NC BL 09/00/2007 Table: Knoxville, TN, Bulletin 3140-04, May 2007 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Knoxville, TN, May 2007 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........................................................... $16.25 4.4 36.4 $15.84 4.9 36.2 $19.34 6.4 38.0 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 29.68 8.8 37.3 32.20 11.3 37.4 23.36 4.3 37.1 Management, business, and financial............................... 38.76 17.0 38.6 41.56 18.7 39.5 28.48 13.9 35.4 Professional and related.......................................... 27.00 4.8 37.0 29.06 6.8 36.7 22.30 5.3 37.5 Service............................................................. 9.07 4.3 34.3 8.04 4.0 33.7 15.26 12.7 38.7 Sales and office.................................................... 13.65 4.3 36.4 13.66 4.5 36.2 13.41 13.3 39.6 Sales and related................................................. 15.43 10.8 35.4 15.43 10.8 35.4 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 12.73 2.4 36.9 12.67 2.3 36.7 13.41 13.3 39.6 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 15.71 8.1 39.2 15.49 8.7 39.2 18.30 8.9 39.6 Construction and extraction...................................... 15.62 13.8 40.0 15.15 15.0 40.0 – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 15.79 4.8 38.6 15.74 5.1 38.6 – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 13.32 2.8 36.7 13.30 2.9 36.6 – – – Production........................................................ 13.17 2.5 37.9 13.17 2.5 37.9 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.44 4.7 35.8 13.40 4.8 35.6 – – – Full time........................................................... 17.12 4.6 40.0 16.79 5.3 40.1 19.38 6.8 39.4 Part time........................................................... 9.71 6.4 21.6 9.52 6.5 21.9 17.69 16.9 15.2 Union............................................................... 18.24 8.8 39.5 14.80 9.0 39.9 29.51 6.7 38.4 Nonunion............................................................ 16.12 4.7 36.2 15.90 5.2 36.0 17.85 7.4 38.0 Time................................................................ 15.95 4.5 36.3 15.48 5.1 36.1 19.34 6.4 38.0 Incentive........................................................... 23.17 13.0 38.8 23.17 13.0 38.8 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 16.86 8.6 35.3 16.64 8.8 35.3 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 14.83 6.9 37.4 14.61 7.4 37.4 18.77 14.2 36.5 500 workers or more................................................. 17.20 5.2 37.5 16.00 8.9 36.5 18.56 5.0 38.7 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 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Knoxville, TN, May 2007 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........................................................... $16.25 4.4 $17.12 4.6 $9.71 6.4 Management occupations.............................................. 43.58 17.0 43.53 17.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 19.73 13.5 19.73 13.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 24.18 6.4 24.18 6.4 – – Level 12.................................................. 53.22 27.5 53.22 27.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 54.84 16.3 – – – – Education administrators.......................................... 39.31 2.2 39.31 2.2 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.75 13.6 21.72 3.3 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.62 3.8 23.62 3.8 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.56 11.7 38.56 11.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.90 6.2 29.90 6.2 – – Engineers......................................................... 44.85 25.2 44.85 25.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.49 7.0 30.49 7.0 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 19.44 14.0 20.36 11.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 13.46 4.5 – – 14.86 6.1 Level 9 .................................................. 28.34 3.0 28.30 2.9 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 28.26 4.6 28.60 4.3 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.49 15.9 23.42 15.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.24 3.0 28.20 2.9 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.09 2.5 28.04 2.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.09 2.5 28.04 2.4 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.78 1.6 27.72 1.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.78 1.6 27.72 1.4 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 9.73 12.3 11.20 3.7 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 20.20 9.7 20.20 9.7 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.68 4.6 29.21 4.8 24.46 19.0 Level 5 .................................................. 16.34 4.3 16.46 4.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.65 13.0 16.65 13.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.61 5.5 20.87 8.2 – – Level 8 .................................................. – – 22.70 1.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.26 11.6 26.27 11.6 – – Level 10.................................................. 51.35 7.2 50.34 6.4 – – Pharmacists....................................................... 48.07 2.2 48.07 2.2 – – Level 10.................................................. 49.90 .8 49.90 .8 – – Registered nurses................................................. 27.31 21.1 26.87 19.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.18 2.5 22.18 2.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. – – 22.70 1.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 23.37 8.2 23.38 8.3 – – Therapists........................................................ 27.63 18.0 28.62 17.3 – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. $22.21 3.9 – – – – Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 20.22 4.2 – – – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.14 2.9 $14.14 2.9 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.07 2.4 15.02 1.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.98 2.2 14.87 .8 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.08 9.6 12.34 10.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.24 4.5 10.38 5.2 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.63 1.5 9.59 1.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.83 .5 9.83 .5 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.63 1.5 9.59 1.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.83 .5 9.83 .5 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.78 8.5 14.78 6.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.09 10.4 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 15.79 12.7 15.90 14.8 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. – – 11.98 4.2 – – Security guards................................................. – – 11.98 4.2 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.27 4.8 7.19 7.3 $4.42 8.8 Level 1 .................................................. 5.17 6.6 5.67 8.0 – – Level 2 .................................................. 5.09 11.0 5.19 16.0 4.94 5.5 Level 3 .................................................. 5.63 29.7 6.73 29.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 10.55 9.8 11.55 5.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 12.63 16.4 12.63 16.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.63 16.4 12.63 16.4 – – Cooks............................................................. 10.18 2.3 10.24 3.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.91 3.0 9.91 3.0 – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.53 3.9 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.27 4.0 9.71 7.3 – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.88 7.7 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.46 2.3 2.44 3.3 2.49 3.2 Level 1 .................................................. 2.75 3.6 2.84 4.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. 2.24 1.0 – – 2.22 .0 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.31 .3 2.27 1.0 2.36 1.0 Level 1 .................................................. 2.51 .7 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 2.24 1.0 – – 2.22 .0 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.16 4.5 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 6.84 2.3 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.16 4.5 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 6.84 2.3 – – – – Dishwashers....................................................... 8.36 3.4 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... $9.04 2.8 $9.36 1.8 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.93 2.5 8.25 1.8 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.96 4.8 9.96 4.8 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.72 3.3 9.04 3.3 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.93 2.6 8.25 1.8 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.96 4.8 9.96 4.8 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.91 5.7 9.54 4.4 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.32 4.1 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.15 6.6 10.15 6.6 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.50 1.9 8.58 3.1 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.32 1.6 8.40 2.9 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.07 3.6 10.25 4.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.44 2.5 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 15.43 10.8 16.97 10.7 $8.61 5.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.06 .0 – – 7.39 .0 Level 2 .................................................. 8.79 6.8 9.63 1.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.83 2.6 9.63 3.4 10.22 5.2 Level 4 .................................................. 13.51 6.2 13.59 6.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.64 10.8 20.64 10.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 39.68 15.4 39.68 15.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.59 33.0 16.59 33.0 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.75 4.8 10.23 5.4 8.61 5.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.06 .0 – – 7.39 .0 Level 2 .................................................. 8.79 6.8 9.63 1.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.64 2.1 9.33 1.4 10.22 5.2 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.91 4.1 9.39 3.2 7.37 7.6 Level 2 .................................................. 9.39 .7 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 8.91 4.1 9.39 3.2 7.37 7.6 Level 2 .................................................. 9.39 .7 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 10.09 5.2 10.03 4.7 10.20 6.3 Level 3 .................................................. 9.89 1.9 9.47 .9 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 24.75 6.8 24.75 6.8 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 22.64 8.9 22.64 8.9 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.73 2.4 13.00 2.7 9.89 2.7 Level 2 .................................................. 10.09 2.4 10.32 2.3 9.08 4.0 Level 3 .................................................. 11.78 4.4 11.93 4.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.05 2.6 13.04 2.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.86 9.1 16.86 9.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.44 2.5 18.68 2.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.63 9.1 20.63 9.1 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.35 6.4 14.36 6.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. $12.28 7.0 $12.28 7.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.66 4.6 13.66 4.7 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.41 5.0 13.41 5.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.47 6.6 13.47 6.6 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 12.47 7.3 14.36 8.2 – – Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.52 4.6 – – – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.02 2.6 11.10 2.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.38 4.4 – – – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 11.10 5.8 11.20 6.8 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.42 4.6 12.63 5.2 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.12 6.4 16.14 6.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.42 5.4 12.42 5.4 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.28 11.1 18.28 11.1 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 11.39 3.3 11.29 3.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.06 1.8 11.06 1.8 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.02 10.6 16.02 10.6 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.78 9.1 12.76 9.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.88 2.7 10.88 2.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.13 6.8 14.11 7.0 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.62 13.8 15.62 13.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.99 6.6 20.99 6.6 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 15.79 4.8 16.06 5.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.59 5.2 14.90 5.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.05 6.1 19.05 6.1 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 15.60 5.6 15.60 5.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.04 3.6 16.04 3.6 – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.63 3.1 20.63 3.1 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 14.48 8.2 14.48 8.2 – – Production occupations.............................................. 13.17 2.5 13.30 2.1 $10.31 21.1 Level 1 .................................................. 7.65 5.0 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.80 4.5 9.80 4.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.41 4.4 12.41 4.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.75 2.5 13.63 2.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.10 2.4 16.10 2.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.12 7.1 18.27 7.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 16.90 9.7 16.90 9.7 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.50 5.3 14.50 5.3 – – Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 16.35 25.4 16.35 25.4 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.07 5.4 17.07 5.4 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.74 6.2 17.74 6.2 – – Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 7.73 4.9 – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. $11.92 1.0 $12.00 1.2 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.44 4.7 14.00 5.0 $11.07 11.6 Level 1 .................................................. 9.73 16.5 10.67 15.2 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.33 6.4 11.79 4.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.80 3.4 12.69 4.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.06 5.4 15.05 5.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.94 3.0 17.94 3.0 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.04 7.5 15.17 7.3 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.39 9.1 – – – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.79 9.1 15.79 9.2 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.04 10.6 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.41 7.0 13.41 7.0 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.79 7.6 11.91 7.0 – – Level 1 .................................................. 9.84 18.9 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.10 3.2 12.10 3.2 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.79 3.9 12.70 6.1 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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), Knoxville, TN, May 2007 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........................................................... $15.84 4.9 $16.79 5.3 $9.52 6.5 Management occupations.............................................. 45.49 18.5 45.49 18.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 24.18 6.4 24.18 6.4 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.65 19.6 21.94 4.2 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.56 11.7 38.56 11.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.90 6.2 29.90 6.2 – – Engineers......................................................... 44.85 25.2 44.85 25.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.49 7.0 30.49 7.0 – – Education, training, and library occupations Postsecondary teachers........................................... 28.26 4.6 28.60 4.3 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.92 10.1 19.92 10.1 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.51 4.0 31.36 3.3 25.04 22.0 Level 5 .................................................. 16.56 5.0 16.73 5.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.42 5.5 20.42 5.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.71 7.0 22.19 10.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. – – 22.67 1.0 – – Level 10.................................................. 53.90 4.9 52.86 3.9 – – Pharmacists....................................................... 49.92 .8 49.92 .8 – – Level 10.................................................. 49.90 .8 49.90 .8 – – Registered nurses................................................. 27.62 23.4 27.18 21.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.18 2.5 22.18 2.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. – – 22.67 1.0 – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 22.55 4.1 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.07 2.4 15.02 1.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.98 2.2 14.87 .8 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.50 2.5 10.62 2.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.35 5.4 10.52 6.5 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.63 1.7 9.58 2.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.86 .8 9.86 .8 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.63 1.7 9.59 2.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.86 .8 9.86 .8 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 12.48 7.0 13.46 3.8 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.23 5.1 7.15 7.6 4.40 9.0 Level 1 .................................................. 4.97 7.1 5.39 9.3 – – Level 2 .................................................. 5.04 10.9 5.14 16.4 4.90 5.1 Level 3 .................................................. 5.63 29.7 6.73 29.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 10.55 9.8 11.55 5.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... $12.63 16.4 $12.63 16.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.63 16.4 12.63 16.4 – – Cooks............................................................. 10.18 2.3 10.24 3.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.91 3.0 9.91 3.0 – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.53 3.9 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.27 4.0 9.71 7.3 – – Level 2 .................................................. 8.88 7.7 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.46 2.3 2.44 3.3 $2.49 3.2 Level 1 .................................................. 2.75 3.6 2.84 4.7 – – Level 2 .................................................. 2.24 1.0 – – 2.22 .0 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.31 .3 2.27 1.0 2.36 1.0 Level 1 .................................................. 2.51 .7 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 2.24 1.0 – – 2.22 .0 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.14 4.9 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.14 4.9 – – – – Dishwashers....................................................... 8.36 3.4 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.78 2.9 9.12 1.5 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.93 2.5 8.25 1.8 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.38 3.5 9.38 3.5 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.44 3.3 8.77 3.3 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.93 2.6 8.25 1.8 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.38 3.5 9.38 3.5 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.37 6.8 9.06 5.6 – – Level 1 .................................................. 7.32 4.1 – – – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.50 1.9 8.58 3.1 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.32 1.6 8.40 2.9 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.23 4.2 10.49 5.6 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 15.43 10.8 16.97 10.7 8.61 5.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.06 .0 – – 7.39 .0 Level 2 .................................................. 8.79 6.8 9.63 1.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.83 2.6 9.63 3.4 10.22 5.2 Level 4 .................................................. 13.51 6.2 13.59 6.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.64 10.8 20.64 10.8 – – Level 8 .................................................. 39.68 15.4 39.68 15.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.59 33.0 16.59 33.0 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.75 4.8 10.23 5.4 8.61 5.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.06 .0 – – 7.39 .0 Level 2 .................................................. 8.79 6.8 9.63 1.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.64 2.1 9.33 1.4 10.22 5.2 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.91 4.1 9.39 3.2 7.37 7.6 Level 2 .................................................. $9.39 0.7 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 8.91 4.1 $9.39 3.2 $7.37 7.6 Level 2 .................................................. 9.39 .7 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 10.09 5.2 10.03 4.7 10.20 6.3 Level 3 .................................................. 9.89 1.9 9.47 .9 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 24.75 6.8 24.75 6.8 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 22.64 8.9 22.64 8.9 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.67 2.3 12.96 2.6 9.89 2.7 Level 2 .................................................. 10.10 2.4 10.35 2.3 9.08 4.0 Level 3 .................................................. 12.07 4.4 12.28 4.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.10 2.6 13.09 2.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.75 12.8 16.75 12.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.19 3.2 – – – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.45 6.3 14.46 6.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.28 7.0 12.28 7.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.84 4.4 13.85 4.5 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.43 5.0 13.43 5.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.51 6.6 13.51 6.6 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 12.47 7.3 14.36 8.2 – – Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.52 4.6 – – – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.02 2.6 11.10 2.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.38 4.4 – – – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 11.31 6.6 – – – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.54 4.3 12.77 5.1 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.34 8.8 15.35 8.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.42 5.4 12.42 5.4 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.20 12.8 18.20 12.8 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 11.39 3.3 11.29 3.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.06 1.8 11.06 1.8 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.91 9.9 12.89 10.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.88 3.1 10.88 3.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.13 6.8 14.11 7.0 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.15 15.0 15.15 15.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.73 8.4 20.73 8.4 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 15.74 5.1 16.03 5.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.51 6.1 14.88 6.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.94 6.5 18.94 6.5 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 15.69 5.9 15.69 5.9 – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.63 3.1 20.63 3.1 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 14.49 9.0 14.49 9.0 – – Production occupations.............................................. 13.17 2.5 13.30 2.1 10.31 21.1 Level 1 .................................................. $7.65 5.0 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.80 4.5 $9.80 4.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.41 4.4 12.41 4.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.75 2.5 13.63 2.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.10 2.4 16.10 2.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.12 7.1 18.27 7.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 16.90 9.7 16.90 9.7 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.50 5.3 14.50 5.3 – – Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 16.35 25.4 16.35 25.4 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.07 5.4 17.07 5.4 – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.74 6.2 17.74 6.2 – – Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 7.73 4.9 – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.92 1.0 12.00 1.2 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.40 4.8 13.97 5.3 $11.07 11.6 Level 1 .................................................. 9.73 16.5 10.67 15.2 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.33 6.4 11.79 4.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.67 4.0 12.45 5.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.06 5.4 15.05 5.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.99 3.0 17.99 3.0 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.06 8.1 15.21 7.9 – – Level 2 .................................................. 11.39 9.1 – – – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.76 9.4 15.76 9.5 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.41 7.0 13.41 7.0 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.79 7.6 11.91 7.0 – – Level 1 .................................................. 9.84 18.9 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.10 3.2 12.10 3.2 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.79 3.9 12.70 6.1 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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), Knoxville, TN, May 2007 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........................................................... $19.34 6.4 $19.38 6.8 $17.69 16.9 Management occupations.............................................. 33.83 16.1 33.34 16.8 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 22.93 7.3 23.05 7.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.36 3.0 28.32 2.9 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 28.24 3.0 28.20 2.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.24 3.0 28.20 2.9 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.09 2.5 28.04 2.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.09 2.5 28.04 2.4 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.78 1.6 27.72 1.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.78 1.6 27.72 1.4 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 11.20 3.7 11.20 3.7 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 22.88 16.4 23.06 16.6 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 17.63 16.9 17.95 18.8 – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.80 7.4 10.80 7.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.61 8.4 10.61 8.4 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.61 8.4 10.61 8.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.61 8.4 10.61 8.4 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.61 8.4 10.61 8.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.61 8.4 10.61 8.4 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.41 13.3 13.41 13.3 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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), Knoxville, TN, May 2007 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........................................................... $16.25 4.4 $17.12 4.6 $9.71 6.4 Management occupations.............................................. 43.58 17.0 43.53 17.1 – – Group II.................................................. 19.89 8.0 – – – – Group III................................................. 45.93 22.1 – – – – Education administrators.......................................... 39.31 2.2 39.31 2.2 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.75 13.6 21.72 3.3 – – Group II.................................................. 20.05 5.5 – – – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.62 3.8 23.62 3.8 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.56 11.7 38.56 11.7 – – Group II.................................................. 32.77 19.0 – – – – Group III................................................. 31.25 2.1 – – – – Engineers......................................................... 44.85 25.2 44.85 25.2 – – Group III................................................. 32.07 5.7 – – – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 19.44 14.0 20.36 11.6 – – Group I................................................... 9.73 12.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 11.12 12.0 – – – – Group III................................................. 28.39 2.9 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 28.26 4.6 28.60 4.3 – – Group III................................................. 30.10 3.1 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.49 15.9 23.42 15.9 – – Group III................................................. 28.24 3.0 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.09 2.5 28.04 2.4 – – Group III................................................. 28.09 2.5 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.78 1.6 27.72 1.4 – – Group III................................................. 27.78 1.6 27.72 1.4 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 9.73 12.3 11.20 3.7 – – Group I................................................... 9.73 12.3 11.20 3.7 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 20.20 9.7 20.20 9.7 – – Group II.................................................. 18.13 2.8 – – – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.68 4.6 29.21 4.8 24.46 19.0 Group II.................................................. 20.18 5.0 – – – – Group III................................................. 47.40 5.0 – – – – Pharmacists....................................................... 48.07 2.2 48.07 2.2 – – Group III................................................. 48.07 2.2 48.07 2.2 – – Registered nurses................................................. 27.31 21.1 26.87 19.5 – – Group II.................................................. 22.66 .9 22.41 .5 – – Group III................................................. 38.97 34.6 37.00 33.7 – – Therapists........................................................ 27.63 18.0 28.62 17.3 – – Group II.................................................. 18.11 6.6 – – – – Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. $22.21 3.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.21 3.9 – – – – Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 20.22 4.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 20.22 4.2 – – – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.14 2.9 $14.14 2.9 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.07 2.4 15.02 1.8 – – Group II.................................................. 15.14 3.0 15.08 2.4 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.08 9.6 12.34 10.4 – – Group I................................................... 10.02 2.6 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.63 1.5 9.59 1.8 – – Group I................................................... 9.63 1.5 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.63 1.5 9.59 1.8 – – Group I................................................... 9.63 1.5 9.59 1.8 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.78 8.5 14.78 6.2 – – Group I................................................... 11.27 8.9 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 15.79 12.7 15.90 14.8 – – Group II.................................................. 18.32 16.5 – – – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. – – 11.98 4.2 – – Security guards................................................. – – 11.98 4.2 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.27 4.8 7.19 7.3 $4.42 8.8 Group I................................................... 5.77 2.7 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 12.63 16.4 12.63 16.4 – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.63 16.4 12.63 16.4 – – Cooks............................................................. 10.18 2.3 10.24 3.1 – – Group I................................................... 10.18 2.3 – – – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.53 3.9 – – – – Group I................................................... 10.53 3.9 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.27 4.0 9.71 7.3 – – Group I................................................... 9.27 4.0 9.71 7.3 – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.46 2.3 2.44 3.3 2.49 3.2 Group I................................................... 2.46 2.3 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.31 .3 2.27 1.0 2.36 1.0 Group I................................................... 2.31 .3 2.27 1.0 2.36 1.0 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.16 4.5 – – – – Group I................................................... 8.16 4.5 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.16 4.5 – – – – Group I................................................... 8.16 4.5 – – – – Dishwashers....................................................... 8.36 3.4 – – – – Group I................................................... 8.36 3.4 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... $9.04 2.8 $9.36 1.8 – – Group I................................................... 8.99 3.2 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.72 3.3 9.04 3.3 – – Group I................................................... 8.72 3.3 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.91 5.7 9.54 4.4 – – Group I................................................... 8.91 5.7 9.54 4.4 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.50 1.9 8.58 3.1 – – Group I................................................... 8.50 1.9 8.58 3.1 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.07 3.6 10.25 4.1 – – Group I................................................... 9.86 3.2 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 15.43 10.8 16.97 10.7 $8.61 5.6 Group I................................................... 10.13 4.0 – – – – Group II.................................................. 30.05 13.6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.59 33.0 16.59 33.0 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.75 4.8 10.23 5.4 8.61 5.6 Group I................................................... 9.27 1.7 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.91 4.1 9.39 3.2 7.37 7.6 Group I................................................... 8.76 6.4 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 8.91 4.1 9.39 3.2 7.37 7.6 Group I................................................... 8.76 6.4 9.29 5.3 7.37 7.6 Retail salespersons............................................. 10.09 5.2 10.03 4.7 10.20 6.3 Group I................................................... 10.08 5.6 10.01 5.1 10.20 6.3 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 24.75 6.8 24.75 6.8 – – Group II.................................................. 27.64 11.9 – – – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 22.64 8.9 22.64 8.9 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.73 2.4 13.00 2.7 9.89 2.7 Group I................................................... 11.60 2.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.50 3.5 – – – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.35 6.4 14.36 6.4 – – Group I................................................... 12.97 4.0 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.41 5.0 13.41 5.0 – – Group I................................................... 12.87 5.2 12.87 5.2 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 12.47 7.3 14.36 8.2 – – Group II.................................................. 17.26 9.4 17.26 9.4 – – Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 9.52 4.6 – – – – Group I................................................... 9.52 4.6 – – – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.02 2.6 11.10 2.9 – – Group I................................................... 11.02 2.6 11.10 2.9 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 11.10 5.8 11.20 6.8 – – Group I................................................... 11.10 5.8 11.20 6.8 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.42 4.6 12.63 5.2 – – Group I................................................... $12.42 4.6 $12.63 5.2 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.12 6.4 16.14 6.4 – – Group I................................................... 12.95 5.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.75 2.9 – – – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.28 11.1 18.28 11.1 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 11.39 3.3 11.29 3.4 – – Group I................................................... 11.39 3.3 11.29 3.4 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.02 10.6 16.02 10.6 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.78 9.1 12.76 9.2 – – Group I................................................... 11.94 4.7 11.92 4.7 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.62 13.8 15.62 13.8 – – Group I................................................... 11.80 1.0 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.14 6.3 – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 15.79 4.8 16.06 5.5 – – Group I................................................... 10.73 6.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 17.36 3.0 – – – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 15.60 5.6 15.60 5.6 – – Group I................................................... 10.84 6.0 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.13 4.3 – – – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.63 3.1 20.63 3.1 – – Group II.................................................. 20.63 3.1 20.63 3.1 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 14.48 8.2 14.48 8.2 – – Group II.................................................. 16.83 4.3 16.83 4.3 – – Production occupations.............................................. 13.17 2.5 13.30 2.1 $10.31 21.1 Group I................................................... 11.25 4.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 16.92 3.1 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 16.90 9.7 16.90 9.7 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.50 5.3 14.50 5.3 – – Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 16.35 25.4 16.35 25.4 – – Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.07 5.4 17.07 5.4 – – Group II.................................................. 17.67 5.6 – – – – Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.74 6.2 17.74 6.2 – – Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 7.73 4.9 – – – – Group I................................................... 7.73 4.9 – – – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.92 1.0 12.00 1.2 – – Group I................................................... 11.92 1.0 – – – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.44 4.7 14.00 5.0 11.07 11.6 Group I................................................... 12.22 5.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 17.50 2.0 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.04 7.5 15.17 7.3 – – Group I................................................... $13.39 5.3 – – – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.79 9.1 $15.79 9.2 – – Group I................................................... 13.11 1.9 – – – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.04 10.6 – – – – Group I................................................... 12.04 10.6 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.41 7.0 13.41 7.0 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.79 7.6 11.91 7.0 – – Group I................................................... 11.62 8.8 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.79 3.9 12.70 6.1 – – Group I................................................... 12.57 5.2 12.34 8.1 – – 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), Knoxville, TN, May 2007 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $7.62 $9.70 $12.75 $18.07 $26.80 Management occupations.............................................. 16.08 24.27 39.64 66.78 66.78 Education administrators.......................................... 32.27 32.27 41.93 44.25 45.86 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.48 19.07 22.00 23.75 29.51 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 18.60 19.77 23.00 24.60 31.59 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.19 26.70 35.00 45.98 68.48 Engineers......................................................... 23.64 30.01 38.46 68.48 74.00 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 8.71 9.79 17.89 28.10 31.97 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 21.89 23.98 25.87 29.31 42.30 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 8.71 20.46 25.50 30.34 33.23 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 22.51 24.28 27.73 30.97 34.09 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 22.25 24.01 27.53 30.53 33.23 Teacher assistants................................................ 7.36 7.36 9.59 11.51 13.23 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 13.00 16.46 18.27 20.63 23.08 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 14.51 18.01 22.40 34.04 51.78 Pharmacists....................................................... 41.32 49.18 49.50 49.50 51.78 Registered nurses................................................. 19.17 21.63 23.25 25.00 55.17 Therapists........................................................ 16.70 19.00 34.04 37.16 37.16 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 18.30 18.50 20.40 22.96 23.79 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 17.76 18.50 20.23 22.00 23.41 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.25 12.83 13.69 15.00 16.56 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 13.58 14.42 14.81 16.25 16.45 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.50 9.05 10.25 13.59 20.47 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.10 9.05 9.77 10.48 10.98 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.10 9.05 9.77 10.48 10.98 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 8.89 9.79 13.59 14.54 20.47 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.29 10.71 13.59 18.92 24.12 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.13 2.35 6.49 9.40 11.49 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 10.00 10.11 11.46 13.87 15.63 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 10.00 10.11 11.46 13.87 15.63 Cooks............................................................. 9.00 9.37 9.86 10.75 11.50 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.00 9.00 10.75 11.50 11.75 Food preparation workers.......................................... 7.07 8.00 9.00 10.30 11.75 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.43 3.58 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.35 2.45 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.00 6.49 6.82 8.62 12.70 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.00 6.49 6.82 8.62 12.70 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.43 8.00 8.00 8.49 10.25 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... $7.00 $7.77 $8.44 $9.71 $12.35 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.00 7.77 8.30 9.34 11.02 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 6.48 7.77 8.21 10.35 12.35 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.25 8.00 8.50 9.18 9.75 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.75 8.61 9.90 11.00 11.82 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.47 8.49 10.45 16.40 31.71 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 10.36 10.36 13.33 15.70 36.60 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.75 7.70 8.86 10.35 14.03 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.56 7.50 8.00 9.50 14.03 Cashiers...................................................... 6.56 7.50 8.00 9.50 14.03 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.62 8.50 9.50 10.76 13.29 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 14.85 16.40 20.31 33.65 40.36 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 15.08 16.40 19.81 31.71 33.65 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.00 10.33 11.93 13.98 17.71 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.00 11.85 13.55 14.33 20.19 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.00 11.50 13.55 14.05 17.71 Customer service representatives.................................. 9.00 10.00 12.03 14.27 18.44 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.50 9.00 9.25 10.25 10.50 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 9.50 10.50 10.91 11.54 12.69 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.06 9.98 10.75 12.12 13.52 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.10 11.20 11.75 12.15 14.03 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 10.85 12.40 15.59 19.62 23.46 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 10.85 15.59 17.55 23.46 23.46 Medical secretaries............................................. 9.27 10.28 11.62 12.40 13.62 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 11.74 12.36 15.49 19.62 20.42 Office clerks, general............................................ 9.59 10.33 11.46 13.00 15.10 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 11.25 16.00 18.00 23.47 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 10.00 12.00 16.77 18.00 20.63 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 11.00 11.50 16.60 18.87 21.74 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 16.94 19.85 21.74 21.74 23.00 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 10.80 11.50 14.72 17.00 17.00 Production occupations.............................................. 8.77 10.19 12.69 15.67 17.80 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 12.50 12.50 16.37 21.88 22.00 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 10.75 12.58 14.10 17.72 17.80 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 10.90 10.90 15.00 23.64 23.64 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.87 14.10 17.17 18.89 21.64 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 14.10 15.44 17.75 19.36 21.64 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 6.20 7.50 7.50 8.00 9.50 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.01 12.23 12.23 12.59 12.80 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... $9.35 $10.95 $13.00 $15.25 $18.51 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 11.50 13.08 13.50 17.60 20.60 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 12.50 13.19 13.50 19.05 20.60 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 7.50 11.46 11.85 13.33 14.79 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 10.40 12.00 12.95 15.87 15.87 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.73 10.00 12.71 13.00 13.70 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.00 11.25 13.00 13.00 14.42 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), Knoxville, TN, May 2007 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $7.50 $9.50 $12.26 $17.19 $24.65 Management occupations.............................................. 13.85 24.55 40.43 66.78 66.78 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.48 17.78 22.00 26.67 29.51 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.19 26.70 35.00 45.98 68.48 Engineers......................................................... 23.64 30.01 38.46 68.48 74.00 Education, training, and library occupations Postsecondary teachers........................................... 21.89 23.98 25.87 29.31 42.30 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 13.00 16.46 18.08 20.58 22.17 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.23 19.18 23.00 30.22 56.37 Pharmacists....................................................... 49.18 49.50 49.50 50.27 51.78 Registered nurses................................................. 18.90 21.42 23.24 24.65 55.77 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 18.30 18.50 20.45 23.07 23.81 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 13.58 14.42 14.81 16.25 16.45 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.50 9.05 10.00 11.50 13.85 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.00 9.05 9.77 10.48 10.98 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.00 9.05 9.77 10.48 10.98 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.00 9.79 13.59 14.54 14.54 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.13 2.35 6.25 9.45 11.49 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 10.00 10.11 11.46 13.87 15.63 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 10.00 10.11 11.46 13.87 15.63 Cooks............................................................. 9.00 9.37 9.86 10.75 11.50 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.00 9.00 10.75 11.50 11.75 Food preparation workers.......................................... 7.07 8.00 9.00 10.30 11.75 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.43 3.58 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.35 2.45 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.00 6.49 6.82 8.37 12.70 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.00 6.49 6.82 8.37 12.70 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.43 8.00 8.00 8.49 10.25 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.00 7.77 8.30 9.25 12.35 Building cleaning workers......................................... 6.48 7.60 8.30 8.86 10.40 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 6.48 7.18 7.77 8.65 12.35 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.25 8.00 8.50 9.18 9.75 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.62 8.89 10.00 11.00 12.25 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.47 8.49 10.45 16.40 31.71 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 10.36 10.36 13.33 15.70 36.60 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.75 7.70 8.86 10.35 14.03 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.56 7.50 8.00 9.50 14.03 Cashiers...................................................... $6.56 $7.50 $8.00 $9.50 $14.03 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.62 8.50 9.50 10.76 13.29 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 14.85 16.40 20.31 33.65 40.36 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 15.08 16.40 19.81 31.71 33.65 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.00 10.38 11.93 13.83 17.19 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.00 11.85 13.55 14.43 20.19 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.00 11.50 13.55 14.05 17.71 Customer service representatives.................................. 9.00 10.00 12.03 14.27 18.44 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks.............................. 8.50 9.00 9.25 10.25 10.50 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 9.50 10.50 10.91 11.54 12.69 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.06 9.75 11.77 13.52 14.10 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.80 11.20 11.75 12.15 14.03 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 10.65 12.00 15.49 16.04 23.46 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 10.85 15.59 15.65 23.46 23.46 Medical secretaries............................................. 9.27 10.28 11.62 12.40 13.62 Office clerks, general............................................ 9.59 10.33 11.49 13.00 15.36 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 11.00 15.50 17.50 23.47 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 10.00 12.00 16.83 18.00 21.05 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 10.80 11.50 16.60 19.39 21.74 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 16.94 19.85 21.74 21.74 23.00 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 8.75 11.50 14.58 17.00 18.87 Production occupations.............................................. 8.77 10.19 12.69 15.67 17.80 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 12.50 12.50 16.37 21.88 22.00 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 10.75 12.58 14.10 17.72 17.80 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 10.90 10.90 15.00 23.64 23.64 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.87 14.10 17.17 18.89 21.64 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 14.10 15.44 17.75 19.36 21.64 Laundry and dry-cleaning workers.................................. 6.20 7.50 7.50 8.00 9.50 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.01 12.23 12.23 12.59 12.80 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.25 10.90 13.00 15.25 18.80 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 11.85 13.08 13.50 17.60 20.60 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 12.50 13.19 13.50 19.05 20.60 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 10.40 12.00 12.95 15.87 15.87 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.73 10.00 12.71 13.00 13.70 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.00 11.25 13.00 13.00 14.42 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), Knoxville, TN, May 2007 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $9.13 $12.11 $17.94 $24.27 $32.93 Management occupations.............................................. 24.27 24.27 33.08 41.93 44.91 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 11.19 13.23 24.36 30.34 33.15 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 22.45 24.28 28.09 31.87 34.09 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 22.51 24.28 27.73 30.97 34.09 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 22.25 24.01 27.53 30.53 33.23 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.07 9.86 11.15 12.76 13.23 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 13.00 14.50 19.21 34.04 37.16 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.71 13.32 13.59 22.74 26.34 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.21 8.93 10.53 12.46 13.59 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.21 8.68 9.93 11.98 13.64 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.21 8.68 9.93 11.98 13.64 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 8.86 9.00 10.93 17.65 20.28 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), Knoxville, TN, May 2007 Full-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.44 $10.29 $13.22 $19.28 $29.08 Management occupations.............................................. 16.08 24.27 39.64 66.78 66.78 Education administrators.......................................... 32.27 32.27 41.93 44.25 45.86 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.48 18.80 22.00 23.75 26.67 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 18.60 19.77 23.00 24.60 31.59 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.19 26.70 35.00 45.98 68.48 Engineers......................................................... 23.64 30.01 38.46 68.48 74.00 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 8.71 11.31 21.84 28.70 32.11 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 21.89 24.09 25.87 29.31 42.30 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 8.71 19.94 25.47 30.34 33.23 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 22.51 24.19 27.71 30.94 34.09 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 22.18 23.95 27.53 30.35 33.23 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.07 9.86 11.15 12.76 13.23 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 13.00 16.46 18.27 20.63 23.08 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 14.42 17.85 22.50 34.08 53.16 Pharmacists....................................................... 41.32 49.18 49.50 49.50 51.78 Registered nurses................................................. 18.90 21.42 23.05 25.00 54.53 Therapists........................................................ 15.23 19.56 34.04 37.16 37.16 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 12.25 12.83 13.69 15.00 16.56 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 13.45 14.42 14.81 15.67 17.00 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.50 9.05 10.33 13.84 21.81 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.00 9.05 9.70 10.40 10.71 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 8.00 9.05 9.70 10.40 10.71 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.79 12.93 13.85 14.54 21.81 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.50 10.71 13.59 19.65 24.27 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.65 10.60 10.71 13.50 15.91 Security guards................................................. 9.65 10.60 10.71 13.50 15.91 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.13 2.38 7.75 10.30 11.98 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 10.00 10.11 11.46 13.87 15.63 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 10.00 10.11 11.46 13.87 15.63 Cooks............................................................. 9.00 9.37 9.86 10.75 11.50 Food preparation workers.......................................... 7.45 7.50 10.30 11.75 11.75 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.38 4.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.33 2.45 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.75 8.00 8.65 9.84 12.91 Building cleaning workers......................................... $7.68 $8.00 $8.50 $9.55 $11.98 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.77 7.77 8.65 10.45 12.35 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.45 8.00 8.50 9.20 9.75 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.25 8.75 10.00 11.00 12.25 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.75 8.89 11.84 19.81 33.65 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 10.36 10.36 13.33 15.70 36.60 Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.50 7.90 9.30 10.76 14.03 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.47 7.50 8.49 10.10 14.03 Cashiers...................................................... 7.47 7.50 8.49 10.10 14.03 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.70 8.50 9.00 10.70 12.67 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 14.85 16.40 20.31 33.65 40.36 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 15.08 16.40 19.81 31.71 33.65 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.01 10.50 12.00 14.05 17.93 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.00 11.85 13.55 14.39 20.19 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.00 11.50 13.55 14.05 17.71 Customer service representatives.................................. 10.50 12.03 12.33 17.08 20.10 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 9.50 10.50 11.00 11.54 12.69 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 8.81 10.00 11.00 13.52 13.52 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 10.80 11.20 11.75 12.43 20.25 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 10.85 12.36 15.59 19.62 23.46 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 10.85 15.59 17.55 23.46 23.46 Medical secretaries............................................. 9.25 10.13 11.50 12.17 13.50 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 11.74 12.36 15.49 19.62 20.42 Office clerks, general............................................ 9.59 10.33 11.46 13.00 15.10 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 11.25 16.00 18.00 23.47 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 10.80 12.50 17.00 18.00 20.74 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 11.00 11.50 16.60 18.87 21.74 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 16.94 19.85 21.74 21.74 23.00 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 10.80 11.50 14.72 17.00 17.00 Production occupations.............................................. 8.77 10.40 12.75 15.67 17.80 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 12.50 12.50 16.37 21.88 22.00 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 10.75 12.58 14.10 17.72 17.80 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 10.90 10.90 15.00 23.64 23.64 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.87 14.10 17.17 18.89 21.64 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 14.10 15.44 17.75 19.36 21.64 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 11.01 12.23 12.23 12.59 12.73 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.50 11.65 13.33 16.29 20.22 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ $11.85 $13.08 $13.50 $17.60 $20.60 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 12.50 13.19 13.50 19.05 20.60 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 10.40 12.00 12.95 15.87 15.87 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.00 9.75 11.34 13.00 15.60 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.35 10.48 12.71 13.70 16.66 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), Knoxville, TN, May 2007 Part-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $2.38 $6.48 $8.50 $11.25 $14.91 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 16.35 19.00 22.00 24.00 24.00 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.13 2.35 2.70 6.49 8.00 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.13 2.35 2.43 3.58 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.13 2.35 2.38 2.45 Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.25 6.65 8.10 9.50 11.30 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.25 6.65 8.10 9.50 11.30 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.00 6.56 7.00 8.00 9.34 Cashiers...................................................... 6.00 6.56 7.00 8.00 9.34 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.50 8.55 9.50 11.00 14.82 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 8.00 9.00 9.98 11.36 11.93 Production occupations.............................................. 6.20 6.20 7.75 16.36 19.15 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 6.56 10.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 11. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Knoxville, TN, May 2007 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........................................................... $17.12 $13.22 $685 $533 40.0 $35,211 $27,728 2,056 Management occupations.............................................. 43.53 39.64 1,746 1,586 40.1 89,649 77,054 2,059 Education administrators.......................................... 39.31 41.93 1,579 1,674 40.2 71,803 72,370 1,826 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 21.72 22.00 855 880 39.3 44,444 45,760 2,046 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.62 23.00 937 920 39.7 48,730 47,834 2,063 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.56 35.00 1,550 1,400 40.2 80,618 72,800 2,091 Engineers......................................................... 44.85 38.46 1,813 1,538 40.4 94,273 80,001 2,102 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 20.36 21.84 787 846 38.7 34,065 35,170 1,673 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 28.60 25.87 1,102 1,035 38.5 50,516 52,067 1,766 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.42 25.47 906 975 38.7 38,324 39,626 1,636 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.04 27.71 1,071 1,060 38.2 42,809 42,405 1,527 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.72 27.53 1,060 1,047 38.2 42,395 41,866 1,529 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.20 11.15 414 404 37.0 15,962 15,487 1,426 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 20.20 18.27 814 742 40.3 42,194 38,574 2,088 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 29.21 22.50 1,149 900 39.3 58,480 45,822 2,002 Pharmacists....................................................... 48.07 49.50 1,923 1,980 40.0 99,986 102,962 2,080 Registered nurses................................................. 26.87 23.05 1,073 922 40.0 55,631 47,944 2,071 Therapists........................................................ 28.62 34.04 974 1,021 34.1 42,285 40,853 1,478 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 14.14 13.69 566 548 40.0 29,414 28,475 2,080 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.02 14.81 595 592 39.6 30,932 30,799 2,060 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.34 10.33 478 391 38.7 24,301 20,339 1,970 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.59 9.70 367 369 38.3 19,088 19,176 1,991 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.59 9.70 367 369 38.3 19,088 19,176 1,990 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.78 13.85 591 554 40.0 30,738 28,808 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 15.90 13.59 678 692 42.7 35,266 35,963 2,218 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 11.98 10.71 479 428 40.0 24,920 22,277 2,080 Security guards................................................. 11.98 10.71 479 428 40.0 24,920 22,277 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.19 7.75 289 305 40.1 14,867 15,434 2,068 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 12.63 11.46 542 475 42.9 28,177 24,699 2,231 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.63 11.46 542 475 42.9 28,177 24,699 2,231 Cooks............................................................. 10.24 9.86 412 414 40.2 21,434 21,536 2,093 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.71 10.30 380 412 39.2 18,660 18,720 1,922 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.44 2.13 97 85 39.6 5,035 4,430 2,061 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... $2.27 $2.13 $90 $85 39.6 $4,678 $4,430 2,060 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.36 8.65 367 340 39.2 18,823 17,680 2,010 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.04 8.50 353 340 39.0 18,154 17,680 2,008 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.54 8.65 377 346 39.5 19,588 17,994 2,053 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.58 8.50 331 338 38.6 16,874 17,550 1,968 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.25 10.00 433 410 42.2 21,565 20,800 2,103 Sales and related occupations....................................... 16.97 11.84 691 486 40.7 35,932 25,295 2,117 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.59 13.33 722 600 43.5 37,541 31,199 2,263 Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.23 9.30 405 354 39.6 21,051 18,429 2,058 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.39 8.49 376 340 40.0 19,536 17,659 2,080 Cashiers...................................................... 9.39 8.49 376 340 40.0 19,536 17,659 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 10.03 9.00 391 350 39.0 20,356 18,200 2,029 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 24.75 20.31 1,034 931 41.8 53,779 48,402 2,173 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 22.64 19.81 994 990 43.9 51,686 51,493 2,283 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.00 12.00 518 480 39.9 26,954 24,960 2,074 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.36 13.55 572 542 39.8 29,728 28,184 2,070 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.41 13.55 532 542 39.7 27,677 28,184 2,064 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.36 12.33 577 493 40.2 29,994 25,646 2,088 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.10 11.00 444 440 40.0 23,096 22,880 2,080 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 11.20 11.00 443 430 39.5 23,028 22,360 2,056 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.63 11.75 504 470 39.9 26,187 24,440 2,074 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.14 15.59 645 624 39.9 33,518 32,433 2,077 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.28 17.55 729 702 39.9 37,932 36,506 2,075 Medical secretaries............................................. 11.29 11.50 450 436 39.8 23,375 22,665 2,070 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.02 15.49 641 620 40.0 33,331 32,215 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.76 11.46 510 458 40.0 26,539 23,837 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.62 16.00 625 640 40.0 32,489 33,280 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 16.06 17.00 641 680 39.9 33,352 35,360 2,077 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 15.60 16.60 623 664 40.0 32,413 34,528 2,078 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.63 21.74 825 870 40.0 42,903 45,217 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 14.48 14.72 578 589 39.9 30,070 30,618 2,077 Production occupations.............................................. 13.30 12.75 531 510 39.9 27,618 26,520 2,077 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 16.90 16.37 676 655 40.0 35,157 34,050 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.50 14.10 580 564 40.0 30,164 29,328 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... $16.35 $15.00 $654 $600 40.0 $34,006 $31,200 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.07 17.17 683 687 40.0 35,509 35,714 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.74 17.75 710 710 40.0 36,898 36,920 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. $12.00 $12.23 $480 $489 40.0 $24,959 $25,438 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.00 13.33 567 538 40.5 29,488 27,976 2,107 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.17 13.50 622 544 41.0 32,327 28,309 2,130 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.79 13.50 650 540 41.2 33,795 28,080 2,140 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.41 12.95 536 518 40.0 27,884 26,930 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.91 11.34 476 454 40.0 24,774 23,587 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.70 12.71 508 508 40.0 26,411 26,426 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 12. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Knoxville, TN, May 2007 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........................................................... $16.79 $12.93 $673 $518 40.1 $34,938 $26,896 2,081 Management occupations.............................................. 45.49 40.43 1,834 1,731 40.3 95,271 84,084 2,094 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 21.94 22.00 871 880 39.7 45,274 45,760 2,063 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.56 35.00 1,550 1,400 40.2 80,618 72,800 2,091 Engineers......................................................... 44.85 38.46 1,813 1,538 40.4 94,273 80,001 2,102 Education, training, and library occupations Postsecondary teachers........................................... 28.60 25.87 1,102 1,035 38.5 50,516 52,067 1,766 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 19.92 18.08 803 742 40.3 41,742 38,574 2,096 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 31.36 22.98 1,256 918 40.0 65,289 47,757 2,082 Pharmacists....................................................... 49.92 49.50 1,997 1,980 40.0 103,832 102,962 2,080 Registered nurses................................................. 27.18 23.00 1,086 920 40.0 56,496 47,840 2,079 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.02 14.81 595 592 39.6 30,932 30,799 2,060 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.62 10.10 410 383 38.6 21,325 19,932 2,008 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.58 9.70 365 366 38.1 19,005 19,053 1,983 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.59 9.70 365 366 38.1 19,005 19,053 1,983 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 13.46 13.85 538 554 40.0 27,998 28,808 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.15 7.63 288 299 40.2 14,840 15,113 2,075 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 12.63 11.46 542 475 42.9 28,177 24,699 2,231 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 12.63 11.46 542 475 42.9 28,177 24,699 2,231 Cooks............................................................. 10.24 9.86 412 414 40.2 21,434 21,536 2,093 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.71 10.30 380 412 39.2 18,660 18,720 1,922 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.44 2.13 97 85 39.6 5,035 4,430 2,061 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.27 2.13 90 85 39.6 4,678 4,430 2,060 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.12 8.50 356 338 39.0 18,237 17,561 2,000 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.77 8.50 341 332 38.9 17,515 17,272 1,998 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.06 8.30 357 332 39.3 18,548 17,272 2,046 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.58 8.50 331 338 38.6 16,874 17,550 1,968 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.49 10.25 453 420 43.2 22,336 21,528 2,130 Sales and related occupations....................................... 16.97 11.84 691 486 40.7 35,932 25,295 2,117 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 16.59 13.33 722 600 43.5 37,541 31,199 2,263 Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.23 9.30 405 354 39.6 21,051 18,429 2,058 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.39 8.49 376 340 40.0 19,536 17,659 2,080 Cashiers...................................................... $9.39 $8.49 $376 $340 40.0 $19,536 $17,659 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 10.03 9.00 391 350 39.0 20,356 18,200 2,029 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 24.75 20.31 1,034 931 41.8 53,779 48,402 2,173 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 22.64 19.81 994 990 43.9 51,686 51,493 2,283 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.96 12.00 517 480 39.9 26,892 24,960 2,075 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.46 13.55 576 542 39.8 29,942 28,184 2,071 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.43 13.55 533 542 39.7 27,738 28,184 2,065 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.36 12.33 577 493 40.2 29,994 25,646 2,088 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.10 11.00 444 440 40.0 23,096 22,880 2,080 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.77 11.75 511 470 40.0 26,571 24,440 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.35 15.49 613 620 40.0 31,901 32,215 2,078 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.20 15.65 728 626 40.0 37,856 32,552 2,080 Medical secretaries............................................. 11.29 11.50 450 436 39.8 23,375 22,665 2,070 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.89 11.46 516 458 40.0 26,808 23,837 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.15 15.50 606 620 40.0 31,509 32,240 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 16.03 17.00 641 680 40.0 33,333 35,360 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 15.69 16.60 628 664 40.0 32,639 34,528 2,080 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.63 21.74 825 870 40.0 42,903 45,217 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 14.49 14.58 580 583 40.0 30,144 30,326 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 13.30 12.75 531 510 39.9 27,618 26,520 2,077 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 16.90 16.37 676 655 40.0 35,157 34,050 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.50 14.10 580 564 40.0 30,164 29,328 2,080 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 16.35 15.00 654 600 40.0 34,006 31,200 2,080 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 17.07 17.17 683 687 40.0 35,509 35,714 2,080 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 17.74 17.75 710 710 40.0 36,898 36,920 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.00 12.23 480 489 40.0 24,959 25,438 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.97 13.33 566 537 40.5 29,435 27,922 2,108 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.21 13.50 624 540 41.1 32,465 28,080 2,135 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.76 13.50 649 540 41.2 33,763 28,080 2,142 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 13.41 12.95 536 518 40.0 27,884 26,930 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.91 11.34 476 454 40.0 24,774 23,587 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.70 12.71 508 508 40.0 26,411 26,426 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 13. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Knoxville, TN, May 2007 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........................................................... $19.38 $18.09 $764 $752 39.4 $36,873 $36,720 1,903 Management occupations.............................................. 33.34 32.27 1,305 1,391 39.1 63,232 67,124 1,897 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 23.05 24.36 884 935 38.3 36,637 37,930 1,590 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 28.20 28.09 1,080 1,074 38.3 43,149 42,955 1,530 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.04 27.71 1,071 1,060 38.2 42,809 42,405 1,527 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.72 27.53 1,060 1,047 38.2 42,395 41,866 1,529 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.20 11.15 414 404 37.0 15,962 15,487 1,426 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.06 19.21 864 852 37.4 41,597 40,853 1,803 Protective service occupations...................................... 17.95 13.59 797 761 44.4 41,422 39,574 2,307 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.80 10.53 432 421 40.0 22,379 21,528 2,071 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.61 9.93 424 397 40.0 21,967 20,654 2,070 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.61 9.93 424 397 40.0 21,967 20,654 2,070 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.41 10.93 530 437 39.6 27,578 22,734 2,057 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings(1) of private industry establishments for major occupational groups, Knoxville, TN, May 2007 1-99 100-499 500 Occupational group(2) Total workers workers workers or more All workers.................................. $15.84 $16.64 $14.61 $16.00 Management, professional, and related...... 32.20 37.21 28.55 24.75 Management, business, and financial...... 41.56 46.36 33.65 – Professional and related................. 29.06 33.25 26.25 24.23 Service.................................... 8.04 8.18 7.59 8.45 Sales and office........................... 13.66 13.56 13.55 15.44 Sales and related........................ 15.43 15.84 14.36 – Office and administrative support........ 12.67 12.30 13.01 13.64 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................... 15.49 15.08 16.18 16.90 Construction and extraction............. 15.15 14.69 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 15.74 15.45 15.65 18.72 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................... 13.30 12.49 13.83 – Production............................... 13.17 12.57 12.91 – Transportation and material moving....... 13.40 12.45 14.88 – 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........................................................... 4.9 8.8 7.4 8.9 Management, professional, and related............................... 11.3 17.1 19.3 8.5 Management, business, and financial............................... 18.7 21.3 29.9 – Professional and related.......................................... 6.8 10.5 26.0 8.4 Service............................................................. 4.0 4.6 7.7 14.5 Sales and office.................................................... 4.5 6.4 5.9 7.1 Sales and related................................................. 10.8 14.8 16.1 – Office and administrative support................................. 2.3 2.7 4.8 9.6 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 8.7 11.8 8.8 7.8 Construction and extraction...................................... 15.0 17.0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 5.1 8.6 9.9 11.7 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 2.9 3.3 5.5 – Production........................................................ 2.5 6.7 5.9 – Transportation and material moving................................ 4.8 3.6 9.3 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Knoxville, TN, May 2007 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........................................................... $17.90 $13.08 $719 $525 40.2 $37,374 $27,300 2,088 Management occupations.............................................. 49.41 66.78 1,986 2,671 40.2 103,258 138,902 2,090 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 41.98 38.46 1,679 1,538 40.0 87,310 80,001 2,080 Engineers......................................................... 52.01 45.00 2,081 1,800 40.0 108,190 93,600 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 36.06 23.05 1,447 922 40.1 75,257 47,944 2,087 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.72 9.10 317 360 41.1 16,500 18,720 2,138 Cooks............................................................. 10.31 9.86 420 414 40.7 21,817 21,536 2,117 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.76 2.38 108 95 39.2 5,634 4,950 2,038 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.40 2.13 94 85 39.0 4,868 4,430 2,029 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.73 8.75 379 350 39.0 19,343 17,680 1,989 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.08 8.50 352 340 38.8 17,940 17,680 1,976 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.83 8.50 340 340 38.5 17,173 17,680 1,946 Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.73 12.16 724 525 40.8 37,664 27,290 2,124 Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.67 8.75 427 350 40.0 22,193 18,200 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.63 11.74 503 470 39.9 26,174 24,419 2,072 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.09 13.55 600 542 39.7 31,191 28,184 2,066 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.40 13.55 529 542 39.5 27,508 28,184 2,052 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.18 11.00 447 440 40.0 23,253 22,880 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.00 10.66 520 426 40.0 27,034 22,173 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 14.69 14.50 588 580 40.0 30,561 30,160 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 15.63 17.00 625 680 40.0 32,507 35,360 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 12.87 12.67 515 507 40.0 26,764 26,354 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 12.83 13.08 522 523 40.7 27,161 27,200 2,117 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 13.04 13.50 541 540 41.5 28,152 28,080 2,160 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.86 10.75 474 430 40.0 24,666 22,360 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.08 10.50 483 420 40.0 25,133 21,840 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 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, Knoxville, TN, May 2007 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........................................................... $15.64 $12.71 $626 $508 40.0 $32,459 $26,426 2,075 Management occupations.............................................. 38.12 26.53 1,545 1,061 40.5 80,140 55,176 2,102 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 22.22 21.50 876 860 39.4 45,534 44,728 2,049 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 28.06 29.56 1,147 1,182 40.9 59,630 61,485 2,125 Engineers......................................................... 29.38 30.59 1,215 1,223 41.4 63,202 63,617 2,151 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 22.41 20.24 895 803 39.9 46,515 41,766 2,076 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.67 22.88 1,146 907 40.0 59,597 47,154 2,079 Registered nurses................................................. 29.84 23.36 1,192 932 40.0 62,004 48,443 2,078 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 14.85 14.81 594 592 40.0 30,898 30,799 2,080 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.78 9.70 376 366 38.4 19,541 19,053 1,997 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.50 9.27 363 362 38.2 18,881 18,824 1,987 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.51 9.27 363 362 38.2 18,880 18,824 1,986 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.64 7.50 262 291 39.4 13,419 14,872 2,021 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.38 8.16 328 325 39.1 16,886 16,910 2,014 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.38 7.77 326 311 38.9 16,972 16,155 2,025 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.65 7.77 337 311 39.0 17,549 16,155 2,029 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.01 7.67 311 307 38.8 16,171 15,954 2,020 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.30 9.75 473 412 46.0 22,342 20,592 2,169 Sales and related occupations....................................... 16.08 11.75 652 439 40.6 33,900 22,838 2,109 Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.80 9.35 384 354 39.2 19,968 18,429 2,038 Retail salespersons............................................. 9.43 9.00 365 344 38.7 19,000 17,867 2,014 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.33 12.15 533 486 40.0 27,708 25,272 2,079 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.21 12.49 528 500 40.0 27,473 25,977 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.46 12.49 539 500 40.0 28,003 25,977 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.01 12.26 563 490 40.2 29,275 25,501 2,089 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.81 11.75 513 470 40.0 26,652 24,440 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.92 15.49 636 620 39.9 33,072 32,215 2,077 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.20 15.65 728 626 40.0 37,856 32,552 2,080 Medical secretaries............................................. 11.29 11.50 450 436 39.8 23,375 22,665 2,070 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 16.66 16.83 666 673 40.0 34,652 35,006 2,080 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers.......................................................... 16.74 18.87 670 755 40.0 34,821 39,241 2,080 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.63 21.74 825 870 40.0 42,903 45,217 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... $14.50 $14.13 $580 $565 40.0 $30,158 $29,390 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 13.49 12.80 538 512 39.9 27,996 26,624 2,076 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.50 14.10 580 564 40.0 30,164 29,328 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.00 12.23 480 489 40.0 24,959 25,438 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.26 13.70 615 548 40.3 31,996 28,494 2,097 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.82 18.30 721 762 40.5 37,515 39,624 2,106 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.96 12.71 478 508 40.0 24,871 26,426 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 17. Union(1) and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Knoxville, TN, May 2007 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........................................................... $18.24 $14.80 $29.51 $16.12 $15.90 $17.85 Management, professional, and related............................... 28.58 20.85 29.51 29.78 32.33 21.35 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 38.63 41.56 25.52 Professional and related.......................................... 26.89 20.85 27.72 27.01 29.19 20.39 Service............................................................. – – – 9.06 8.02 15.26 Sales and office.................................................... – – – 13.71 13.73 13.41 Sales and related................................................. – – – 15.52 15.52 – Office and administrative support................................. 12.53 12.53 – 12.75 12.68 13.41 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... – – – 15.07 14.76 18.30 Construction and extraction...................................... – – – 14.49 13.78 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. – – – 15.50 15.44 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 13.55 13.55 – 13.30 13.27 – Production........................................................ – – – 13.06 13.06 – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.14 13.14 – 13.47 13.43 – 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........................................................... 8.8 9.0 6.7 4.7 5.2 7.4 Management, professional, and related............................... 6.6 3.5 6.7 9.6 11.4 6.1 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 17.9 18.7 7.3 Professional and related.......................................... 1.9 3.5 1.3 5.3 7.0 8.5 Service............................................................. – – – 4.3 4.0 12.7 Sales and office.................................................... – – – 4.7 4.8 13.3 Sales and related................................................. – – – 11.8 11.8 – Office and administrative support................................. 3.1 3.1 – 2.5 2.4 13.3 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... – – – 7.3 7.5 8.9 Construction and extraction...................................... – – – 12.6 12.2 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. – – – 4.6 4.9 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 2.4 2.4 – 3.1 3.2 – Production........................................................ – – – 3.0 3.0 – Transportation and material moving................................ 1.3 1.3 – 5.1 5.3 – 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, Knoxville, TN, May 2007 Time Incentive Occupational group(3) Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers All workers........................................................... $15.95 $15.48 $23.17 $23.17 Management, professional, and related............................... 29.68 32.20 – – Management, business, and financial............................... 38.76 41.56 – – Professional and related.......................................... 27.00 29.06 – – Service............................................................. 9.05 8.01 – – Sales and office.................................................... 12.33 12.26 25.92 25.92 Sales and related................................................. 11.94 11.94 31.00 31.00 Office and administrative support................................. 12.50 12.41 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 15.71 15.49 – – Construction and extraction...................................... – 15.15 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 15.79 15.74 – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 13.21 13.18 15.53 15.53 Production........................................................ 13.11 13.11 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.28 13.23 – – Time Incentive Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 4.5 5.1 13.0 13.0 Management, professional, and related............................... 8.8 11.3 – – Management, business, and financial............................... 17.0 18.7 – – Professional and related.......................................... 4.8 6.8 – – Service............................................................. 4.3 4.0 – – Sales and office.................................................... 2.6 2.6 15.7 15.7 Sales and related................................................. 4.7 4.7 19.3 19.3 Office and administrative support................................. 2.8 2.7 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 8.1 8.7 – – Construction and extraction...................................... – 15.0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 4.8 5.1 – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 3.1 3.1 10.0 10.0 Production........................................................ 2.8 2.8 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 4.7 4.9 – – 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, Knoxville, TN, May 2007 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........................................................... - - - - - - $18.04 - - Management, professional, and related............................... - - - - - - 28.52 - - Management, business, and financial............................... - - - - - - 26.15 - - Professional and related.......................................... - - - - - - 28.71 - - Service............................................................. - - - - - - 10.06 - - Sales and office.................................................... - - - - - - 11.76 - - Sales and related................................................. - - - - - - – - - Office and administrative support................................. - - - - - - 11.76 - - Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... - - - - - - – - - Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. - - - - - - – - - Production, transportation, and material moving..................... - - - - - - – - - Production........................................................ - - - - - - – - - Transportation and material moving................................ - - - - - - – - - 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........................................................... - - - - - - 6.5 - - Management, professional, and related............................... - - - - - - 4.9 - - Management, business, and financial............................... - - - - - - 7.0 - - Professional and related.......................................... - - - - - - 5.0 - - Service............................................................. - - - - - - 1.9 - - Sales and office.................................................... - - - - - - 4.7 - - Sales and related................................................. - - - - - - – - - Office and administrative support................................. - - - - - - 4.7 - - Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... - - - - - - – - - Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. - - - - - - – - - Production, transportation, and material moving..................... - - - - - - – - - Production........................................................ - - - - - - – - - Transportation and material moving................................ - - - - - - – - - 1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, Knoxville, TN, May 2007 Private State and Occupational group(2) Civilian industry local workers workers government workers All workers........................................................... 347,800 306,000 41,800 Management, professional, and related............................... 74,700 51,400 23,300 Management, business, and financial............................... 16,000 12,200 3,800 Professional and related.......................................... 58,600 39,200 19,400 Service............................................................. 76,800 66,900 9,900 Sales and office.................................................... 110,300 104,800 5,500 Sales and related................................................. 38,400 38,400 – Office and administrative support................................. 71,900 66,400 5,500 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 26,800 24,700 2,100 Construction and extraction...................................... 11,500 10,200 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 15,300 14,400 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 59,200 58,300 – Production........................................................ 24,800 24,800 – Transportation and material moving................................ 34,400 33,500 – 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Knoxville, TN, May 2007 Private State and Establishments Total industry local government Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 14,350 14,211 140 Total in sample....................................................... 338 319 19 Responding........................................................ 186 168 18 Refused or unable to provide data................................. 101 100 1 Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 51 51 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. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.