NC BL 12/00/2008 Table: Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, Bulletin, August 2008 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 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........................................................... $21.60 2.3 35.2 $20.87 2.3 35.3 $25.69 5.3 34.9 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 32.85 5.4 36.3 34.38 7.4 37.0 28.75 4.7 34.5 Management, business, and financial............................... 37.68 5.3 39.5 40.06 6.6 39.6 28.08 2.1 39.2 Professional and related.......................................... 31.32 6.6 35.4 32.33 9.2 36.2 28.89 5.7 33.6 Service............................................................. 11.91 4.8 31.7 10.73 5.0 31.2 21.12 10.6 36.0 Sales and office.................................................... 14.29 4.0 34.7 13.98 4.3 34.7 18.40 7.3 35.9 Sales and related................................................. 13.72 9.5 32.0 13.72 9.5 32.0 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 14.65 3.0 36.7 14.17 2.7 36.8 18.40 7.3 35.9 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 24.34 4.3 39.3 24.31 4.5 39.2 24.52 16.7 39.9 Construction and extraction...................................... 25.33 4.1 39.0 25.35 4.2 39.0 – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 23.21 8.2 40.0 21.18 7.7 40.0 27.35 14.9 39.8 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 16.35 5.0 35.2 16.07 5.2 35.8 20.44 22.0 27.8 Production........................................................ 17.70 11.5 39.5 17.58 11.7 39.5 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.43 6.3 32.7 14.96 6.7 33.5 – – – Full time........................................................... 23.66 2.4 39.5 22.90 2.5 39.5 27.94 5.9 39.3 Part time........................................................... 11.74 8.9 23.3 11.05 10.3 23.4 15.44 5.0 23.0 Union............................................................... 23.74 5.7 36.4 22.68 8.2 37.6 25.38 5.6 34.7 Nonunion............................................................ 20.58 2.4 34.7 20.33 2.5 34.7 27.33 8.6 36.0 Time................................................................ 21.65 2.4 35.2 20.90 2.4 35.3 25.69 5.3 34.9 Incentive........................................................... 19.75 18.8 36.4 19.75 18.8 36.4 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) – – – (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 21.16 2.6 34.3 (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 16.10 3.9 34.2 15.93 4.0 34.2 19.63 5.9 33.6 100-499 workers..................................................... 18.81 8.3 34.4 16.28 9.4 34.3 26.16 5.5 35.0 500 workers or more................................................. 33.28 2.3 38.0 35.27 2.1 39.0 27.20 8.2 35.2 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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 Estimates for goods-producing and service-providing industries are published for 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), Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $21.60 2.3 $23.66 2.4 $11.74 8.9 Management occupations.............................................. 43.55 7.7 43.55 7.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 46.08 8.3 46.08 8.3 – – Engineering managers.............................................. 59.62 3.9 59.62 3.9 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.22 4.5 26.42 5.2 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 32.01 9.7 32.28 9.9 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.70 9.5 21.70 9.5 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 41.26 4.9 41.26 4.9 – – Level 11.................................................. 39.82 3.2 39.82 3.2 – – Engineers......................................................... 42.40 4.5 42.40 4.5 – – Nuclear engineers............................................... 45.86 4.2 45.86 4.2 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 28.23 15.1 30.39 11.4 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 23.37 25.7 – – – – Counselors........................................................ 23.37 25.7 – – – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 23.85 17.7 29.76 14.4 12.01 12.1 Level 9 .................................................. 36.08 3.5 36.42 2.6 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.30 13.3 32.30 13.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.40 .7 37.40 .7 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 37.17 1.8 37.17 1.8 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 37.29 1.7 37.29 1.7 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.52 3.1 37.52 3.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.51 3.4 37.51 3.4 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 37.52 3.1 37.52 3.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.51 3.4 37.51 3.4 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 10.60 9.8 – – 10.55 9.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 14.92 20.9 18.68 16.0 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 31.00 9.1 27.50 8.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.10 5.1 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 33.34 7.0 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 19.92 19.3 25.02 12.1 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.48 .9 10.42 .6 8.50 1.7 Level 1 .................................................. 8.18 .7 – – 8.19 .7 Level 2 .................................................. 8.71 2.5 – – 8.41 .3 Level 3 .................................................. 9.70 6.7 – – 9.70 8.6 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 12.91 .9 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 11.95 4.6 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.34 2.5 8.81 8.6 8.08 .3 Level 1 .................................................. 8.07 .4 – – 8.10 .4 Level 2 .................................................. 8.71 7.7 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.33 3.1 – – 8.08 .4 Level 1 .................................................. 8.10 .3 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.51 1.8 – – 8.60 3.1 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.53 2.3 – – 8.66 3.8 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.60 4.5 16.55 5.3 8.92 4.4 Building cleaning workers......................................... 16.24 5.7 17.66 6.0 8.80 4.5 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 16.46 6.2 17.66 6.0 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.72 9.5 15.50 10.2 9.34 2.4 Level 2 .................................................. 9.86 6.0 – – 8.48 1.4 Level 3 .................................................. 10.90 12.2 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.38 3.2 15.05 4.2 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.87 1.6 11.75 2.9 9.35 2.4 Level 2 .................................................. 9.86 6.0 – – 8.48 1.4 Level 3 .................................................. 11.01 12.4 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.64 3.2 – – 9.81 2.4 Cashiers...................................................... 10.64 3.2 – – 9.81 2.4 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.30 2.7 11.95 .7 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.65 3.0 14.98 3.4 11.49 4.4 Level 2 .................................................. 11.54 4.9 – – 11.42 12.4 Level 3 .................................................. 11.62 5.5 11.54 5.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.93 4.0 15.00 4.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.33 5.1 17.42 5.7 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.86 6.4 14.99 6.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.17 4.4 15.24 4.3 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.71 8.1 14.78 8.4 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.24 5.3 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.48 9.3 15.65 10.0 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 13.28 12.6 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 25.33 4.1 25.68 3.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 34.37 1.5 34.37 1.5 – – Electricians...................................................... 30.09 8.5 30.09 8.5 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.21 8.2 23.22 8.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.59 5.5 22.59 5.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.65 9.9 29.76 9.9 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.11 6.8 20.11 6.8 – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.22 3.2 20.22 3.2 – – Production occupations.............................................. 17.70 11.5 18.11 13.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.36 1.7 10.49 1.7 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.89 8.0 11.22 10.1 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.43 6.3 15.98 7.9 12.79 8.9 Level 1 .................................................. 10.23 6.0 10.77 8.8 – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.98 5.8 14.09 6.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 15.66 6.3 15.95 7.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 20.10 6.4 20.13 6.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 9.82 7.1 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.59 7.3 17.76 7.7 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.52 .2 14.52 .2 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.33 6.2 12.67 7.8 – – Level 1 .................................................. 10.79 7.2 11.74 4.9 – – Level 2 .................................................. 14.00 6.1 14.00 6.1 – – Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.18 2.3 11.18 2.3 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.19 8.0 13.36 8.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 14.10 6.7 14.10 6.7 – – 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), Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 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........................................................... $20.87 2.3 $22.90 2.5 $11.05 10.3 Management occupations.............................................. 44.52 8.8 44.52 8.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 47.32 9.6 47.32 9.6 – – Engineering managers.............................................. 59.62 3.9 59.62 3.9 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.03 6.6 28.49 7.8 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 32.28 9.9 32.28 9.9 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 41.74 5.1 41.74 5.1 – – Level 11.................................................. 39.82 3.2 39.82 3.2 – – Engineers......................................................... 43.00 4.6 43.00 4.6 – – Nuclear engineers............................................... 45.86 4.2 45.86 4.2 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.03 11.3 25.22 4.4 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.42 .8 10.42 .6 8.33 .8 Level 1 .................................................. 8.18 .7 – – 8.19 .7 Level 2 .................................................. 8.70 2.6 – – 8.39 .2 Level 3 .................................................. 9.22 4.6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 12.91 .9 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 11.97 4.6 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.34 2.5 8.81 8.6 8.08 .3 Level 1 .................................................. 8.07 .4 – – 8.10 .4 Level 2 .................................................. 8.71 7.7 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.33 3.1 – – 8.08 .4 Level 1 .................................................. 8.10 .3 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.30 .5 – – 8.27 .6 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.33 .4 – – 8.31 .7 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.72 6.8 15.95 8.3 8.92 4.4 Building cleaning workers......................................... 15.80 8.3 – – 8.80 4.5 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 16.09 8.8 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.72 9.5 15.50 10.2 9.34 2.4 Level 2 .................................................. 9.86 6.0 – – 8.48 1.4 Level 3 .................................................. 10.90 12.2 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.38 3.2 15.05 4.2 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.87 1.6 11.75 2.9 9.35 2.4 Level 2 .................................................. 9.86 6.0 – – 8.48 1.4 Level 3 .................................................. 11.01 12.4 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.64 3.2 – – 9.81 2.4 Cashiers...................................................... 10.64 3.2 – – 9.81 2.4 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.30 2.7 11.95 .7 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.17 2.7 14.45 2.9 11.57 4.4 Level 2 .................................................. 11.66 4.7 – – 11.72 12.1 Level 3 .................................................. 11.62 5.5 11.54 5.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.56 4.4 14.58 4.5 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.29 7.2 14.39 7.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.17 4.4 15.24 4.3 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.71 8.1 14.78 8.4 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.24 5.3 – – – – Office clerks, general............................................ 13.54 12.5 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 25.35 4.2 25.70 3.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 34.37 1.5 34.37 1.5 – – Electricians...................................................... 30.09 8.5 30.09 8.5 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.18 7.7 21.18 7.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.35 6.4 22.35 6.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.30 4.4 26.30 4.4 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.01 7.8 19.01 7.8 – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.22 3.2 20.22 3.2 – – Production occupations.............................................. 17.58 11.7 17.99 13.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.36 1.7 10.49 1.7 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.89 8.0 11.22 10.1 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.96 6.7 15.50 7.9 10.94 5.1 Level 1 .................................................. 10.23 6.0 10.77 8.8 – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.62 7.4 14.09 6.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 15.63 6.7 15.95 7.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 20.13 6.4 20.13 6.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 9.53 5.7 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.59 7.3 17.76 7.7 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.52 .2 14.52 .2 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.33 6.2 12.67 7.8 – – Level 1 .................................................. 10.79 7.2 11.74 4.9 – – Level 2 .................................................. 14.00 6.1 14.00 6.1 – – Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.18 2.3 11.18 2.3 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.19 8.0 13.36 8.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 14.10 6.7 14.10 6.7 – – 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), Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 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........................................................... $25.69 5.3 $27.94 5.9 $15.44 5.0 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 23.01 8.4 – – – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.61 7.0 35.33 5.7 14.48 3.5 Level 9 .................................................. 36.08 3.5 36.42 2.6 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 37.45 .9 37.45 .9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.40 .7 37.40 .7 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 37.17 1.8 37.17 1.8 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 37.29 1.7 37.29 1.7 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.52 3.1 37.52 3.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.51 3.4 37.51 3.4 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 37.52 3.1 37.52 3.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.51 3.4 37.51 3.4 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 13.27 1.9 – – 13.31 1.7 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.40 7.3 19.11 5.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.48 3.3 – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 27.35 14.9 27.44 15.0 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 5. Combined work levels(1) for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for full-time and part-time workers(3), Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $21.60 2.3 $23.66 2.4 $11.74 8.9 Management occupations.............................................. 43.55 7.7 43.55 7.7 – – Group III................................................. 49.98 5.8 – – – – Engineering managers.............................................. 59.62 3.9 59.62 3.9 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.22 4.5 26.42 5.2 – – Group II.................................................. 20.74 4.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 35.53 1.7 – – – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 32.01 9.7 32.28 9.9 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.70 9.5 21.70 9.5 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 41.26 4.9 41.26 4.9 – – Group II.................................................. 27.51 6.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 39.90 4.2 – – – – Engineers......................................................... 42.40 4.5 42.40 4.5 – – Group III................................................. 39.81 4.2 – – – – Nuclear engineers............................................... 45.86 4.2 45.86 4.2 – – Group III................................................. 44.51 1.9 44.51 1.9 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 28.23 15.1 30.39 11.4 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 23.37 25.7 – – – – Counselors........................................................ 23.37 25.7 – – – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 23.85 17.7 29.76 14.4 12.01 12.1 Group I................................................... 10.56 9.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 17.77 5.7 – – – – Group III................................................. 37.02 3.9 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.30 13.3 32.30 13.3 – – Group III................................................. 37.40 .7 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 37.17 1.8 37.17 1.8 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 37.29 1.7 37.29 1.7 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.52 3.1 37.52 3.1 – – Group III................................................. 37.51 3.4 – – – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 37.52 3.1 37.52 3.1 – – Group III................................................. 37.51 3.4 37.51 3.4 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 10.60 9.8 – – 10.55 9.9 Group I................................................... 10.56 9.7 – – 10.51 9.8 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 14.92 20.9 18.68 16.0 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 31.00 9.1 27.50 8.3 – – Group III................................................. 34.10 5.1 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 33.34 7.0 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 19.92 19.3 25.02 12.1 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.48 .9 10.42 .6 8.50 1.7 Group I................................................... 8.84 1.6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 12.91 .9 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 11.95 4.6 – – – – Group I................................................... 10.22 6.1 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.34 2.5 8.81 8.6 8.08 .3 Group I................................................... 8.34 2.5 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.33 3.1 – – 8.08 .4 Group I................................................... 8.33 3.1 – – 8.08 .4 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.51 1.8 – – 8.60 3.1 Group I................................................... 8.68 3.3 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.53 2.3 – – 8.66 3.8 Group I................................................... 8.77 4.1 – – 8.83 5.0 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.60 4.5 16.55 5.3 8.92 4.4 Group I................................................... 15.48 4.9 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 16.24 5.7 17.66 6.0 8.80 4.5 Group I................................................... 15.91 6.4 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 16.46 6.2 17.66 6.0 – – Group I................................................... 16.13 6.8 17.36 6.6 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.72 9.5 15.50 10.2 9.34 2.4 Group I................................................... 11.86 5.8 – – – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.87 1.6 11.75 2.9 9.35 2.4 Group I................................................... 10.51 2.4 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.64 3.2 – – 9.81 2.4 Group I................................................... 10.69 4.3 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 10.64 3.2 – – 9.81 2.4 Group I................................................... 10.69 4.3 – – 9.81 2.4 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.30 2.7 11.95 .7 – – Group I................................................... 10.29 6.4 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.65 3.0 14.98 3.4 11.49 4.4 Group I................................................... 13.46 4.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.07 4.1 – – – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.86 6.4 14.99 6.7 – – Group I................................................... 14.17 7.8 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.71 8.1 14.78 8.4 – – Group I................................................... 14.58 8.8 14.63 9.2 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.24 5.3 – – – – Group I................................................... 12.88 7.1 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.48 9.3 15.65 10.0 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 13.28 12.6 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 25.33 4.1 25.68 3.6 – – Group I................................................... 19.37 23.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 30.03 5.1 – – – – Electricians...................................................... 30.09 8.5 30.09 8.5 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.21 8.2 23.22 8.3 – – Group II.................................................. 24.09 8.1 – – – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.11 6.8 20.11 6.8 – – Group II.................................................. 21.02 4.6 – – – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.22 3.2 20.22 3.2 – – Group II.................................................. 20.22 3.2 20.22 3.2 – – Production occupations.............................................. 17.70 11.5 18.11 13.4 – – Group I................................................... 11.08 2.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. 28.70 5.6 – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.89 8.0 11.22 10.1 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.43 6.3 15.98 7.9 12.79 8.9 Group I................................................... 15.18 5.7 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.59 7.3 17.76 7.7 – – Group I................................................... 17.59 7.3 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.52 .2 14.52 .2 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.33 6.2 12.67 7.8 – – Group I................................................... 12.70 5.8 – – – – Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.18 2.3 11.18 2.3 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.19 8.0 13.36 8.6 – – Group I................................................... 13.62 6.2 13.88 6.0 – – 1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines levels 13-15. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.40 $11.44 $17.62 $30.24 $41.35 Management occupations.............................................. 20.38 31.56 44.41 54.77 60.81 Engineering managers.............................................. 47.05 57.32 59.23 65.51 70.53 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 17.68 19.48 22.06 33.19 36.54 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.50 27.57 33.12 41.35 42.32 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 17.68 17.68 19.48 22.90 29.72 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 29.40 34.41 41.77 47.63 51.50 Engineers......................................................... 31.77 35.56 42.63 48.43 52.13 Nuclear engineers............................................... 38.73 41.33 44.23 47.88 54.11 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 15.32 23.16 32.87 32.87 32.87 Community and social services occupations........................... 12.50 15.11 17.50 27.83 47.54 Counselors........................................................ 12.50 15.11 17.50 27.83 47.54 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 9.36 12.97 20.47 34.67 42.76 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 12.97 25.56 35.41 40.65 45.22 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 26.96 31.31 38.11 43.49 45.22 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 26.96 31.57 38.11 44.62 45.42 Secondary school teachers....................................... 27.32 34.00 38.87 40.65 44.62 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 27.32 34.00 38.87 40.65 44.62 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.23 9.27 9.36 12.56 13.77 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 8.07 8.07 10.35 19.48 26.58 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 21.66 24.93 29.50 40.00 41.00 Registered nurses................................................. 25.03 29.16 30.98 40.00 40.00 Protective service occupations...................................... 8.50 9.25 16.30 29.09 36.53 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.07 8.07 8.34 9.00 12.02 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 9.00 9.00 11.10 18.27 20.43 Cooks............................................................. 9.00 9.86 11.29 14.61 16.41 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.96 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.25 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.20 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.07 8.07 8.34 8.35 8.67 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.07 8.17 8.34 8.37 8.75 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.00 12.81 16.33 20.42 21.20 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.50 13.27 16.33 21.20 21.20 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.50 13.34 16.58 21.20 21.20 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.25 9.00 11.00 14.99 19.88 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.25 8.68 10.20 11.70 14.99 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.17 8.37 9.80 11.60 15.67 Cashiers...................................................... 8.17 8.37 9.80 11.60 15.67 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.30 9.50 10.70 11.80 14.36 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.00 11.50 13.46 17.62 20.02 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.00 12.11 14.51 17.62 19.75 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 8.07 12.89 14.51 17.62 19.02 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.00 11.50 11.50 13.00 13.00 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 9.79 13.34 15.25 18.95 20.42 Office clerks, general............................................ 8.50 10.48 12.20 15.17 19.76 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 14.59 20.34 23.66 34.70 35.40 Electricians...................................................... 15.50 26.00 34.70 35.40 35.40 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 15.00 19.00 23.16 27.45 33.77 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 12.00 19.05 20.13 23.16 23.16 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.05 19.06 20.13 22.85 22.85 Production occupations.............................................. 9.50 10.05 12.52 24.69 33.47 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 9.50 9.74 10.05 12.68 12.68 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 10.00 12.50 15.20 18.09 20.89 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.50 15.00 18.09 19.09 20.89 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.10 14.59 14.59 14.94 14.94 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.78 10.74 12.17 14.99 15.44 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.74 10.74 10.75 10.75 13.24 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 8.78 11.05 13.24 15.44 15.44 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), Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.34 $10.60 $15.44 $28.44 $41.35 Management occupations.............................................. 20.38 31.56 46.64 54.77 61.61 Engineering managers.............................................. 47.05 57.32 59.23 65.51 70.53 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 17.68 17.68 29.37 35.28 40.54 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.50 27.86 33.12 41.35 42.32 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.21 35.09 42.41 47.88 51.78 Engineers......................................................... 32.75 36.37 43.34 48.89 52.76 Nuclear engineers............................................... 38.73 41.33 44.23 47.88 54.11 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 20.83 24.04 29.50 40.00 41.00 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.07 8.07 8.34 9.00 11.50 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 9.00 9.00 11.10 18.27 20.43 Cooks............................................................. 9.00 9.86 11.29 14.61 16.41 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.96 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.25 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.20 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.07 8.07 8.34 8.34 8.56 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.07 8.17 8.34 8.34 8.60 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.50 12.50 13.34 21.20 21.20 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.50 9.75 18.02 21.20 21.20 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.07 13.00 18.02 21.20 21.20 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.25 9.00 11.00 14.99 19.88 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.25 8.68 10.20 11.70 14.99 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.17 8.37 9.80 11.60 15.67 Cashiers...................................................... 8.17 8.37 9.80 11.60 15.67 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.30 9.50 10.70 11.80 14.36 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.79 11.50 13.07 15.63 19.75 Financial clerks.................................................. 9.90 12.06 14.51 17.62 17.76 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 8.07 12.89 14.51 17.62 19.02 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.00 11.50 11.50 13.00 13.00 Office clerks, general............................................ 9.00 10.48 12.20 15.29 19.76 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 14.59 20.34 23.65 34.70 35.40 Electricians...................................................... 15.50 26.00 34.70 35.40 35.40 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.00 15.00 20.13 26.11 28.34 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 12.00 19.05 20.13 20.13 22.85 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.05 19.06 20.13 22.85 22.85 Production occupations.............................................. 9.50 10.05 12.52 24.00 33.47 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 9.50 9.74 10.05 12.68 12.68 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.00 11.50 14.94 18.09 20.28 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.50 15.00 18.09 19.09 20.89 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.10 14.59 14.59 14.94 14.94 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.78 10.74 12.17 14.99 15.44 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.74 10.74 10.75 10.75 13.24 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 8.78 11.05 13.24 15.44 15.44 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), Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $14.27 $16.58 $23.16 $33.51 $42.16 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 19.48 19.48 21.99 24.11 29.72 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 13.56 14.31 29.35 38.87 45.22 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 27.32 33.12 38.87 42.74 45.22 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 26.96 31.31 38.11 43.49 45.22 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 26.96 31.57 38.11 44.62 45.42 Secondary school teachers....................................... 27.32 34.00 38.87 40.65 44.62 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 27.32 34.00 38.87 40.65 44.62 Teacher assistants................................................ 12.22 12.56 13.27 14.27 14.84 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.46 14.21 19.97 21.38 22.04 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 17.87 23.16 23.16 33.77 37.98 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), Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 Full-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $10.20 $13.24 $20.28 $32.87 $43.46 Management occupations.............................................. 20.38 31.56 44.41 54.77 60.81 Engineering managers.............................................. 47.05 57.32 59.23 65.51 70.53 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 17.68 19.48 22.90 33.19 38.44 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.50 27.86 33.12 41.35 42.32 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 17.68 17.68 19.48 22.90 29.72 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 29.40 34.41 41.77 47.63 51.50 Engineers......................................................... 31.77 35.56 42.63 48.43 52.13 Nuclear engineers............................................... 38.73 41.33 44.23 47.88 54.11 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 21.47 24.31 32.87 32.87 42.64 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 13.23 20.47 28.47 38.87 45.22 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 12.97 25.56 35.41 40.65 45.22 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 26.96 31.31 38.11 43.49 45.22 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 26.96 31.57 38.11 44.62 45.42 Secondary school teachers....................................... 27.32 34.00 38.87 40.65 44.62 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 27.32 34.00 38.87 40.65 44.62 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 10.35 10.35 19.48 19.48 26.58 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 20.75 22.53 26.44 32.21 37.85 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.50 16.30 20.15 33.21 47.18 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.07 8.34 8.60 11.30 16.41 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.79 8.07 8.07 8.11 12.02 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.50 13.27 16.33 21.20 21.20 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.27 16.33 18.02 21.20 21.20 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.27 16.33 18.02 21.20 21.20 Sales and related occupations....................................... 9.98 10.50 12.50 17.31 22.11 Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.70 10.10 11.00 13.35 14.99 Retail salespersons............................................. 9.60 10.35 11.00 13.60 17.31 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.48 11.50 14.00 17.62 20.60 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.00 12.11 14.51 17.62 19.75 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 8.07 12.89 14.51 17.62 19.75 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 9.79 13.34 15.25 18.98 20.60 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 14.59 20.34 24.41 34.70 35.40 Electricians...................................................... 15.50 26.00 34.70 35.40 35.40 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 15.00 19.00 23.16 27.45 33.77 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 12.00 19.05 20.13 23.16 23.16 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.05 19.06 20.13 22.85 22.85 Production occupations.............................................. 9.74 10.05 12.68 25.55 33.47 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 9.74 9.74 10.05 12.68 12.68 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 10.74 13.10 15.20 18.09 20.89 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.50 15.00 18.09 19.09 21.34 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.10 14.59 14.59 14.94 14.94 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.00 10.74 12.68 15.44 15.44 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 10.74 10.74 10.75 10.75 13.24 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 8.98 12.01 14.78 15.44 15.44 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), Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 Part-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.07 $8.09 $8.95 $12.71 $16.14 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 9.27 9.27 12.22 14.31 14.31 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.23 9.27 9.36 12.56 13.77 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.45 9.25 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.96 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.07 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.96 8.07 8.07 8.07 8.20 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.07 8.07 8.15 8.48 8.96 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.07 8.07 8.25 8.60 9.00 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.07 8.07 8.75 9.50 10.00 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.07 8.07 8.53 9.50 9.75 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.07 8.25 8.32 8.75 10.75 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.07 8.25 8.32 8.75 10.80 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.07 8.25 8.50 9.00 14.99 Cashiers...................................................... 8.07 8.25 8.50 9.00 14.99 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 8.23 8.70 12.00 13.49 14.65 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.17 9.50 12.50 16.18 16.20 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 11. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 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........................................................... $23.66 $20.28 $934 $811 39.5 $47,382 $41,642 2,002 Management occupations.............................................. 43.55 44.41 1,746 1,782 40.1 90,813 92,685 2,085 Engineering managers.............................................. 59.62 59.23 2,407 2,369 40.4 125,166 123,198 2,099 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.42 22.90 1,063 916 40.2 55,299 47,632 2,093 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 32.28 33.12 1,318 1,325 40.8 68,545 68,890 2,123 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.70 19.48 872 779 40.2 45,337 40,527 2,090 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 41.26 41.77 1,650 1,671 40.0 85,788 86,882 2,079 Engineers......................................................... 42.40 42.63 1,696 1,705 40.0 88,189 88,670 2,080 Nuclear engineers............................................... 45.86 44.23 1,834 1,769 40.0 95,381 91,998 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 30.39 32.87 1,209 1,315 39.8 62,857 68,370 2,068 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.76 28.47 1,152 1,136 38.7 47,219 46,346 1,587 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.30 35.41 1,231 1,340 38.1 45,294 49,052 1,402 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 37.17 38.11 1,408 1,445 37.9 51,184 53,126 1,377 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 37.29 38.11 1,410 1,445 37.8 51,265 52,869 1,375 Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.52 38.87 1,405 1,458 37.5 50,876 52,475 1,356 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 37.52 38.87 1,405 1,458 37.5 50,876 52,475 1,356 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 18.68 19.48 747 779 40.0 38,853 40,527 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.50 26.44 1,062 1,027 38.6 50,516 48,934 1,837 Protective service occupations...................................... 25.02 20.15 954 652 38.1 49,597 33,904 1,982 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.42 8.60 414 338 39.7 21,515 17,555 2,064 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.81 8.07 330 282 37.4 17,138 14,687 1,946 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 16.55 16.33 669 652 40.4 34,782 33,895 2,101 Building cleaning workers......................................... 17.66 18.02 703 721 39.8 36,570 37,482 2,070 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 17.66 18.02 703 721 39.8 36,570 37,482 2,070 Sales and related occupations....................................... 15.50 12.50 605 474 39.0 31,455 24,648 2,030 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.75 11.00 453 436 38.5 23,534 22,672 2,002 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.95 11.00 448 432 37.5 23,278 22,460 1,948 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.98 14.00 599 560 40.0 31,121 28,974 2,077 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.99 14.51 600 581 40.0 31,187 30,187 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.78 14.51 591 581 40.0 30,732 30,187 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.65 15.25 626 610 40.0 32,558 31,728 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 25.68 24.41 1,027 976 40.0 51,988 46,534 2,024 Electricians...................................................... 30.09 34.70 1,204 1,388 40.0 62,596 72,176 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.22 23.16 929 926 40.0 48,290 48,171 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.11 20.13 804 805 40.0 41,823 41,870 2,080 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.22 20.13 809 805 40.0 42,060 41,870 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 18.11 12.68 727 507 40.1 37,226 26,374 2,056 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.22 10.05 451 402 40.2 22,893 20,908 2,040 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.98 15.20 585 524 36.6 30,030 27,248 1,879 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.76 18.09 607 580 34.2 31,188 30,160 1,757 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.52 14.59 566 547 39.0 29,455 28,451 2,028 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.67 12.68 491 497 38.7 25,032 25,818 1,976 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.18 10.75 448 430 40.0 21,711 22,360 1,942 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.36 14.78 510 520 38.1 26,503 27,040 1,984 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 12. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $22.90 $18.50 $905 $720 39.5 $46,632 $36,920 2,036 Management occupations.............................................. 44.52 46.64 1,786 1,865 40.1 92,873 97,001 2,086 Engineering managers.............................................. 59.62 59.23 2,407 2,369 40.4 125,166 123,198 2,099 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 28.49 30.24 1,151 1,325 40.4 59,826 68,890 2,100 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 32.28 33.12 1,318 1,325 40.8 68,545 68,890 2,123 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 41.74 42.41 1,669 1,696 40.0 86,789 88,202 2,079 Engineers......................................................... 43.00 43.34 1,720 1,734 40.0 89,437 90,147 2,080 Nuclear engineers............................................... 45.86 44.23 1,834 1,769 40.0 95,381 91,998 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 25.22 25.33 982 962 38.9 51,051 50,001 2,024 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.42 8.60 414 338 39.7 21,515 17,555 2,064 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.81 8.07 330 282 37.4 17,138 14,687 1,946 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.95 14.00 653 640 40.9 33,959 33,293 2,129 Sales and related occupations....................................... 15.50 12.50 605 474 39.0 31,455 24,648 2,030 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.75 11.00 453 436 38.5 23,534 22,672 2,002 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.95 11.00 448 432 37.5 23,278 22,460 1,948 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.45 13.25 578 530 40.0 30,049 27,560 2,080 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.39 14.51 576 581 40.0 29,935 30,187 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.78 14.51 591 581 40.0 30,732 30,187 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 25.70 24.20 1,028 968 40.0 52,004 46,534 2,023 Electricians...................................................... 30.09 34.70 1,204 1,388 40.0 62,596 72,176 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.18 20.13 847 805 40.0 44,058 41,870 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.01 20.13 760 805 40.0 39,531 41,870 2,080 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.22 20.13 809 805 40.0 42,060 41,870 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 17.99 12.68 722 507 40.1 36,974 26,374 2,055 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.22 10.05 451 402 40.2 22,893 20,908 2,040 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.50 15.20 566 508 36.5 29,023 26,405 1,872 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.76 18.09 607 580 34.2 31,188 30,160 1,757 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.52 14.59 566 547 39.0 29,455 28,451 2,028 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.67 12.68 491 497 38.7 25,032 25,818 1,976 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.18 10.75 448 430 40.0 21,711 22,360 1,942 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.36 14.78 510 520 38.1 26,503 27,040 1,984 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 13. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 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........................................................... $27.94 $24.49 $1,098 $980 39.3 $51,192 $48,171 1,832 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 35.33 36.29 1,349 1,368 38.2 53,005 52,475 1,500 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 37.45 38.87 1,409 1,458 37.6 51,116 52,475 1,365 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 37.17 38.11 1,408 1,445 37.9 51,184 53,126 1,377 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 37.29 38.11 1,410 1,445 37.8 51,265 52,869 1,375 Secondary school teachers....................................... 37.52 38.87 1,405 1,458 37.5 50,876 52,475 1,356 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 37.52 38.87 1,405 1,458 37.5 50,876 52,475 1,356 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 19.11 20.02 764 801 40.0 39,245 41,642 2,054 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 27.44 23.16 1,098 926 40.0 57,070 48,171 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings(1) of private industry establishments for major occupational groups, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 1-99 100-499 500 Occupational group(2) Total workers workers workers or more All workers.................................. $20.87 $15.93 $16.28 $35.27 Management, professional, and related...... 34.38 21.82 31.30 42.06 Management, business, and financial...... 40.06 28.50 40.02 50.18 Professional and related................. 32.33 18.30 28.10 39.76 Service.................................... 10.73 9.64 9.68 16.45 Sales and office........................... 13.98 13.61 13.13 – Sales and related........................ 13.72 14.25 13.01 – Office and administrative support........ 14.17 13.21 13.30 – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................... 24.31 22.49 20.97 32.94 Construction and extraction............. 25.35 22.96 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 21.18 20.44 21.35 – Production, transportation, and material moving.................................... 16.07 15.74 13.39 – Production............................... 17.58 15.39 – – Transportation and material moving....... 14.96 15.82 12.53 – 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........................................................... 2.3 4.0 9.4 2.1 Management, professional, and related............................... 7.4 17.0 6.8 3.9 Management, business, and financial............................... 6.6 10.3 8.0 1.6 Professional and related.......................................... 9.2 23.1 12.5 3.6 Service............................................................. 5.0 3.6 3.4 6.3 Sales and office.................................................... 4.3 7.0 2.1 – Sales and related................................................. 9.5 15.9 4.3 – Office and administrative support................................. 2.7 4.4 2.7 – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 4.5 1.9 12.9 5.7 Construction and extraction...................................... 4.2 .0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 7.7 11.5 2.8 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 5.2 4.8 10.7 – Production........................................................ 11.7 18.1 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 6.7 8.1 4.6 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. 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, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $17.44 $15.20 $685 $591 39.3 $35,139 $30,742 2,015 Management occupations.............................................. 31.51 31.56 1,260 1,262 40.0 65,534 65,643 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.39 9.00 415 335 39.9 21,579 17,403 2,077 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.74 13.35 707 534 39.8 36,757 27,760 2,072 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.43 11.00 492 440 39.5 25,558 22,880 2,056 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.32 13.00 533 520 40.0 27,711 27,040 2,080 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.06 14.51 563 581 40.0 29,253 30,187 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 22.96 22.66 918 906 40.0 46,092 43,534 2,007 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.44 19.21 818 768 40.0 42,520 39,955 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 15.39 12.80 616 512 40.0 32,014 26,624 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.19 15.44 584 580 36.1 30,099 30,160 1,859 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.76 18.09 607 580 34.2 31,188 30,160 1,757 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.31 14.99 525 591 39.5 27,316 30,742 2,053 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 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........................................................... $28.50 $27.86 $1,132 $1,101 39.7 $58,646 $56,160 2,058 Management occupations.............................................. 53.48 54.24 2,150 2,186 40.2 111,784 113,672 2,090 Engineering managers.............................................. 59.62 59.23 2,407 2,369 40.4 125,166 123,198 2,099 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 34.72 35.28 1,413 1,411 40.7 73,479 73,382 2,116 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 42.24 42.77 1,689 1,711 40.0 87,851 88,962 2,080 Engineers......................................................... 43.07 43.39 1,723 1,736 40.0 89,593 90,251 2,080 Nuclear engineers............................................... 45.86 44.23 1,834 1,769 40.0 95,381 91,998 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.52 8.60 410 344 39.0 21,329 17,896 2,027 Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.28 11.20 508 428 38.3 26,425 22,256 1,989 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.72 11.10 426 418 36.3 22,150 21,736 1,889 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.10 14.50 684 580 40.0 35,558 30,160 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.21 20.13 888 805 40.0 46,187 41,870 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.22 20.13 809 805 40.0 42,060 41,870 2,080 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.22 20.13 809 805 40.0 42,060 41,870 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 18.81 12.68 756 507 40.2 38,514 26,044 2,048 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.11 12.68 500 497 38.1 25,170 25,818 1,920 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.82 12.01 446 480 37.8 22,232 23,171 1,881 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.41 12.68 439 497 35.3 22,808 25,818 1,838 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, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 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........................................................... $23.74 $22.68 $25.38 $20.58 $20.33 $27.33 Management, professional, and related............................... 26.20 20.76 28.99 36.02 36.78 27.86 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 38.74 40.06 30.21 Professional and related.......................................... 26.30 20.76 29.41 34.68 35.30 25.38 Service............................................................. 17.49 – 19.39 10.54 10.16 – Sales and office.................................................... 17.67 – 18.43 13.86 13.80 – Sales and related................................................. – – – 13.41 13.41 – Office and administrative support................................. 17.90 – 18.43 14.17 14.06 – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 26.67 27.17 24.54 18.24 18.22 – Construction and extraction...................................... 27.69 27.75 – 17.69 17.69 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 26.13 24.56 27.44 18.98 18.94 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 20.72 20.76 – 13.23 13.23 – Production........................................................ 25.39 25.46 – 12.48 12.48 – Transportation and material moving................................ 17.68 17.02 – 13.77 13.77 – 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........................................................... 5.7 8.2 5.6 2.4 2.5 8.6 Management, professional, and related............................... 11.5 28.7 5.1 3.6 3.8 8.8 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 5.6 6.6 6.3 Professional and related.......................................... 12.2 28.7 5.5 3.9 4.0 16.1 Service............................................................. 10.1 – 5.1 4.0 2.0 – Sales and office.................................................... 7.3 – 9.2 4.5 4.6 – Sales and related................................................. – – – 10.7 10.7 – Office and administrative support................................. 8.1 – 9.2 2.8 2.9 – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 7.6 8.7 16.8 7.1 7.1 – Construction and extraction...................................... 10.0 10.2 – 8.2 8.2 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 9.6 8.1 15.0 7.4 7.5 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 8.4 9.2 – 6.4 6.4 – Production........................................................ 12.0 12.5 – 4.5 4.5 – Transportation and material moving................................ 6.5 4.6 – 9.9 9.9 – 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, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 Time Incentive Occupational group(3) Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers All workers........................................................... $21.65 $20.90 $19.75 $19.75 Management, professional, and related............................... 32.85 34.38 – – Management, business, and financial............................... 37.68 40.06 – – Professional and related.......................................... 31.32 32.33 – – Service............................................................. 11.91 10.73 – – Sales and office.................................................... 13.83 13.47 22.14 22.14 Sales and related................................................. 12.34 12.34 22.35 22.35 Office and administrative support................................. 14.65 14.17 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 24.77 24.81 – – Construction and extraction...................................... – 26.19 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 22.92 20.56 – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 16.29 15.99 – – Production........................................................ 18.20 18.08 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.01 14.47 – – Time Incentive Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 2.4 2.4 18.8 18.8 Management, professional, and related............................... 5.4 7.4 – – Management, business, and financial............................... 5.3 6.6 – – Professional and related.......................................... 6.6 9.2 – – Service............................................................. 4.8 5.0 – – Sales and office.................................................... 2.0 1.7 29.6 29.6 Sales and related................................................. 2.2 2.2 29.9 29.9 Office and administrative support................................. 3.0 2.7 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 5.0 5.4 – – Construction and extraction...................................... – 5.5 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 9.4 10.1 – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 5.2 5.4 – – Production........................................................ 11.5 11.7 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 4.7 4.6 – – 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, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 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........................................................... – $16.84 $14.34 – $16.77 $32.52 – $9.95 – Management, professional, and related............................... – 35.15 – – – 41.47 – – – Management, business, and financial............................... – 37.08 – – – 45.75 – – – Professional and related.......................................... – 33.73 – – – 40.02 – – – Service............................................................. – – – – – – – 9.36 – Sales and office.................................................... – 12.35 12.87 – 16.85 15.04 – – – Sales and related................................................. – – 12.71 – – – – – – Office and administrative support................................. – – 13.43 – 11.91 15.04 – – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... – 20.10 – – – 31.61 – – – Construction and extraction...................................... – – – – – – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. – 20.47 – – – – – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... – 12.86 16.07 – – – – – – Production........................................................ – 12.81 – – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – 12.97 15.69 – – – – – – B Goods producing Service providing Trade, Profes- Education Leisure Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other Occupational group(3) tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services and es business services ity utilities services Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... – 10.4 2.2 – 27.7 3.7 – 4.8 – Management, professional, and related............................... – .6 – – – 3.8 – – – Management, business, and financial............................... – 14.0 – – – 6.7 – – – Professional and related.......................................... – 14.2 – – – 3.3 – – – Service............................................................. – – – – – – – 1.6 – Sales and office.................................................... – 1.6 2.9 – 28.4 1.2 – – – Sales and related................................................. – – 3.8 – – – – – – Office and administrative support................................. – – 1.3 – 15.3 1.2 – – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... – 4.5 – – – 5.7 – – – Construction and extraction...................................... – – – – – – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. – 4.2 – – – – – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... – 4.6 8.0 – – – – – – Production........................................................ – 5.1 – – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – 5.2 8.8 – – – – – – 1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 Private State and Occupational group(2) Civilian industry local workers workers government workers All workers........................................................... 86,900 71,800 15,100 Management, professional, and related............................... 29,000 19,500 9,500 Management, business, and financial............................... 5,900 4,700 1,200 Professional and related.......................................... 23,100 14,800 8,300 Service............................................................. 16,900 15,100 1,800 Sales and office.................................................... 18,200 16,900 1,200 Sales and related................................................. 7,700 7,700 – Office and administrative support................................. 10,500 9,300 1,200 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 10,400 9,000 1,400 Construction and extraction...................................... 7,000 7,000 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 2,900 2,000 1,000 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 12,500 11,200 1,200 Production........................................................ 4,400 4,400 – Transportation and material moving................................ 8,000 6,900 – 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA, August 2008 Private State and Establishments Total industry local government Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 4,456 4,304 152 Total in sample....................................................... 142 123 19 Responding........................................................ 104 86 18 Refused or unable to provide data................................. 34 33 1 Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 4 4 0 1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.