.00 12.00 17.81 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.43 9.51 10.16 12.36 18.66 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.15 8.00 9.00 10.25 13.00 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.50 $11.50 $17.45 $28.39 $41.11 Management occupations.............................................. 19.66 25.19 33.65 57.69 66.20 General and operations managers................................... 19.66 19.66 26.72 59.17 96.15 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 25.21 27.10 31.31 41.11 50.48 Marketing managers.............................................. 21.37 25.21 30.54 31.31 39.05 Sales managers.................................................. 27.10 38.03 41.11 50.48 53.01 Computer and information systems managers......................... 36.50 46.15 55.38 62.50 67.79 Financial managers................................................ 23.38 25.80 42.26 58.36 67.61 Construction managers............................................. 33.22 33.22 45.91 48.13 50.48 Education administrators.......................................... 15.13 19.23 26.77 28.51 31.93 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 20.88 20.88 32.98 57.41 84.18 Medical and health services managers.............................. 28.87 28.87 32.15 40.87 56.74 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 17.57 23.64 28.85 37.16 47.45 Cost estimators................................................... 23.84 28.55 37.69 38.97 38.97 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 25.64 25.64 36.14 37.02 80.84 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 25.64 25.64 36.27 37.02 80.84 Management analysts............................................... 25.65 28.84 28.84 45.22 54.35 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.37 23.64 31.00 34.76 43.27 Budget analysts................................................... 23.49 30.66 41.48 46.38 48.80 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 19.02 19.90 26.56 40.87 77.19 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 17.07 19.45 23.60 29.74 38.50 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 23.40 25.17 29.81 35.00 35.00 Loan officers................................................... 23.40 25.17 29.81 35.00 35.00 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 25.45 30.45 39.66 45.61 53.51 Computer programmers.............................................. 16.00 27.34 35.67 48.08 75.72 Computer software engineers....................................... 25.72 32.93 40.87 42.09 57.22 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 25.72 32.67 40.87 41.11 52.32 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 30.92 33.57 42.09 48.83 60.00 Computer support specialists...................................... 18.00 23.08 30.65 43.27 53.04 Computer systems analysts......................................... 30.85 32.93 41.92 51.44 51.44 Database administrators........................................... 33.38 33.38 35.77 45.85 48.67 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 25.45 25.45 31.94 36.06 55.55 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 27.12 27.12 27.12 40.87 47.50 Operations research analysts...................................... 17.99 19.80 26.89 45.44 51.85 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 21.09 26.50 33.65 47.48 54.67 Engineers......................................................... 27.57 32.65 40.24 50.00 57.02 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 21.91 32.59 36.97 47.43 52.89 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 21.42 30.20 40.24 46.58 50.76 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 19.10 22.33 27.40 36.26 47.11 Life scientists................................................... 16.89 23.62 33.13 37.86 38.20 Physical scientists............................................... 17.78 22.33 32.31 44.37 74.52 Economists........................................................ 14.32 20.51 25.60 35.04 35.04 Market and survey researchers..................................... 26.44 26.87 32.08 42.21 47.99 Market research analysts........................................ 26.44 26.87 32.08 42.21 47.99 Community and social services occupations........................... 14.00 14.50 15.38 17.98 26.74 Social workers.................................................... $17.33 $17.33 $21.54 $30.23 $35.00 Legal occupations Lawyers.......................................................... 37.02 60.10 72.12 76.02 120.19 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 8.75 10.00 20.41 27.96 39.36 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 20.41 21.97 22.71 48.50 66.26 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 18.86 33.62 37.53 58.57 59.03 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 12.02 17.41 24.28 31.22 33.58 Librarians........................................................ 18.35 22.45 26.35 35.39 35.39 Teacher assistants................................................ 8.25 8.75 9.62 10.65 12.00 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.50 20.30 30.11 40.95 48.42 Designers......................................................... 13.50 14.50 20.67 26.45 38.50 Public relations specialists...................................... 20.30 20.30 25.11 37.84 43.28 Writers and editors............................................... 16.56 21.03 37.05 43.59 48.46 Editors......................................................... 16.56 21.03 29.18 48.46 49.04 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 13.00 19.22 25.38 31.86 39.17 Registered nurses................................................. 24.34 27.38 30.76 34.00 37.62 Therapists........................................................ 19.71 21.61 25.00 34.51 43.00 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 12.82 14.80 17.50 22.00 25.63 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 17.31 18.90 23.00 25.15 35.47 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 12.50 13.35 15.06 16.83 19.23 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 21.53 21.53 26.23 32.00 35.00 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 21.53 21.53 21.53 27.98 35.00 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.20 12.44 14.75 15.00 17.04 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 12.20 12.44 14.75 14.75 15.44 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.38 19.00 21.86 24.12 25.97 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.25 10.40 12.00 13.00 15.16 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.25 10.24 11.50 13.05 14.06 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.75 10.50 11.64 13.26 14.22 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.75 11.67 12.00 12.89 16.16 Medical assistants.............................................. 12.00 12.00 12.61 13.00 16.16 Protective service occupations...................................... 8.00 8.50 10.00 12.30 17.68 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.25 8.50 10.00 11.50 14.31 Security guards................................................. 8.25 8.50 10.00 11.50 14.31 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.17 6.00 8.00 11.00 13.11 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 7.65 10.00 14.10 19.23 19.23 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 7.65 10.00 14.10 19.23 19.23 Cooks............................................................. 7.90 9.00 11.00 12.52 13.50 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.00 10.00 12.07 12.52 13.66 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 8.00 10.00 11.00 12.67 14.00 Cooks, short order.............................................. 8.50 9.00 11.00 12.00 12.76 Food preparation workers.......................................... 6.60 8.00 9.86 12.50 13.70 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.13 3.00 7.00 8.00 Bartenders...................................................... $2.34 $7.00 $7.00 $7.00 $8.65 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.38 3.08 6.27 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 5.15 5.25 7.62 8.75 11.20 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.00 6.87 7.50 9.04 11.52 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 5.90 6.87 7.50 8.80 10.85 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.09 8.00 8.07 10.70 13.70 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.41 8.17 9.36 12.41 14.67 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.41 8.17 9.30 12.41 14.41 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.35 8.17 9.28 12.41 15.74 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.00 8.25 10.00 13.70 14.36 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.25 9.38 10.82 18.75 31.25 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 6.46 10.05 13.38 23.13 32.50 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 6.46 10.05 13.38 23.13 32.50 Child care workers................................................ 7.04 7.50 8.75 9.95 10.43 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 10.34 11.00 13.19 13.19 13.19 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 7.48 13.10 13.19 13.19 13.19 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.50 8.50 11.57 17.72 31.87 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 8.50 11.98 13.25 18.26 29.81 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 8.50 11.98 13.25 16.38 23.40 Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.00 7.75 9.20 11.50 14.60 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.00 7.50 8.25 10.30 12.50 Cashiers...................................................... 7.00 7.50 8.25 10.30 12.50 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 7.15 7.75 9.00 9.25 13.89 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.50 8.83 10.95 13.52 20.00 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 25.98 31.87 46.27 89.52 137.45 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 17.44 21.17 24.26 37.79 43.24 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 19.90 23.71 38.32 43.24 74.81 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 17.44 20.07 22.63 31.13 41.67 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 10.19 15.85 24.63 27.36 32.07 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.39 12.08 15.00 18.67 23.95 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 18.27 21.88 23.70 26.50 29.74 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.30 11.38 14.42 18.44 22.84 Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.75 12.00 12.68 14.71 17.02 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.86 14.42 16.00 18.59 18.85 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 10.00 13.50 16.00 20.00 26.92 Tellers......................................................... 10.00 11.00 11.38 13.45 16.12 Customer service representatives.................................. 10.82 13.46 14.47 17.15 19.57 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.32 8.50 10.00 11.00 14.20 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 7.50 9.41 11.00 13.04 15.00 Order clerks...................................................... 11.00 14.25 15.00 16.83 19.90 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.39 11.45 13.00 13.89 17.88 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 11.78 13.24 16.94 20.40 20.60 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.00 9.35 12.00 16.03 23.95 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... $8.00 $8.73 $9.15 $10.50 $13.00 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.27 14.90 18.29 23.88 31.90 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 16.26 17.50 20.92 31.01 35.19 Medical secretaries............................................. 10.50 11.59 13.50 16.83 17.83 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.25 13.36 16.96 19.23 23.09 Computer operators................................................ 10.00 12.47 13.35 22.02 25.44 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 11.84 11.84 16.36 20.43 26.26 Office clerks, general............................................ 11.55 12.81 15.00 15.00 18.50 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 12.38 17.34 22.50 30.62 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 22.00 22.50 25.00 27.32 36.46 Carpenters........................................................ 16.00 17.00 20.00 22.00 25.00 Construction laborers............................................. 9.75 10.00 11.00 13.00 15.00 Construction equipment operators.................................. 12.75 14.00 16.56 19.73 32.00 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators...................................................... 13.97 16.56 17.00 22.50 32.00 Electricians...................................................... 14.00 18.27 28.86 31.45 32.95 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 12.17 16.00 21.67 21.67 26.88 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 9.14 11.00 11.63 15.00 17.50 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.42 18.50 24.04 28.85 32.35 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 27.10 28.85 29.88 30.78 30.78 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 27.10 28.85 29.88 30.78 30.78 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 14.00 16.20 23.00 26.90 32.35 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 18.24 23.00 26.25 32.35 32.35 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 16.00 17.75 20.38 24.45 27.04 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 15.53 16.24 18.22 26.01 40.23 Line installers and repairers..................................... 17.75 24.00 27.60 28.23 28.85 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 17.00 20.50 27.69 28.23 28.85 Production occupations.............................................. 8.57 11.00 13.52 16.50 21.75 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 15.75 18.27 20.34 20.34 25.00 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.00 11.80 13.95 19.98 23.02 Printers.......................................................... 9.80 12.31 21.05 22.66 27.80 Printing machine operators...................................... 9.80 12.00 17.32 22.22 25.90 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.47 9.71 9.73 10.00 14.10 Miscellaneous textile, apparel, and furnishings workers........... 12.20 13.65 15.15 15.15 17.21 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.00 10.00 13.64 19.76 22.36 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 15.37 25.00 26.42 35.16 35.16 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 9.75 12.06 15.50 20.36 22.36 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 10.00 13.72 15.75 19.38 21.71 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 8.50 9.75 12.06 16.00 21.16 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.53 13.53 17.19 21.16 21.16 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.00 9.14 10.00 12.00 17.81 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.43 9.51 10.16 12.36 18.66 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... $6.15 $8.00 $9.00 $10.25 $13.00 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $13.01 $16.83 $23.83 $33.37 $42.79 Management occupations.............................................. 21.66 27.66 39.20 48.10 54.91 Education administrators.......................................... 28.00 39.43 44.13 48.85 52.84 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 39.43 40.58 44.70 49.30 54.02 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 15.13 19.55 23.54 34.40 36.73 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 22.16 26.00 30.84 34.06 39.28 Engineers......................................................... 27.37 29.47 33.42 35.27 40.89 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 17.80 19.58 23.27 27.41 33.16 Physical scientists............................................... 18.88 19.51 23.30 26.22 32.14 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.96 18.67 23.74 31.26 40.07 Counselors........................................................ 19.44 20.27 27.33 35.96 43.79 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 24.84 27.33 35.21 43.16 44.92 Social workers.................................................... 18.28 22.32 31.73 37.26 39.44 Legal occupations................................................... 21.82 26.64 26.64 29.71 53.66 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 15.88 26.38 34.00 41.27 49.71 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 25.21 30.53 36.33 41.71 50.89 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 28.57 30.16 35.69 40.60 44.69 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 25.19 31.28 33.71 39.83 48.30 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 24.79 28.21 35.37 42.10 50.20 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 14.90 23.79 35.60 39.18 40.00 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 23.00 27.47 34.24 41.04 48.62 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 22.71 27.33 34.08 40.38 48.57 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 23.79 28.64 36.44 43.71 53.91 Secondary school teachers....................................... 26.56 29.78 38.49 44.06 51.73 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 26.46 30.27 38.30 43.98 51.81 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 27.39 28.69 42.97 44.06 47.22 Special education teachers...................................... 26.69 31.11 36.97 43.52 50.45 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 26.46 30.36 37.38 41.61 46.31 Librarians........................................................ 16.43 19.50 22.10 28.77 36.10 Library technicians............................................... 13.06 13.62 14.38 17.37 18.97 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.14 13.53 15.80 16.78 21.53 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 18.02 20.79 23.80 35.07 51.54 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 51.54 54.21 58.52 60.60 76.29 Registered nurses................................................. 23.20 26.38 29.76 33.20 35.91 Therapists........................................................ 20.91 27.42 36.97 42.79 49.74 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 35.07 36.99 42.79 43.28 52.45 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.59 17.59 18.29 20.36 21.01 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.67 12.00 13.10 14.59 16.54 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.67 12.00 12.86 14.59 16.55 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ $10.72 $12.00 $12.00 $13.10 $20.16 Protective service occupations...................................... 16.24 18.79 23.59 29.94 34.84 Fire fighters..................................................... 14.23 19.12 23.12 26.06 28.20 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 16.50 16.50 19.06 22.54 24.22 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 16.50 16.50 19.77 22.54 24.22 Police officers................................................... 19.17 21.99 26.88 31.21 33.32 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 19.23 22.09 27.11 31.21 33.32 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.92 8.92 12.16 14.54 15.35 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.72 11.59 12.65 15.18 19.25 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.62 11.43 12.50 14.29 17.27 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.62 11.41 12.41 14.31 17.53 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.00 8.23 11.03 15.49 16.83 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 6.00 7.00 8.18 9.98 19.19 Recreation workers.............................................. 6.00 7.00 8.18 9.98 19.19 Sales and related occupations....................................... 11.58 16.04 24.08 27.27 28.64 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.69 14.12 16.50 19.27 23.10 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 15.64 19.15 26.01 28.83 32.11 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.76 13.67 15.10 16.30 18.40 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.76 13.67 15.10 16.30 18.40 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 12.40 13.01 13.37 15.66 18.18 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 14.97 17.27 18.92 19.27 19.62 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 6.95 9.16 12.63 14.24 16.34 Dispatchers....................................................... 13.55 14.39 16.09 19.75 21.94 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.02 15.10 16.59 20.33 24.39 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 13.72 14.90 18.16 23.57 25.83 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.94 15.43 16.29 19.50 23.10 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.72 14.34 14.60 17.35 21.65 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.76 17.31 21.26 26.99 30.17 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.07 18.84 25.66 26.09 28.06 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 13.48 14.07 23.54 25.70 25.70 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 12.18 14.74 18.39 23.45 30.00 Bus drivers....................................................... 14.22 15.78 18.48 22.47 25.89 Bus drivers, school............................................. 13.81 14.99 17.15 19.61 21.99 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 13.42 15.10 17.20 19.74 23.05 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 9. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Full-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $10.16 $13.50 $20.08 $30.82 $43.37 Management occupations.............................................. 19.66 25.19 34.79 55.38 64.90 General and operations managers................................... 19.66 19.66 26.72 59.17 96.15 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 25.21 27.10 31.31 41.11 50.48 Marketing managers.............................................. 21.37 25.21 30.54 31.31 39.05 Sales managers.................................................. 27.10 38.03 41.11 50.48 53.01 Computer and information systems managers......................... 36.50 46.15 55.38 62.50 68.46 Financial managers................................................ 23.56 27.66 44.82 58.36 67.61 Construction managers............................................. 33.22 33.22 45.91 48.13 50.48 Education administrators.......................................... 15.13 21.04 26.97 32.98 48.10 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 26.01 26.97 28.51 40.41 47.78 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 20.59 20.88 28.72 32.98 84.18 Medical and health services managers.............................. 28.87 28.87 32.15 40.87 56.74 Social and community service managers............................. 19.04 19.04 19.04 36.33 116.48 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.91 22.75 28.84 37.02 46.38 Cost estimators................................................... 23.84 28.55 37.69 38.97 38.97 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 21.37 25.64 36.14 37.02 80.84 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 20.76 25.64 36.27 37.02 80.84 Management analysts............................................... 25.65 28.84 28.84 45.22 54.35 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.37 23.08 30.98 34.76 43.27 Budget analysts................................................... 22.45 30.66 41.48 46.38 48.80 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 19.02 19.90 26.56 40.87 77.19 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 17.07 19.45 23.60 29.74 38.50 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 14.90 23.40 25.57 29.81 29.81 Loan officers................................................... 14.90 23.40 25.57 29.81 29.81 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 25.45 30.29 39.52 45.10 52.89 Computer programmers.............................................. 16.00 26.25 35.67 48.08 75.72 Computer software engineers....................................... 25.72 32.93 40.87 42.09 57.22 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 25.72 32.67 40.87 41.11 52.32 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 30.92 33.57 42.09 48.83 60.00 Computer support specialists...................................... 18.00 23.08 30.65 43.27 53.04 Computer systems analysts......................................... 30.29 32.71 41.66 51.44 51.44 Database administrators........................................... 33.38 33.38 35.77 45.85 48.67 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 25.45 25.45 31.94 36.06 55.55 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 27.12 27.12 27.12 40.87 47.50 Operations research analysts...................................... 17.99 19.80 26.89 45.44 51.85 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 21.67 27.37 33.61 46.80 54.33 Engineers......................................................... 27.57 32.65 38.72 49.95 55.39 Civil engineers................................................. 23.08 27.75 34.39 50.00 51.17 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 21.91 32.59 36.97 47.43 52.89 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 21.42 30.20 40.24 46.58 50.76 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 19.62 22.42 25.36 28.11 33.01 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 18.82 22.32 27.26 35.87 44.37 Life scientists................................................... $16.89 $23.62 $33.13 $37.86 $38.20 Physical scientists............................................... 18.20 22.33 28.08 40.21 74.52 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 17.33 22.33 26.23 35.22 44.37 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 17.33 22.33 26.23 35.22 44.37 Economists........................................................ 14.32 20.51 25.60 35.04 35.04 Market and survey researchers..................................... 26.44 26.87 32.08 42.21 47.99 Market research analysts........................................ 26.44 26.87 32.08 42.21 47.99 Community and social services occupations........................... 14.93 16.62 19.59 26.74 35.96 Counselors........................................................ 15.21 17.96 21.91 31.31 42.93 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 18.88 24.84 32.54 41.51 44.92 Social workers.................................................... 17.84 19.02 26.74 31.31 37.26 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 16.77 17.94 18.02 22.15 27.14 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 13.30 15.38 16.62 18.67 23.89 Legal occupations Lawyers.......................................................... 35.73 52.89 72.12 76.02 78.13 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.55 21.97 30.85 39.48 48.75 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 20.41 22.71 33.87 42.04 57.85 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 31.74 40.21 47.58 51.40 67.70 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 28.57 30.37 36.63 43.44 59.03 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 24.37 28.63 33.49 37.53 43.44 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 20.41 20.41 21.97 33.71 40.62 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.39 27.52 33.78 41.27 49.13 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 10.00 12.02 14.90 32.58 39.18 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.60 27.79 33.83 39.83 48.57 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.42 28.18 33.83 39.88 47.96 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 23.00 24.87 29.11 38.74 51.90 Secondary school teachers....................................... 25.94 29.27 35.23 43.79 51.48 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.79 29.31 34.85 43.12 51.70 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 27.39 28.69 42.97 44.06 47.22 Special education teachers...................................... 26.24 29.83 36.69 42.86 50.45 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 26.46 30.36 37.38 41.61 46.31 Librarians........................................................ 18.35 21.70 24.27 32.54 35.39 Library technicians............................................... 13.62 14.38 18.78 18.78 23.05 Teacher assistants................................................ 8.50 9.00 10.00 13.39 16.33 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.70 20.30 26.28 39.65 48.42 Designers......................................................... 13.50 14.50 20.67 25.82 34.75 Graphic designers............................................... 13.50 25.00 25.82 31.20 39.65 Public relations specialists...................................... 20.30 20.30 25.11 37.84 43.28 Writers and editors............................................... 16.56 21.03 37.05 43.59 48.46 Editors......................................................... 16.56 21.03 29.18 48.46 49.04 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 14.75 19.71 25.00 31.21 41.03 Physicians and surgeons........................................... $10.56 $22.27 $58.52 $81.62 $93.74 Registered nurses................................................. 24.12 27.20 29.80 32.55 36.75 Therapists........................................................ 19.71 24.52 26.16 35.63 42.79 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 29.19 36.49 42.79 43.28 52.46 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 12.88 14.85 17.78 22.66 25.29 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 17.40 19.00 23.16 25.13 35.47 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 12.50 13.44 15.06 17.33 19.23 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 21.53 21.53 21.53 27.98 32.12 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 16.38 18.15 20.90 23.47 25.53 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.85 11.16 12.00 13.32 15.92 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.75 10.63 11.75 13.26 14.62 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.75 10.50 11.65 13.10 14.51 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 10.12 12.00 12.52 13.97 16.61 Medical assistants.............................................. 12.00 12.00 12.61 12.89 16.16 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.04 16.24 21.78 27.44 33.32 Fire fighters..................................................... 14.81 20.04 23.14 26.06 28.20 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 16.50 16.50 19.06 22.54 24.22 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 16.50 16.50 19.77 22.54 24.22 Police officers................................................... 19.12 21.97 26.63 31.21 33.32 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 19.17 21.99 27.09 31.21 33.32 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.50 9.00 11.04 12.50 15.35 Security guards................................................. 8.50 9.00 11.04 12.50 15.35 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.83 8.00 10.00 12.67 15.29 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 10.00 12.82 16.46 19.23 19.23 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 10.00 12.82 16.46 19.23 19.23 Cooks............................................................. 8.00 9.00 11.89 12.67 13.66 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 9.34 10.00 12.52 13.20 14.54 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 8.00 10.00 12.00 12.67 14.00 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.13 2.38 7.50 10.91 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.83 7.45 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.84 8.50 9.75 11.75 14.67 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.00 8.50 9.00 12.62 12.85 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.00 9.04 12.31 14.29 18.01 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.00 9.04 12.13 13.77 15.99 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.17 9.91 12.41 14.02 17.96 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.00 8.15 10.00 13.70 14.36 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 8.97 10.50 14.56 18.08 18.08 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 8.97 10.50 14.56 18.08 18.08 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.25 9.76 11.82 20.17 32.50 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 6.39 10.05 13.26 25.05 32.50 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. $6.39 $10.05 $13.26 $25.05 $32.50 Child care workers................................................ 7.25 8.00 9.24 10.00 11.13 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.60 10.32 14.09 22.63 38.09 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 8.50 11.98 13.25 18.26 29.81 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 8.50 11.98 13.25 16.38 24.08 Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.85 9.20 10.82 13.00 17.84 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.50 8.25 10.16 11.85 14.62 Cashiers...................................................... 7.50 8.25 10.16 11.85 14.62 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 8.00 9.20 9.20 13.89 17.88 Retail salespersons............................................. 9.35 10.00 12.00 14.60 25.99 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 25.98 31.87 46.27 89.52 137.45 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 17.44 21.17 24.26 37.79 43.24 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 19.90 23.71 38.32 43.24 74.81 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 17.44 20.07 22.63 31.13 41.67 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 10.97 16.19 26.45 32.07 32.07 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.00 13.00 15.38 19.23 24.65 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 18.27 21.54 23.70 26.50 31.20 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.00 11.96 15.00 18.25 23.38 Bill and account collectors..................................... 11.73 12.62 13.02 15.02 17.44 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 13.86 14.42 16.00 18.59 18.85 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.15 13.81 16.00 19.09 29.38 Tellers......................................................... 10.00 11.00 11.66 13.54 16.66 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 12.40 13.01 13.37 15.66 18.18 Customer service representatives.................................. 11.89 13.46 14.90 17.75 20.07 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 15.54 17.27 18.92 19.27 19.62 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 10.61 11.25 12.62 14.21 17.01 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 8.79 8.79 12.69 14.24 15.86 Order clerks...................................................... 10.25 14.25 15.00 16.83 19.90 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.82 11.94 13.00 14.04 18.47 Dispatchers....................................................... 11.00 13.55 16.12 18.52 21.45 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 15.04 15.15 21.63 26.58 26.58 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.00 9.60 12.00 16.03 23.95 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 8.73 8.86 10.39 11.61 13.85 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.36 15.42 18.46 23.57 31.25 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 15.42 18.00 21.36 27.89 35.19 Medical secretaries............................................. 11.19 12.50 14.00 17.83 17.83 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.27 13.49 16.96 19.24 23.08 Computer operators................................................ 11.00 12.47 16.32 22.50 25.44 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 9.00 12.11 13.17 15.16 19.04 Data entry keyers............................................... 9.00 12.11 13.17 15.16 19.04 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 12.01 13.59 19.01 21.10 27.69 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.00 13.77 15.00 15.91 19.17 Construction and extraction occupations............................. $10.00 $12.38 $17.50 $23.00 $30.45 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 22.00 22.50 26.00 27.75 36.46 Carpenters........................................................ 16.00 17.32 20.00 22.00 25.00 Construction laborers............................................. 9.75 10.00 11.00 13.00 15.00 Construction equipment operators.................................. 12.75 14.00 17.00 25.00 32.00 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators...................................................... 14.00 16.56 18.59 25.13 32.00 Electricians...................................................... 14.00 17.31 27.75 31.45 32.90 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 12.17 16.00 21.67 21.67 26.88 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 16.00 18.11 21.67 21.67 27.85 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 9.14 11.00 11.63 15.00 17.50 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.42 18.32 24.04 28.85 30.78 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 23.00 28.85 28.85 28.85 37.25 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 27.10 28.85 29.88 30.78 30.78 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 27.10 28.85 29.88 30.78 30.78 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 14.00 16.20 23.00 26.90 32.35 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 18.24 23.00 26.25 32.35 32.35 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 16.00 17.00 24.04 26.09 28.06 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 14.70 17.32 20.47 25.44 26.95 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 16.80 19.21 20.90 24.04 25.96 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 14.07 16.00 20.25 25.70 40.23 Line installers and repairers..................................... 17.75 24.00 27.60 28.23 28.85 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 17.00 20.50 27.69 28.23 28.85 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 11.00 11.00 16.82 21.49 27.36 Production occupations.............................................. 9.73 11.00 14.03 16.54 22.17 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 15.75 18.27 20.34 20.34 25.00 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.00 11.80 13.95 19.98 23.02 Printers.......................................................... 12.00 13.04 21.12 22.79 27.80 Printing machine operators...................................... 9.80 12.31 19.10 22.22 26.32 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 9.47 9.71 9.73 10.00 14.10 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.24 10.24 13.00 15.96 17.18 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.51 11.28 15.78 21.16 26.26 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 15.37 25.00 27.60 35.16 35.16 Bus drivers....................................................... 8.24 15.53 18.32 21.91 25.77 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.00 13.07 15.75 20.47 22.61 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 10.00 13.72 15.75 19.54 21.71 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 8.50 9.75 12.06 16.00 21.16 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.53 13.53 17.19 21.16 21.16 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ $9.00 $9.51 $10.50 $14.14 $19.77 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.51 9.51 10.55 14.67 19.71 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 10. Part-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Part-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $6.15 $7.25 $9.00 $11.84 $20.60 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 8.72 10.08 13.12 20.26 39.00 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 20.00 21.90 52.34 54.71 72.92 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 8.91 9.59 12.31 23.79 39.00 Librarians........................................................ 15.96 16.43 16.54 20.59 23.81 Teacher assistants................................................ 7.00 8.64 11.96 14.03 16.83 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 9.63 13.41 29.91 35.19 40.00 Registered nurses................................................. 24.61 28.51 33.63 35.19 40.00 Therapists........................................................ 18.27 21.61 36.59 43.00 43.00 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.04 8.25 9.25 12.16 13.83 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.25 8.61 10.60 13.03 13.83 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.08 10.72 12.00 13.83 14.00 Protective service occupations...................................... 7.25 8.00 8.55 10.25 15.00 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 8.00 8.25 8.55 10.00 25.00 Security guards................................................. 8.00 8.25 8.55 10.00 25.00 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.17 3.08 7.00 7.75 10.00 Cooks............................................................. 7.75 8.50 10.75 11.00 12.00 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.41 10.50 11.00 11.00 11.88 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.17 3.08 7.00 7.73 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.75 3.08 6.27 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 2.38 5.15 6.15 7.62 7.73 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 5.60 6.50 7.00 7.50 9.04 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 5.60 6.25 7.00 7.50 9.04 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.09 7.09 8.07 8.44 10.70 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.00 7.50 8.25 9.82 11.65 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.00 7.50 8.25 9.82 11.65 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.00 7.50 8.25 9.82 11.40 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.00 8.00 10.50 10.82 15.00 Child care workers................................................ 6.50 7.00 8.00 9.00 9.93 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 6.00 7.00 7.76 8.28 10.34 Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.75 7.20 8.00 9.00 11.05 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.75 7.20 8.00 9.00 11.05 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.60 7.00 7.77 9.00 10.20 Cashiers...................................................... 6.60 7.00 7.77 9.00 10.20 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.00 7.50 8.00 9.94 12.00 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 8.00 10.00 11.55 14.20 20.00 Financial clerks.................................................. 8.50 11.00 11.04 20.00 20.00 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... $7.44 $8.50 $20.00 $20.00 $20.00 Tellers......................................................... 9.90 11.00 11.00 11.04 12.88 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 6.30 7.57 9.77 12.69 15.21 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 6.15 6.91 10.00 12.48 13.85 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 6.75 7.50 8.27 8.48 9.00 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 10.50 12.08 14.91 17.00 17.00 Production occupations.............................................. 6.50 8.00 11.04 13.00 17.66 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 6.15 7.00 8.75 10.19 12.43 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 6.66 7.04 9.07 10.19 12.00 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.00 7.25 10.00 12.00 13.26 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 5.50 7.00 8.50 9.07 10.25 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 11. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $24.32 $20.08 $958 $794 39.4 $48,997 $40,793 2,015 Management occupations.............................................. 40.42 34.79 1,634 1,447 40.4 84,723 72,966 2,096 General and operations managers................................... 41.39 26.72 1,790 1,232 43.3 93,102 64,066 2,249 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 34.96 31.31 1,442 1,253 41.2 74,975 65,133 2,145 Marketing managers.............................................. 29.22 30.54 1,182 1,222 40.5 61,471 63,523 2,104 Sales managers.................................................. 40.23 41.11 1,689 1,712 42.0 87,842 89,022 2,184 Computer and information systems managers......................... 52.76 55.38 2,196 2,320 41.6 114,170 120,640 2,164 Financial managers................................................ 45.04 44.82 1,794 1,793 39.8 93,299 93,219 2,072 Construction managers............................................. 42.44 45.91 1,820 1,840 42.9 94,500 95,680 2,227 Education administrators.......................................... 30.28 26.97 1,167 1,074 38.5 59,488 56,098 1,964 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 33.47 28.51 1,257 1,079 37.6 63,669 56,098 1,902 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 36.91 28.72 1,445 1,149 39.1 74,344 59,731 2,014 Medical and health services managers.............................. 36.80 32.15 1,542 1,286 41.9 80,179 66,872 2,179 Social and community service managers............................. 33.30 19.04 1,292 1,002 38.8 67,165 52,116 2,017 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 31.36 28.84 1,268 1,154 40.4 65,943 59,983 2,102 Cost estimators................................................... 34.00 37.69 1,516 1,285 44.6 78,822 66,812 2,318 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 36.76 36.14 1,448 1,327 39.4 75,304 68,995 2,049 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 37.51 36.27 1,501 1,451 40.0 78,030 75,442 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 36.14 28.84 1,445 1,154 40.0 75,162 59,983 2,080 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.17 30.98 1,248 1,239 40.0 64,894 64,430 2,082 Budget analysts................................................... 37.75 41.48 1,587 1,867 42.0 82,506 97,061 2,185 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 33.01 26.56 1,312 1,034 39.7 68,203 53,750 2,066 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 25.36 23.60 988 885 39.0 51,358 46,024 2,026 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 26.62 25.57 1,065 1,023 40.0 55,361 53,186 2,080 Loan officers................................................... 26.62 25.57 1,065 1,023 40.0 55,361 53,186 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 39.26 39.52 1,578 1,576 40.2 82,034 81,931 2,089 Computer programmers.............................................. 39.28 35.67 1,571 1,427 40.0 81,703 74,198 2,080 Computer software engineers....................................... 41.11 40.87 1,644 1,635 40.0 85,501 85,005 2,080 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.24 40.87 1,610 1,635 40.0 83,694 85,005 2,080 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.00 42.09 1,760 1,684 40.0 91,521 87,549 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 33.03 30.65 1,321 1,226 40.0 68,671 63,752 2,079 Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.71 41.66 1,667 1,666 40.0 86,709 86,653 2,079 Database administrators........................................... 39.22 35.77 1,569 1,431 40.0 81,570 74,408 2,080 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 34.31 31.94 1,363 1,278 39.7 70,851 66,439 2,065 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 33.85 27.12 1,346 1,085 39.8 70,003 56,399 2,068 Operations research analysts...................................... 33.29 26.89 1,331 1,076 40.0 69,237 55,931 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 36.86 33.61 1,477 1,361 40.1 76,800 70,783 2,084 Engineers......................................................... 41.03 38.72 1,642 1,549 40.0 85,397 80,531 2,081 Civil engineers................................................. 37.40 34.39 1,496 1,376 40.0 77,794 71,531 2,080 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 38.59 36.97 1,546 1,497 40.1 80,396 77,859 2,083 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 38.10 40.24 1,524 1,610 40.0 79,257 83,697 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... $25.37 $25.36 $1,035 $1,007 40.8 $53,821 $52,347 2,121 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 30.82 27.26 1,252 1,140 40.6 65,107 59,280 2,112 Life scientists................................................... 30.67 33.13 1,169 1,325 38.1 60,774 68,910 1,982 Physical scientists............................................... 34.17 28.08 1,465 1,085 42.9 76,162 56,400 2,229 Environmental scientists and geoscientists...................... 28.98 26.23 1,303 1,061 45.0 67,733 55,163 2,338 Environmental scientists and specialists, including health.... 28.98 26.23 1,303 1,061 45.0 67,733 55,163 2,338 Economists........................................................ 26.08 25.60 1,179 1,200 45.2 61,285 62,401 2,350 Market and survey researchers..................................... 33.83 32.08 1,324 1,154 39.1 68,855 60,000 2,035 Market research analysts........................................ 33.83 32.08 1,324 1,154 39.1 68,855 60,000 2,035 Community and social services occupations........................... 22.59 19.59 886 794 39.2 43,933 38,842 1,945 Counselors........................................................ 25.33 21.91 974 851 38.5 47,820 42,732 1,888 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 32.78 32.54 1,218 1,211 37.2 55,933 53,933 1,706 Social workers.................................................... 26.28 26.74 1,039 1,070 39.5 53,789 55,619 2,047 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 20.44 18.02 794 714 38.9 40,848 37,107 1,998 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 17.78 16.62 711 665 40.0 34,978 34,568 1,967 Legal occupations Lawyers.......................................................... 67.44 72.12 2,665 2,885 39.5 138,554 150,010 2,055 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.74 30.85 1,160 1,130 37.7 49,295 47,929 1,604 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 36.39 33.87 1,467 1,392 40.3 64,795 58,411 1,780 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 47.83 47.58 1,899 1,903 39.7 84,905 83,417 1,775 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 38.20 36.63 1,563 1,466 40.9 62,670 58,495 1,641 English language and literature teachers, postsecondary....... 32.96 33.49 1,411 1,428 42.8 57,188 55,683 1,735 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 27.99 21.97 1,116 879 39.9 52,567 45,687 1,878 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 34.49 33.78 1,269 1,251 36.8 51,290 50,201 1,487 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 21.11 14.90 830 597 39.3 37,658 33,367 1,784 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 34.62 33.83 1,283 1,254 37.1 50,535 49,331 1,460 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 34.82 33.83 1,286 1,278 36.9 50,891 49,600 1,462 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 33.27 29.11 1,259 1,145 37.9 48,058 42,819 1,445 Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.17 35.23 1,334 1,270 35.9 54,344 53,907 1,462 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 37.13 34.85 1,329 1,270 35.8 54,022 53,543 1,455 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 37.65 42.97 1,396 1,511 37.1 59,345 57,843 1,576 Special education teachers...................................... 37.34 36.69 1,366 1,349 36.6 55,454 53,907 1,485 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 37.21 37.38 1,323 1,324 35.5 54,676 54,600 1,469 Librarians........................................................ 26.40 24.27 1,022 962 38.7 50,796 50,000 1,924 Library technicians............................................... 17.58 18.78 679 704 38.6 35,312 36,619 2,009 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.45 10.00 434 385 37.9 20,450 19,656 1,786 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 30.36 26.28 1,158 1,051 38.2 60,000 54,662 1,976 Designers......................................................... 21.81 20.67 787 827 36.1 40,913 43,000 1,876 Graphic designers............................................... $26.12 $25.82 $1,024 $1,033 39.2 $53,232 $53,697 2,038 Public relations specialists...................................... 28.88 25.11 1,155 1,004 40.0 60,069 52,231 2,080 Writers and editors............................................... 34.27 37.05 1,266 1,346 36.9 65,830 69,986 1,921 Editors......................................................... 31.15 29.18 1,154 1,125 37.1 60,026 58,481 1,927 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.63 25.00 1,089 977 39.4 56,251 50,700 2,036 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 53.79 58.52 2,308 2,404 42.9 119,998 125,001 2,231 Registered nurses................................................. 30.22 29.80 1,160 1,136 38.4 60,316 59,083 1,996 Therapists........................................................ 29.55 26.16 1,161 1,047 39.3 55,283 53,810 1,871 Speech-language pathologists.................................... 41.22 42.79 1,541 1,712 37.4 60,011 62,993 1,456 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.02 17.78 761 711 40.0 39,553 36,982 2,079 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.80 23.16 952 926 40.0 49,481 48,173 2,079 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 15.42 15.06 617 602 40.0 32,070 31,325 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.43 21.53 977 861 40.0 50,811 44,782 2,080 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 20.93 20.90 815 815 39.0 42,400 42,370 2,026 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.58 12.00 486 480 38.6 25,252 24,960 2,008 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.07 11.75 461 450 38.2 23,969 23,408 1,986 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.96 11.65 455 448 38.1 23,672 23,303 1,979 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.11 12.52 511 501 39.0 26,539 26,042 2,024 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.22 12.61 524 504 39.7 27,262 26,229 2,062 Protective service occupations...................................... 22.41 21.78 914 880 40.8 47,026 45,711 2,099 Fire fighters..................................................... 22.56 23.14 1,027 1,031 45.5 53,427 53,620 2,368 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 19.57 19.06 780 777 39.9 40,580 40,381 2,074 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 19.83 19.77 795 791 40.1 41,332 41,128 2,085 Police officers................................................... 26.59 26.63 1,073 1,086 40.4 55,818 56,493 2,099 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 26.72 27.09 1,079 1,086 40.4 56,089 56,493 2,099 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.31 11.04 449 438 39.7 23,333 22,755 2,063 Security guards................................................. 11.31 11.04 449 438 39.7 23,333 22,755 2,063 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.30 10.00 391 385 38.0 20,248 19,760 1,965 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 16.30 16.46 669 682 41.0 34,764 35,442 2,133 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 16.42 16.46 674 682 41.1 35,064 35,442 2,135 Cooks............................................................. 11.13 11.89 421 422 37.8 21,740 22,295 1,954 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.99 12.52 470 501 39.2 23,837 25,740 1,988 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.52 12.00 444 475 38.6 23,113 24,708 2,006 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.66 2.38 169 85 36.3 8,794 4,430 1,887 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.25 2.13 118 83 36.3 6,130 4,332 1,887 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.20 9.75 392 341 38.4 20,389 17,745 1,998 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 10.26 9.00 389 320 37.9 20,210 16,640 1,970 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... $12.32 $12.31 $472 $434 38.3 $24,491 $22,586 1,989 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.94 12.13 457 434 38.3 23,752 22,586 1,989 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.48 12.41 478 439 38.3 24,858 22,805 1,992 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.79 10.00 410 363 38.0 21,319 18,876 1,976 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 14.18 14.56 553 546 39.0 28,179 28,400 1,988 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 14.18 14.56 553 546 39.0 28,179 28,400 1,988 Personal care and service occupations............................... 16.49 11.82 575 464 34.9 29,537 23,566 1,792 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 19.12 13.26 701 477 36.7 36,442 24,821 1,906 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 19.12 13.26 701 477 36.7 36,442 24,821 1,906 Child care workers................................................ 9.18 9.24 359 360 39.1 18,650 18,720 2,031 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.11 14.09 791 584 39.3 40,684 30,160 2,023 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.45 13.25 705 596 40.4 36,648 31,000 2,100 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.93 13.25 685 596 40.4 35,602 31,000 2,103 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.28 10.82 479 400 39.0 24,929 20,800 2,029 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.52 10.16 408 396 38.8 21,205 20,592 2,015 Cashiers...................................................... 10.52 10.16 408 396 38.8 21,205 20,592 2,015 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 10.86 9.20 441 368 40.6 22,917 19,142 2,109 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.26 12.00 555 450 38.9 28,878 23,400 2,025 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 60.06 46.27 2,402 1,851 40.0 124,925 96,250 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 30.90 24.26 1,259 1,018 40.8 65,492 52,936 2,120 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 41.33 38.32 1,653 1,533 40.0 85,972 79,699 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 27.01 22.63 1,109 1,003 41.1 57,662 52,179 2,135 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 23.59 26.45 886 1,058 37.6 39,099 35,318 1,657 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.87 15.38 665 601 39.4 34,597 31,275 2,051 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 24.66 23.70 982 948 39.8 51,056 49,298 2,070 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.99 15.00 632 577 39.6 32,888 30,002 2,057 Bill and account collectors..................................... 13.85 13.02 554 521 40.0 28,817 27,082 2,080 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.52 16.00 654 640 39.6 33,992 33,280 2,058 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.46 16.00 681 640 39.0 35,423 33,280 2,029 Tellers......................................................... 12.48 11.66 499 466 40.0 25,951 24,253 2,080 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 14.49 13.37 554 525 38.2 28,820 27,323 1,989 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.78 14.90 630 590 39.9 32,750 30,659 2,075 Eligibility interviewers, government programs..................... 18.57 18.92 741 757 39.9 38,522 39,349 2,074 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.99 12.62 519 505 40.0 27,009 26,250 2,080 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 12.31 12.69 432 476 35.1 22,448 24,742 1,824 Order clerks...................................................... 15.62 15.00 620 600 39.7 32,234 31,200 2,063 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.49 13.00 530 520 39.2 27,534 27,040 2,041 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.01 16.12 641 645 40.0 33,308 33,530 2,080 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... $21.29 $21.63 $844 $851 39.6 $43,875 $44,251 2,061 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.70 12.00 544 480 39.7 28,287 24,960 2,065 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.79 10.39 421 405 39.0 21,914 21,060 2,030 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.31 18.46 798 730 39.3 41,489 37,960 2,042 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.00 21.36 943 838 39.3 49,060 43,555 2,045 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.56 14.00 552 520 37.9 28,718 27,040 1,973 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.39 16.96 691 678 39.7 35,923 35,273 2,066 Computer operators................................................ 17.24 16.32 690 653 40.0 35,867 33,946 2,080 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.70 13.17 544 524 39.7 28,286 27,225 2,064 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.70 13.17 544 524 39.7 28,286 27,225 2,064 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 19.01 19.01 744 760 39.2 38,714 39,495 2,036 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.54 15.00 604 600 38.9 31,410 31,200 2,021 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.97 17.50 758 700 40.0 39,306 36,400 2,072 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 26.84 26.00 1,074 1,040 40.0 55,824 54,080 2,080 Carpenters........................................................ 20.20 20.00 808 800 40.0 42,010 41,600 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 11.89 11.00 475 440 40.0 24,714 22,880 2,079 Construction equipment operators.................................. 19.76 17.00 790 680 40.0 39,719 35,360 2,010 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators...................................................... 20.68 18.59 827 744 40.0 43,020 38,667 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 25.37 27.75 1,011 1,092 39.8 52,569 56,804 2,072 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.84 21.67 794 867 40.0 41,232 45,067 2,078 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 21.43 21.67 857 867 40.0 44,573 45,067 2,080 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.68 11.63 507 465 40.0 26,371 24,190 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.87 24.04 955 978 40.0 49,631 50,631 2,079 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 29.12 28.85 1,161 1,154 39.9 60,292 60,000 2,071 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.30 29.88 1,172 1,195 40.0 60,941 62,140 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 29.30 29.88 1,172 1,195 40.0 60,941 62,140 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.82 23.00 923 920 40.4 47,980 47,840 2,102 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 26.74 26.25 1,088 1,056 40.7 56,566 54,912 2,115 Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists............. 22.26 24.04 890 962 40.0 46,070 50,003 2,070 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 21.77 20.47 861 828 39.6 44,777 43,056 2,057 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 21.30 20.90 848 836 39.8 44,106 43,472 2,071 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.87 20.25 860 810 39.3 44,726 42,120 2,045 Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.36 27.60 1,015 1,104 40.0 52,754 57,408 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 24.86 27.69 994 1,108 40.0 51,702 57,604 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 17.25 16.82 690 673 40.0 35,883 34,986 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 14.65 14.03 584 560 39.9 30,374 29,099 2,073 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... $20.36 $20.34 $838 $814 41.1 $43,554 $42,307 2,140 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 15.56 13.95 622 558 40.0 32,118 28,448 2,064 Printers.......................................................... 19.58 21.12 761 792 38.8 39,551 41,184 2,020 Printing machine operators...................................... $17.94 $19.10 $698 $716 38.9 $36,287 $37,245 2,023 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.60 9.73 414 389 39.1 21,533 20,205 2,031 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.25 13.00 523 520 39.5 27,188 27,040 2,052 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 19.80 15.78 765 635 38.6 39,223 32,344 1,981 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 28.44 27.60 1,187 1,097 41.7 61,707 57,023 2,170 Bus drivers....................................................... 18.08 18.32 673 684 37.2 29,582 26,615 1,637 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.58 15.75 677 630 40.8 34,847 32,240 2,102 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.13 15.75 706 630 41.2 36,076 32,240 2,107 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.08 12.06 528 482 40.4 27,473 25,085 2,100 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.26 17.19 690 688 40.0 35,866 35,755 2,078 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.30 10.50 487 411 39.6 25,317 21,362 2,058 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.32 10.55 487 419 39.6 25,347 21,803 2,058 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 12. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $23.96 $19.33 $946 $763 39.5 $48,976 $39,603 2,044 Management occupations.............................................. 40.62 33.22 1,649 1,398 40.6 85,714 72,093 2,110 General and operations managers................................... 41.25 26.72 1,791 1,069 43.4 93,153 55,578 2,258 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 34.96 31.31 1,442 1,253 41.2 74,975 65,133 2,145 Marketing managers.............................................. 29.22 30.54 1,182 1,222 40.5 61,471 63,523 2,104 Sales managers.................................................. 40.23 41.11 1,689 1,712 42.0 87,842 89,022 2,184 Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.00 55.38 2,210 2,341 41.7 114,935 121,742 2,168 Financial managers................................................ 43.88 44.82 1,755 1,793 40.0 91,279 93,219 2,080 Construction managers............................................. 42.45 45.91 1,831 1,840 43.1 95,201 95,680 2,243 Education administrators.......................................... 26.18 26.77 1,002 937 38.3 51,948 48,725 1,984 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 41.41 32.98 1,608 1,319 38.8 82,433 68,590 1,991 Medical and health services managers.............................. 35.95 32.15 1,510 1,286 42.0 78,520 66,872 2,184 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 31.91 28.84 1,293 1,176 40.5 67,218 61,158 2,107 Cost estimators................................................... 34.00 37.69 1,516 1,285 44.6 78,822 66,812 2,318 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 38.96 36.27 1,532 1,451 39.3 79,658 75,442 2,044 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 40.40 36.27 1,616 1,451 40.0 84,024 75,442 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 36.14 28.84 1,445 1,154 40.0 75,162 59,983 2,080 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.65 31.25 1,272 1,239 40.2 66,122 64,430 2,089 Budget analysts................................................... 39.32 41.48 1,664 1,867 42.3 86,504 97,061 2,200 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 33.01 26.56 1,312 1,034 39.7 68,203 53,750 2,066 Insurance underwriters.......................................... 25.36 23.60 988 885 39.0 51,358 46,024 2,026 Loan counselors and officers...................................... 26.62 25.57 1,065 1,023 40.0 55,361 53,186 2,080 Loan officers................................................... 26.62 25.57 1,065 1,023 40.0 55,361 53,186 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 39.50 39.66 1,587 1,582 40.2 82,533 82,266 2,089 Computer programmers.............................................. 39.31 35.67 1,572 1,427 40.0 81,768 74,198 2,080 Computer software engineers....................................... 41.11 40.87 1,644 1,635 40.0 85,501 85,005 2,080 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 40.24 40.87 1,610 1,635 40.0 83,694 85,005 2,080 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 44.00 42.09 1,760 1,684 40.0 91,521 87,549 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 33.03 30.65 1,321 1,226 40.0 68,671 63,752 2,079 Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.71 41.66 1,667 1,666 40.0 86,709 86,653 2,079 Database administrators........................................... 39.22 35.77 1,569 1,431 40.0 81,570 74,408 2,080 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 34.31 31.94 1,363 1,278 39.7 70,851 66,439 2,065 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 33.85 27.12 1,346 1,085 39.8 70,003 56,399 2,068 Operations research analysts...................................... 33.29 26.89 1,331 1,076 40.0 69,237 55,931 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 37.56 34.48 1,508 1,404 40.2 78,432 73,000 2,088 Engineers......................................................... 41.85 41.25 1,676 1,654 40.0 87,142 86,000 2,082 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 38.59 36.97 1,546 1,497 40.1 80,396 77,859 2,083 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 38.10 40.24 1,524 1,610 40.0 79,257 83,697 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.55 27.40 1,287 1,200 40.8 66,921 62,401 2,121 Life scientists................................................... 30.70 33.13 1,170 1,325 38.1 60,835 68,910 1,982 Physical scientists............................................... $38.51 $32.31 $1,729 $1,630 44.9 $89,911 $84,760 2,335 Economists........................................................ 26.08 25.60 1,179 1,200 45.2 61,285 62,401 2,350 Market and survey researchers..................................... 33.83 32.08 1,324 1,154 39.1 68,855 60,000 2,035 Market research analysts........................................ 33.83 32.08 1,324 1,154 39.1 68,855 60,000 2,035 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.93 15.49 712 615 39.7 36,945 31,990 2,060 Counselors........................................................ 16.88 17.65 670 706 39.7 34,851 36,710 2,064 Social workers.................................................... 23.88 26.74 938 1,070 39.3 48,435 55,619 2,028 Legal occupations Lawyers.......................................................... 69.26 72.12 2,734 2,885 39.5 142,163 150,010 2,053 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 22.59 20.41 876 816 38.8 41,737 37,200 1,848 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 35.97 22.71 1,449 908 40.3 67,660 52,904 1,881 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 49.67 48.50 1,987 1,940 40.0 91,520 88,083 1,843 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 42.11 39.48 1,728 1,575 41.0 68,633 64,324 1,630 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.78 24.87 908 973 38.2 39,840 37,200 1,676 Librarians........................................................ 27.16 26.35 1,037 962 38.2 49,351 50,034 1,817 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.70 9.20 371 360 38.2 19,267 18,720 1,987 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 30.70 27.88 1,166 1,051 38.0 60,393 54,662 1,967 Designers......................................................... 21.27 20.67 758 600 35.7 39,440 31,200 1,854 Public relations specialists...................................... 28.88 25.11 1,155 1,004 40.0 60,069 52,231 2,080 Writers and editors............................................... 34.27 37.05 1,266 1,346 36.9 65,830 69,986 1,921 Editors......................................................... 31.15 29.18 1,154 1,125 37.1 60,026 58,481 1,927 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.46 25.00 1,082 980 39.4 56,254 50,960 2,049 Registered nurses................................................. 30.27 29.80 1,158 1,129 38.3 60,202 58,718 1,989 Therapists........................................................ 25.25 25.00 1,010 1,000 40.0 52,517 52,000 2,080 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.95 17.38 758 695 40.0 39,414 36,150 2,079 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.82 23.00 952 920 40.0 49,513 47,840 2,079 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 15.31 15.06 612 602 40.0 31,840 31,325 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 24.43 21.53 977 861 40.0 50,811 44,782 2,080 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.60 21.78 845 859 39.1 43,919 44,658 2,033 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.50 12.00 483 480 38.6 25,096 24,960 2,008 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.87 11.55 452 442 38.1 23,502 22,971 1,979 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.87 11.55 452 442 38.1 23,502 22,971 1,979 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.09 12.52 510 501 39.0 26,525 26,042 2,027 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.22 12.61 524 504 39.7 27,262 26,229 2,062 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.42 11.09 491 442 39.5 24,333 22,360 1,959 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.80 10.56 428 400 39.6 22,253 20,800 2,061 Security guards................................................. 10.80 10.56 428 400 39.6 22,253 20,800 2,061 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... $10.21 $10.00 $387 $373 37.9 $20,140 $19,383 1,972 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 16.30 16.46 669 682 41.0 34,764 35,442 2,133 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 16.42 16.46 674 682 41.1 35,064 35,442 2,135 Cooks............................................................. 10.97 11.00 414 420 37.7 21,508 21,840 1,961 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.48 12.26 448 490 39.0 23,283 25,501 2,029 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.52 12.00 444 475 38.6 23,113 24,708 2,006 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.66 2.38 169 85 36.3 8,794 4,430 1,887 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.25 2.13 118 83 36.3 6,130 4,332 1,887 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.20 9.75 392 341 38.4 20,389 17,745 1,998 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 10.26 9.00 389 320 37.9 20,210 16,640 1,970 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.62 10.59 437 420 37.6 22,719 21,861 1,955 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.42 10.51 430 420 37.6 22,340 21,819 1,956 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.96 12.41 446 434 37.3 23,218 22,586 1,941 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.75 10.00 408 360 38.0 21,226 18,720 1,974 Personal care and service occupations............................... 16.65 11.33 578 453 34.7 30,061 23,566 1,806 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 19.12 13.26 701 477 36.7 36,442 24,821 1,906 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. 19.12 13.26 701 477 36.7 36,442 24,821 1,906 Child care workers................................................ 9.10 9.21 357 360 39.2 18,566 18,720 2,041 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.07 13.90 790 581 39.3 40,626 29,162 2,024 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.42 13.25 704 596 40.4 36,613 31,000 2,102 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.89 13.25 684 596 40.5 35,545 31,000 2,105 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.28 10.82 479 400 39.0 24,929 20,800 2,029 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.52 10.16 408 396 38.8 21,205 20,592 2,015 Cashiers...................................................... 10.52 10.16 408 396 38.8 21,205 20,592 2,015 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 10.86 9.20 441 368 40.6 22,917 19,142 2,109 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.26 12.00 555 450 38.9 28,878 23,400 2,025 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 60.06 46.27 2,402 1,851 40.0 124,925 96,250 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 30.90 24.26 1,259 1,018 40.8 65,492 52,936 2,120 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 41.33 38.32 1,653 1,533 40.0 85,972 79,699 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 27.01 22.63 1,109 1,003 41.1 57,662 52,179 2,135 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 23.63 26.45 888 1,058 37.6 39,131 38,000 1,656 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.81 15.00 663 600 39.4 34,470 31,200 2,051 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 24.64 23.70 982 948 39.9 51,066 49,298 2,073 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.03 15.00 635 577 39.6 33,017 30,002 2,060 Bill and account collectors..................................... $13.85 $13.02 $554 $521 40.0 $28,817 $27,082 2,080 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.52 16.00 654 640 39.6 33,992 33,280 2,058 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.72 16.00 693 640 39.1 36,048 33,280 2,034 Tellers......................................................... 12.48 11.66 499 466 40.0 25,951 24,253 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 15.78 14.90 630 590 39.9 32,750 30,659 2,075 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.99 12.62 519 505 40.0 27,009 26,250 2,080 Order clerks...................................................... 15.62 15.00 620 600 39.7 32,234 31,200 2,063 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.51 13.00 531 520 39.3 27,609 27,040 2,044 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 13.70 12.00 544 480 39.7 28,287 24,960 2,065 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.41 10.00 405 400 39.0 21,084 20,800 2,025 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.78 18.60 815 731 39.2 42,351 38,033 2,038 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.76 22.28 973 891 39.3 50,597 46,351 2,044 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.60 14.00 554 520 38.0 28,814 27,050 1,973 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.39 16.96 690 678 39.7 35,876 35,273 2,063 Computer operators................................................ 17.24 16.32 690 653 40.0 35,867 33,946 2,080 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 19.01 19.01 744 760 39.2 38,714 39,495 2,036 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.44 15.00 601 600 38.9 31,264 31,200 2,025 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.87 17.26 754 690 40.0 39,082 35,901 2,072 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 26.77 25.62 1,071 1,025 40.0 55,677 53,290 2,080 Carpenters........................................................ 20.11 20.00 804 800 40.0 41,826 41,600 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 11.88 11.00 475 440 40.0 24,705 22,880 2,079 Construction equipment operators.................................. 18.94 16.56 758 662 40.0 37,833 34,445 1,997 Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators...................................................... 19.94 17.00 797 680 40.0 41,468 35,360 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 25.70 28.86 1,024 1,110 39.8 53,244 57,716 2,072 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 19.72 21.67 789 867 40.0 40,984 45,067 2,078 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 12.68 11.63 507 465 40.0 26,371 24,190 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.87 24.00 955 962 40.0 49,646 50,003 2,080 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 29.30 29.88 1,172 1,195 40.0 60,941 62,140 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 29.30 29.88 1,172 1,195 40.0 60,941 62,140 2,080 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 22.81 23.00 922 920 40.4 47,954 47,840 2,103 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 26.78 26.25 1,090 1,056 40.7 56,655 54,912 2,116 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 22.17 20.38 874 815 39.4 45,455 42,390 2,051 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 22.41 18.22 875 729 39.1 45,526 37,898 2,031 Line installers and repairers..................................... 25.36 27.60 1,015 1,104 40.0 52,754 57,408 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 24.86 27.69 994 1,108 40.0 51,702 57,604 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 14.61 13.95 583 555 39.9 30,290 28,662 2,073 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 20.36 20.34 838 814 41.1 43,554 42,307 2,140 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... $15.56 $13.95 $622 $558 40.0 $32,118 $28,448 2,064 Printers.......................................................... 19.58 21.12 761 792 38.8 39,551 41,184 2,020 Printing machine operators...................................... 17.94 19.10 698 716 38.9 36,287 37,245 2,023 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.60 9.73 414 389 39.1 21,533 20,205 2,031 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.25 13.00 523 520 39.5 27,188 27,040 2,052 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 19.84 15.50 765 623 38.6 39,632 32,344 1,998 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 27.54 26.42 1,167 1,057 42.4 60,694 54,962 2,204 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.52 15.75 675 620 40.9 34,748 32,240 2,103 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.09 15.75 706 620 41.3 36,044 32,240 2,109 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.98 12.06 524 482 40.4 27,270 25,085 2,100 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.26 17.19 690 688 40.0 35,866 35,755 2,078 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.30 10.50 487 411 39.6 25,317 21,362 2,058 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.32 10.55 487 419 39.6 25,347 21,803 2,058 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 13. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $26.71 $24.60 $1,042 $962 39.0 $49,117 $46,226 1,839 Management occupations.............................................. 38.61 39.43 1,510 1,491 39.1 76,406 73,763 1,979 Education administrators.......................................... 42.69 44.13 1,679 1,714 39.3 81,420 83,436 1,907 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 45.78 44.70 1,784 1,739 39.0 85,064 84,400 1,858 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.59 23.54 1,058 927 39.8 54,955 48,212 2,067 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.26 30.88 1,232 1,235 39.4 64,058 64,230 2,049 Engineers......................................................... 34.35 33.42 1,368 1,336 39.8 71,148 69,484 2,071 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 24.51 23.27 962 904 39.2 50,007 47,008 2,041 Physical scientists............................................... 24.21 23.30 940 855 38.8 48,890 44,470 2,019 Community and social services occupations........................... 25.87 23.74 1,007 932 38.9 48,406 42,732 1,871 Counselors........................................................ 29.37 27.82 1,113 1,079 37.9 53,273 51,667 1,814 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 35.46 35.29 1,302 1,321 36.7 58,676 56,121 1,655 Social workers.................................................... 30.39 33.60 1,216 1,344 40.0 63,207 69,890 2,080 Legal occupations................................................... 31.76 26.64 1,205 975 37.9 62,667 50,692 1,973 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.87 34.90 1,299 1,298 37.2 52,410 51,975 1,503 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 36.86 36.16 1,487 1,445 40.4 61,971 59,093 1,681 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 35.28 35.37 1,440 1,428 40.8 58,179 57,583 1,649 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 36.22 33.96 1,440 1,358 39.8 61,024 58,411 1,685 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 36.69 35.93 1,340 1,326 36.5 53,333 51,975 1,454 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 35.92 35.23 1,323 1,298 36.8 52,039 50,575 1,449 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 35.77 35.08 1,317 1,289 36.8 51,926 50,402 1,452 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 37.33 36.44 1,378 1,347 36.9 53,049 52,575 1,421 Secondary school teachers....................................... 38.23 37.89 1,369 1,365 35.8 55,147 53,907 1,443 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 38.27 37.59 1,367 1,353 35.7 54,843 53,543 1,433 Vocational education teachers, secondary school............... 37.65 42.97 1,396 1,511 37.1 59,345 57,843 1,576 Special education teachers...................................... 37.84 36.97 1,382 1,375 36.5 55,468 53,680 1,466 Special education teachers, secondary school.................. 37.21 37.38 1,323 1,324 35.5 54,676 54,600 1,469 Librarians........................................................ 25.64 23.00 1,008 896 39.3 52,393 46,592 2,043 Teacher assistants................................................ 15.63 15.80 580 593 37.1 22,495 23,252 1,440 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.76 23.20 1,136 946 39.5 56,234 49,180 1,956 Registered nurses................................................. 29.68 30.31 1,187 1,212 40.0 61,742 63,045 2,080 Therapists........................................................ 35.94 36.49 1,375 1,368 38.3 58,495 62,993 1,628 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 18.65 18.15 717 705 38.5 37,305 36,639 2,001 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.87 13.58 543 519 39.1 27,908 26,745 2,012 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... $13.71 $13.10 $539 $514 39.3 $28,022 $26,745 2,044 Protective service occupations...................................... 24.97 23.66 1,026 972 41.1 53,375 50,538 2,138 Fire fighters..................................................... 22.56 23.14 1,027 1,031 45.5 53,427 53,620 2,368 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 19.57 19.06 780 777 39.9 40,580 40,381 2,074 Correctional officers and jailers............................... 19.83 19.77 795 791 40.1 41,332 41,128 2,085 Police officers................................................... 26.75 27.01 1,080 1,086 40.4 56,150 56,493 2,099 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 26.88 27.16 1,085 1,086 40.4 56,433 56,493 2,100 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 14.02 14.54 552 582 39.4 24,056 25,740 1,716 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.98 12.61 559 504 40.0 29,001 26,214 2,074 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.23 12.50 528 500 40.0 27,420 25,979 2,073 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.26 12.41 530 496 40.0 27,488 25,792 2,073 Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.53 14.86 533 528 36.7 23,724 23,606 1,633 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.46 16.87 687 657 39.3 35,717 34,174 2,045 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 24.86 26.01 980 1,025 39.4 50,969 53,290 2,050 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.03 15.10 575 598 38.2 29,884 31,071 1,988 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.03 15.10 575 598 38.2 29,884 31,071 1,988 Court, municipal, and license clerks.............................. 14.49 13.37 554 525 38.2 28,820 27,323 1,989 Library assistants, clerical...................................... 14.31 13.83 556 544 38.8 28,894 28,309 2,019 Dispatchers....................................................... 17.45 16.09 698 644 40.0 36,299 33,467 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.80 16.59 708 657 39.8 36,799 34,174 2,067 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.92 18.16 746 676 39.5 38,816 35,152 2,052 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.40 16.29 694 652 39.9 36,095 33,879 2,075 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.41 15.32 629 579 38.3 32,706 30,118 1,993 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.59 21.26 860 850 39.8 44,719 44,221 2,072 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.95 25.66 956 1,026 39.9 49,452 53,373 2,065 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 20.36 23.54 814 942 40.0 42,349 48,963 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 19.55 18.40 766 722 39.2 36,324 31,928 1,858 Bus drivers....................................................... 19.49 18.71 739 714 37.9 31,451 28,439 1,614 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.60 17.20 704 688 40.0 36,607 35,776 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings(1) of private industry establishments for major occupational groups, Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 1-99 100-499 500 Occupational group(2) Total workers workers workers or more All workers.................................. $22.21 $20.05 $22.76 $27.35 Management, professional, and related...... 34.13 31.37 36.34 37.37 Management, business, and financial...... 36.18 31.98 40.01 41.16 Professional and related................. 33.00 31.02 33.59 35.87 Service.................................... 10.84 10.38 10.59 12.32 Sales and office........................... 16.41 15.23 17.73 18.39 Sales and related........................ 16.70 14.77 18.62 26.82 Office and administrative support........ 16.23 15.58 17.03 16.90 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................... 20.54 19.65 21.19 25.13 Construction and extraction............. 18.87 17.61 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 23.95 23.36 25.91 24.62 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................... 16.12 12.40 16.63 25.01 Production............................... 14.33 12.58 16.01 14.08 Transportation and material moving....... 17.97 12.20 17.43 29.33 B 1-99 100-499 500 Total workers workers workers or more Occupational group(2) Relative error(3) (percent) Relative error(3) (percent) All workers........................................................... 3.5 8.0 4.3 2.9 Management, professional, and related............................... 3.3 6.5 4.3 2.7 Management, business, and financial............................... 4.0 8.2 3.1 4.3 Professional and related.......................................... 3.6 6.3 5.7 3.7 Service............................................................. 3.4 4.9 5.3 3.7 Sales and office.................................................... 3.9 5.1 8.8 7.4 Sales and related................................................. 8.9 12.3 13.5 23.5 Office and administrative support................................. 1.9 2.8 6.3 2.0 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.1 4.3 2.8 3.6 Construction and extraction...................................... 3.4 4.9 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 1.9 2.6 4.0 5.6 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 3.9 7.8 5.0 15.2 Production........................................................ 4.5 10.7 4.2 11.1 Transportation and material moving................................ 5.6 12.7 6.8 19.6 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $21.78 $17.53 $861 $684 39.5 $44,589 $35,404 2,047 Management occupations.............................................. 35.01 26.97 1,413 1,074 40.4 73,460 55,873 2,098 General and operations managers................................... 33.26 20.69 1,443 1,069 43.4 75,027 55,578 2,256 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 33.87 30.54 1,394 1,222 41.2 72,489 63,523 2,140 Education administrators.......................................... 23.56 26.77 900 937 38.2 46,790 48,725 1,986 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.38 27.56 1,119 1,112 40.9 58,175 57,824 2,125 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.47 33.76 1,271 1,346 40.4 66,105 70,013 2,100 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.80 40.38 1,564 1,586 40.3 81,324 82,497 2,096 Computer software engineers....................................... 40.50 40.87 1,620 1,635 40.0 84,250 85,005 2,080 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 49.72 45.49 1,989 1,820 40.0 103,416 94,619 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.26 26.50 1,344 1,060 40.4 69,876 55,120 2,101 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 29.59 32.41 1,222 1,296 41.3 63,556 67,413 2,148 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 16.63 11.53 636 432 38.3 30,285 23,478 1,822 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.67 24.69 904 966 38.2 39,529 37,200 1,670 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.68 9.20 370 360 38.3 19,257 18,720 1,990 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 26.73 21.56 999 827 37.4 51,932 43,000 1,943 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.01 21.53 1,059 861 39.2 55,054 44,782 2,038 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.28 12.00 473 480 38.5 24,576 24,960 2,001 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.56 12.00 486 480 38.7 25,293 24,960 2,014 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.83 9.75 368 340 37.5 19,147 17,684 1,948 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 15.21 14.10 628 669 41.3 32,652 34,799 2,147 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 15.21 14.10 628 669 41.3 32,652 34,799 2,147 Cooks............................................................. 10.55 10.50 393 402 37.2 20,426 20,904 1,937 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.13 11.89 431 475 38.7 22,408 24,708 2,014 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.87 2.38 136 85 35.1 7,047 4,415 1,823 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.71 2.38 96 85 35.5 4,988 4,415 1,844 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.50 9.00 360 320 37.9 18,740 16,640 1,972 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.01 8.17 362 306 36.2 18,824 15,912 1,880 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.54 8.17 344 289 36.1 17,901 15,015 1,876 Personal care and service occupations............................... 15.24 11.00 576 400 37.8 29,936 20,800 1,965 Barbers and cosmetologists........................................ 19.12 13.26 701 477 36.7 36,442 24,821 1,906 Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists.................. $19.12 $13.26 $701 $477 36.7 $36,442 $24,821 1,906 Child care workers................................................ 8.84 8.75 346 350 39.2 18,002 18,200 2,037 Sales and related occupations....................................... 18.00 12.55 704 491 39.1 36,601 25,524 2,033 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 13.78 13.00 559 491 40.6 29,084 25,524 2,111 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.78 13.00 559 491 40.6 29,084 25,524 2,111 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.34 10.30 477 395 38.6 24,798 20,548 2,009 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.87 10.16 377 371 38.2 19,605 19,282 1,987 Cashiers...................................................... 9.87 10.16 377 371 38.2 19,605 19,282 1,987 Retail salespersons............................................. 15.24 11.50 585 400 38.4 30,434 20,800 1,997 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 33.22 26.80 1,329 1,072 40.0 69,106 55,752 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 48.18 43.24 1,927 1,730 40.0 100,222 89,948 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 27.91 22.63 1,116 905 40.0 58,057 47,077 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.17 15.00 634 600 39.2 32,963 31,200 2,038 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.23 14.42 603 542 39.6 31,337 28,163 2,057 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.81 16.00 695 640 39.0 36,129 33,280 2,029 Tellers......................................................... 12.67 11.66 507 466 40.0 26,361 24,253 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.51 13.46 580 538 40.0 30,172 28,001 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.40 13.10 525 520 39.2 27,315 27,040 2,038 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.54 17.96 756 718 38.7 39,330 37,348 2,012 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.14 20.90 810 792 38.3 42,102 41,201 1,992 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.54 14.43 654 577 39.5 33,983 30,014 2,055 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.13 15.00 592 600 39.1 30,793 31,200 2,035 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.60 16.56 703 662 40.0 36,452 34,445 2,071 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 25.14 23.46 1,005 938 40.0 52,285 48,801 2,080 Carpenters........................................................ 20.36 20.00 814 800 40.0 42,339 41,600 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 10.88 10.00 435 400 40.0 22,638 20,800 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.74 16.56 629 662 40.0 31,020 34,445 1,971 Helpers, construction trades...................................... 13.84 12.00 553 480 40.0 28,777 24,960 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.23 22.50 931 900 40.1 48,398 46,800 2,083 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 23.08 23.00 934 920 40.4 48,547 47,840 2,103 Production occupations.............................................. 12.92 11.00 518 440 40.1 26,944 22,880 2,086 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.12 11.75 524 475 40.0 27,000 24,000 2,059 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.99 15.00 603 600 40.2 30,762 30,160 2,053 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 14.08 15.00 563 600 40.0 28,315 29,120 2,011 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.13 9.51 401 382 39.6 20,875 19,856 2,061 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.10 9.75 399 382 39.6 20,768 19,856 2,057 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $26.38 $21.16 $1,040 $846 39.4 $53,855 $43,867 2,042 Management occupations.............................................. 49.36 45.91 2,023 1,949 41.0 105,078 100,801 2,129 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 36.39 39.05 1,505 1,442 41.4 78,266 75,005 2,151 Computer and information systems managers......................... 51.84 55.38 2,175 2,308 42.0 113,105 120,000 2,182 Financial managers................................................ 41.48 42.26 1,659 1,712 40.0 86,289 89,000 2,080 Education administrators.......................................... 40.10 32.98 1,550 1,319 38.7 79,085 68,590 1,972 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 41.41 32.98 1,608 1,319 38.8 82,433 68,590 1,991 Medical and health services managers.............................. 38.96 40.87 1,672 1,691 42.9 86,961 87,922 2,232 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 34.84 32.21 1,403 1,301 40.3 72,980 67,654 2,095 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 43.89 36.27 1,723 1,451 39.3 89,599 75,442 2,042 Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists.............. 46.72 37.02 1,869 1,481 40.0 97,173 77,002 2,080 Management analysts............................................... 42.19 43.03 1,688 1,721 40.0 87,763 89,492 2,080 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 31.80 29.73 1,272 1,189 40.0 66,136 61,845 2,080 Budget analysts................................................... 39.32 41.48 1,664 1,867 42.3 86,504 97,061 2,200 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 32.51 22.75 1,296 910 39.9 67,373 47,322 2,073 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 40.46 38.94 1,619 1,554 40.0 84,199 80,783 2,081 Computer software engineers....................................... 42.16 41.56 1,686 1,662 40.0 87,694 86,445 2,080 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 42.95 42.00 1,718 1,680 40.0 89,338 87,360 2,080 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 41.07 41.00 1,643 1,640 40.0 85,427 85,280 2,080 Computer support specialists...................................... 34.44 30.97 1,377 1,239 40.0 71,599 64,416 2,079 Computer systems analysts......................................... 37.77 35.17 1,509 1,407 40.0 78,494 73,160 2,078 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 41.33 37.60 1,666 1,504 40.3 86,658 78,200 2,097 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.82 36.58 1,556 1,463 40.1 80,903 76,091 2,084 Engineers......................................................... 40.88 38.72 1,637 1,549 40.1 85,136 80,531 2,083 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 38.59 36.97 1,546 1,497 40.1 80,396 77,859 2,083 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 38.10 40.24 1,524 1,610 40.0 79,257 83,697 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 32.33 27.26 1,312 1,090 40.6 68,235 56,695 2,111 Physical scientists............................................... 41.20 34.70 1,879 1,775 45.6 97,683 92,298 2,371 Market and survey researchers..................................... 33.83 32.08 1,324 1,154 39.1 68,855 60,000 2,035 Market research analysts........................................ 33.83 32.08 1,324 1,154 39.1 68,855 60,000 2,035 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.90 17.25 747 647 39.5 38,691 33,638 2,047 Social workers.................................................... 23.88 26.74 938 1,070 39.3 48,435 55,619 2,028 Legal occupations................................................... 69.79 72.12 2,741 2,885 39.3 142,527 150,010 2,042 Lawyers........................................................... 69.79 72.12 2,741 2,885 39.3 142,527 150,010 2,042 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 32.94 22.71 1,308 908 39.7 62,427 47,464 1,895 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 35.97 22.71 1,449 908 40.3 67,660 52,904 1,881 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 49.67 48.50 1,987 1,940 40.0 91,520 88,083 1,843 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... $42.11 $39.48 $1,728 $1,575 41.0 $68,633 $64,324 1,630 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 33.93 35.03 1,308 1,338 38.5 67,468 69,264 1,988 Public relations specialists...................................... 28.88 25.11 1,155 1,004 40.0 60,069 52,231 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.56 26.00 1,087 1,019 39.4 56,519 52,999 2,051 Registered nurses................................................. 30.27 29.80 1,158 1,129 38.3 60,202 58,718 1,989 Therapists........................................................ 26.80 25.00 1,072 1,000 40.0 55,742 52,000 2,080 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 18.95 17.38 758 695 40.0 39,414 36,150 2,079 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.82 23.00 952 920 40.0 49,513 47,840 2,079 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 15.31 15.06 612 602 40.0 31,840 31,325 2,080 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 27.21 27.18 1,089 1,087 40.0 56,606 56,534 2,080 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 26.56 26.23 1,062 1,049 40.0 55,241 54,548 2,080 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 23.01 22.92 889 891 38.6 46,213 46,342 2,008 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.77 12.50 495 478 38.8 25,752 24,863 2,016 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.14 11.90 464 460 38.3 24,153 23,920 1,990 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.14 11.90 464 460 38.3 24,153 23,920 1,990 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.22 13.97 609 559 40.0 31,648 29,060 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.14 11.50 521 460 39.6 27,069 23,920 2,061 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.20 11.05 443 440 39.5 23,028 22,880 2,056 Security guards................................................. 11.20 11.05 443 440 39.5 23,028 22,880 2,056 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.95 11.00 426 431 38.9 22,136 22,402 2,021 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 19.24 16.46 776 682 40.3 40,348 35,442 2,098 Cooks............................................................. 12.14 12.31 474 483 39.1 24,659 25,106 2,031 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.71 4.05 217 85 38.0 11,282 4,430 1,977 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 11.43 10.77 450 421 39.3 23,385 21,882 2,045 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 10.98 9.77 431 381 39.2 22,395 19,802 2,040 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.39 12.41 476 434 38.4 24,694 22,586 1,993 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.32 12.41 473 434 38.4 24,620 22,586 1,998 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 11.78 12.31 467 492 39.7 24,298 25,599 2,063 Personal care and service occupations............................... 21.82 14.30 584 579 26.8 30,385 30,091 1,393 Sales and related occupations....................................... 23.27 16.45 924 656 39.7 46,773 33,369 2,010 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 29.21 20.91 1,165 836 39.9 60,586 43,493 2,074 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 29.44 20.00 1,177 800 40.0 61,228 41,600 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.19 11.04 484 440 39.7 25,158 22,880 2,064 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.58 10.05 459 401 39.7 23,883 20,862 2,062 Cashiers...................................................... 11.58 10.05 459 401 39.7 23,883 20,862 2,062 Retail salespersons............................................. $12.88 $12.21 $512 $488 39.7 $26,605 $25,355 2,065 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 26.59 23.71 1,124 1,003 42.3 58,426 52,179 2,197 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 21.50 16.87 848 675 39.4 33,688 33,201 1,567 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.46 16.45 693 652 39.7 36,042 33,821 2,064 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 25.02 25.07 997 1,003 39.8 51,821 52,146 2,071 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.89 16.00 670 640 39.7 34,828 33,280 2,063 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 17.14 18.59 673 697 39.3 35,017 36,245 2,042 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.59 18.15 691 726 39.3 35,918 37,750 2,041 Tellers......................................................... 12.06 11.76 482 470 40.0 25,087 24,461 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 16.61 16.84 662 668 39.8 34,422 34,757 2,072 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.99 12.62 519 505 40.0 27,009 26,250 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.28 11.93 484 477 39.4 25,166 24,804 2,050 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.05 8.86 402 355 40.0 20,912 18,437 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 22.11 19.31 879 772 39.8 45,692 40,165 2,066 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 26.64 24.33 1,061 960 39.8 55,174 49,932 2,071 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.79 14.50 575 551 38.9 29,918 28,642 2,022 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.83 18.95 753 758 40.0 39,122 39,416 2,077 Computer operators................................................ 17.24 16.32 690 653 40.0 35,867 33,946 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.68 17.03 636 634 38.1 33,092 32,960 1,984 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.17 19.49 845 780 39.9 43,870 39,689 2,072 Electricians...................................................... 27.56 30.45 1,095 1,218 39.7 56,946 63,336 2,066 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 25.48 27.10 1,015 1,084 39.9 52,806 56,376 2,073 Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers... 28.13 28.85 1,125 1,154 40.0 58,508 60,004 2,080 Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers................................................ 28.13 28.85 1,125 1,154 40.0 58,508 60,004 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 20.46 19.83 815 793 39.8 42,356 41,246 2,070 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 19.37 18.22 775 729 40.0 40,289 37,898 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 27.79 28.23 1,112 1,129 40.0 57,813 58,725 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 15.82 15.15 628 606 39.7 32,647 31,512 2,064 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 15.56 13.95 622 558 40.0 32,118 28,448 2,064 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 10.83 9.73 433 389 40.0 22,532 20,230 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 15.89 15.97 617 599 38.8 32,082 31,122 2,019 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 23.86 17.81 901 740 37.8 46,850 38,480 1,963 First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators.................... 27.54 26.42 1,167 1,057 42.4 60,694 54,962 2,204 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.44 17.51 769 700 41.7 40,002 36,425 2,169 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.46 21.16 878 808 42.9 45,660 41,995 2,231 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 15.23 13.57 609 543 40.0 31,681 28,226 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ $17.36 $15.87 $694 $635 40.0 $36,066 $33,010 2,078 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 14.56 14.31 575 568 39.5 29,917 29,557 2,055 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.63 15.55 579 600 39.6 30,122 31,200 2,059 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 17. Union(1) and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Union Nonunion Occupational group(3) Private State and Private State and Civilian industry local Civilian industry local workers workers government workers workers government workers workers All workers........................................................... $23.27 $20.94 $26.64 $22.59 $22.34 $25.65 Management, professional, and related............................... 32.81 30.79 33.07 33.85 34.17 31.02 Management, business, and financial............................... 24.27 – 24.25 36.02 36.20 34.09 Professional and related.......................................... 33.41 31.12 33.71 32.67 33.03 29.74 Service............................................................. 17.44 13.95 20.75 11.48 10.42 20.31 Sales and office.................................................... 17.26 16.69 18.40 16.43 16.40 17.04 Sales and related................................................. 15.08 13.84 – 16.82 16.82 – Office and administrative support................................. 18.23 18.68 17.63 16.21 16.14 17.04 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 24.78 25.37 21.01 19.55 19.38 24.82 Construction and extraction...................................... – 23.18 18.07 – 18.02 25.78 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 27.57 28.23 23.91 22.56 22.49 23.89 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 21.28 21.65 18.21 13.73 13.48 21.12 Production........................................................ 16.26 16.27 – 13.44 13.39 – Transportation and material moving................................ 25.84 27.47 18.47 14.01 13.58 20.90 Union Nonunion Private State and Private State and Civilian industry local Civilian industry local workers workers government workers workers government workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 5.5 7.7 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.2 Management, professional, and related............................... 2.2 16.3 1.7 3.1 3.4 4.4 Management, business, and financial............................... 9.0 – 9.9 3.8 4.0 9.2 Professional and related.......................................... 2.2 16.7 1.7 3.4 3.6 3.8 Service............................................................. 6.6 9.5 1.2 3.3 3.1 9.4 Sales and office.................................................... 4.8 6.8 6.7 3.8 4.0 1.7 Sales and related................................................. 8.9 8.4 – 9.0 9.1 – Office and administrative support................................. 4.9 7.8 3.4 1.7 1.9 1.7 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.3 3.5 9.3 3.9 4.0 7.1 Construction and extraction...................................... – 4.0 12.7 – 3.8 6.6 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 2.6 2.7 4.8 2.5 2.7 12.7 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 14.8 17.3 3.2 6.5 6.8 15.9 Production........................................................ 8.3 8.6 – 9.2 9.3 – Transportation and material moving................................ 18.0 22.7 2.6 9.4 10.1 17.2 1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 18. Time and incentive workers(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Time Incentive Occupational group(3) Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers All workers........................................................... $22.58 $22.05 $24.51 $24.51 Management, professional, and related............................... 33.75 34.13 34.21 34.21 Management, business, and financial............................... 36.00 36.40 31.32 31.32 Professional and related.......................................... 32.68 32.91 – – Service............................................................. 12.18 10.17 – – Sales and office.................................................... 15.63 15.49 23.08 23.08 Sales and related................................................. 13.71 13.63 28.22 28.22 Office and administrative support................................. 16.55 16.47 12.78 12.78 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 20.21 20.06 30.45 30.45 Construction and extraction...................................... – 18.46 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 23.64 23.62 26.85 26.85 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 16.18 15.97 17.47 17.47 Production........................................................ 14.23 14.18 15.91 15.91 Transportation and material moving................................ 18.03 17.86 18.83 18.83 Time Incentive Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 3.0 3.6 8.9 8.9 Management, professional, and related............................... 2.9 3.4 9.8 9.8 Management, business, and financial............................... 3.9 4.3 7.9 7.9 Professional and related.......................................... 3.0 3.6 – – Service............................................................. 2.6 3.7 – – Sales and office.................................................... 3.0 3.2 14.6 14.6 Sales and related................................................. 9.0 9.2 10.4 10.4 Office and administrative support................................. 1.6 1.7 4.7 4.7 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.8 3.9 12.6 12.6 Construction and extraction...................................... – 4.6 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 2.2 2.3 7.6 7.6 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 3.7 3.9 12.6 12.6 Production........................................................ 5.1 5.2 4.3 4.3 Transportation and material moving................................ 5.1 5.6 18.7 18.7 1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary. Incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 19. Industry sector(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for private industry workers by major occupational group, Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Goods producing Service providing Occupational group(3) Trade, Profes- Education Leisure Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services and es business services ity utilities services All workers........................................................... - $19.53 - $35.00 - - - $9.77 - Management, professional, and related............................... - 35.73 - 44.71 - - - 25.56 - Management, business, and financial............................... - 39.12 - 55.60 - - - 25.73 - Professional and related.......................................... - 34.24 - 39.00 - - - – - Service............................................................. - – - – - - - 8.63 - Sales and office.................................................... - 20.17 - 25.64 - - - 10.75 - Sales and related................................................. - – - – - - - 8.61 - Office and administrative support................................. - 18.62 - 18.75 - - - 13.47 - Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... - 17.77 - 27.79 - - - – - Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. - 20.13 - 27.54 - - - – - Production, transportation, and material moving..................... - 14.63 - – - - - 9.03 - Production........................................................ - 14.74 - – - - - 10.86 - Transportation and material moving................................ - 14.10 - – - - - 7.31 - B Goods producing Service providing Trade, Profes- Education Leisure Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other Occupational group(3) tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services and es business services ity utilities services Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... - 8.5 - 2.8 - - - 8.8 - Management, professional, and related............................... - 7.2 - 1.8 - - - 16.3 - Management, business, and financial............................... - 2.4 - 5.5 - - - 16.8 - Professional and related.......................................... - 10.2 - 1.6 - - - – - Service............................................................. - – - – - - - 9.4 - Sales and office.................................................... - .9 - 10.4 - - - 3.9 - Sales and related................................................. - – - – - - - 12.5 - Office and administrative support................................. - 1.7 - 2.7 - - - 13.7 - Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... - 5.5 - 1.8 - - - – - Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. - 10.8 - 2.2 - - - – - Production, transportation, and material moving..................... - 2.7 - – - - - 17.4 - Production........................................................ - 4.2 - – - - - 6.8 - Transportation and material moving................................ - 5.5 - – - - - 5.2 - 1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Private State and Occupational group(2) Civilian industry local workers workers government workers All workers........................................................... 3,719,500 3,242,700 476,800 Management, professional, and related............................... 1,304,500 1,032,100 272,400 Management, business, and financial............................... 386,000 345,900 40,100 Professional and related.......................................... 918,500 686,300 232,200 Service............................................................. 734,100 625,800 108,300 Sales and office.................................................... 930,500 875,800 54,700 Sales and related................................................. 359,700 356,900 2,800 Office and administrative support................................. 570,800 518,900 51,900 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 336,800 318,900 17,900 Construction and extraction...................................... 222,400 213,600 8,800 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 114,400 105,300 9,000 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 413,600 390,000 23,600 Production........................................................ 194,300 192,100 – Transportation and material moving................................ 219,300 197,900 21,300 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV, April 2006 Private State and Establishments Total industry local government Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 184,146 183,976 170 Total in sample....................................................... 947 877 70 Responding........................................................ 514 452 62 Refused or unable to provide data................................. 303 296 7 Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 130 129 1 1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.