NC BL 03/00/2008 Table: Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO, Bulletin, June 2007 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 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........................................................... $22.25 2.9 36.1 $21.86 3.3 36.1 $25.47 2.5 36.5 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 33.15 3.0 38.7 33.76 3.5 38.9 30.23 2.5 37.9 Management, business, and financial............................... 36.98 5.9 41.0 37.62 6.3 41.1 31.01 8.7 40.5 Professional and related.......................................... 31.33 2.2 37.7 31.67 2.7 37.7 30.06 2.4 37.3 Service............................................................. 11.77 6.0 30.1 10.20 7.2 29.7 19.91 11.1 32.2 Sales and office.................................................... 18.29 8.3 35.4 18.34 8.7 35.3 17.28 3.0 36.8 Sales and related................................................. 20.82 16.9 34.2 20.83 16.9 34.2 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 16.24 2.8 36.4 16.14 3.1 36.3 17.33 3.0 37.1 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 19.03 5.0 40.0 18.74 5.6 40.1 22.52 5.4 38.9 Construction and extraction...................................... 17.81 5.8 40.0 17.52 6.4 40.0 23.67 1.4 40.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 22.60 6.3 39.9 22.76 7.1 40.2 21.70 10.0 38.2 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 14.93 5.3 36.7 14.84 5.5 36.6 17.52 7.1 38.2 Production........................................................ 14.14 5.0 39.2 14.14 5.0 39.2 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.69 7.2 34.6 15.57 7.8 34.4 17.52 7.1 38.2 Full time........................................................... 23.48 3.0 39.9 23.05 3.4 39.9 27.10 2.1 40.0 Part time........................................................... 11.98 3.4 20.4 11.83 3.7 20.2 13.08 8.4 22.0 Union............................................................... 23.02 4.1 35.4 20.17 5.6 34.4 28.73 5.8 37.7 Nonunion............................................................ 22.15 3.3 36.2 22.01 3.6 36.3 23.82 2.2 35.9 Time................................................................ 21.53 2.5 36.1 21.01 2.9 36.0 25.47 2.5 36.5 Incentive........................................................... 30.91 16.4 37.2 30.91 16.4 37.2 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 21.64 4.4 40.1 (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 20.29 4.8 36.1 20.31 4.8 36.1 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 21.65 6.3 35.1 21.68 6.4 35.1 20.27 1.4 38.6 500 workers or more................................................. 26.95 3.0 37.3 27.62 4.6 37.8 25.96 2.2 36.6 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 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), Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 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........................................................... $22.25 2.9 $23.48 3.0 $11.98 3.4 Management occupations.............................................. 42.35 7.2 42.40 7.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 25.44 8.7 25.43 8.9 – – Level 11.................................................. 39.96 7.0 39.96 7.0 – – Level 12.................................................. 41.10 8.3 41.10 8.3 – – Level 13.................................................. 59.88 11.3 59.88 11.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 46.35 12.0 46.35 12.0 – – General and operations managers................................... 40.73 6.1 40.73 6.1 – – Level 11.................................................. 48.41 8.4 48.41 8.4 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 69.25 13.3 71.83 11.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 73.03 13.0 73.03 13.0 – – Marketing managers.............................................. 77.87 11.7 – – – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 56.66 1.1 56.66 1.1 – – Financial managers................................................ 34.99 10.0 34.99 10.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.70 19.3 34.70 19.3 – – Construction managers............................................. 27.50 13.7 27.50 13.7 – – Education administrators.......................................... 30.34 5.6 30.34 5.6 – – Engineering managers.............................................. 58.88 11.4 58.88 11.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 65.26 .6 65.26 .6 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 40.77 5.3 40.77 5.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 43.25 6.2 43.25 6.2 – – Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 39.40 15.7 39.40 15.7 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.56 5.0 26.69 5.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.75 8.5 18.75 8.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.22 4.0 22.16 4.7 – – Level 8 .................................................. 23.52 4.7 23.52 4.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.27 4.9 28.27 4.9 – – Level 10.................................................. 32.72 6.7 32.72 6.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.94 9.9 30.43 9.4 – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.07 9.8 23.07 9.8 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.12 10.0 28.12 10.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.06 13.6 27.06 13.6 – – Training and development specialists............................ 30.68 6.0 30.68 6.0 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.63 7.0 29.65 7.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.48 8.2 29.48 8.2 – – Financial analysts and advisors................................... 21.51 14.3 21.51 14.3 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.44 4.4 35.51 4.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.53 5.4 23.53 5.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.52 6.5 33.52 6.5 – – Level 10.................................................. 38.12 15.2 – – – – Level 11.................................................. 39.23 4.3 39.23 4.3 – – Level 12.................................................. 45.83 7.4 45.83 7.4 – – Level 13.................................................. 60.76 1.5 60.76 1.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 37.83 9.4 37.83 9.4 – – Computer programmers.............................................. 35.86 9.9 35.86 9.9 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 40.66 10.7 40.66 10.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.71 1.6 36.71 1.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 40.88 12.6 40.88 12.6 – – Computer software engineers, applications....................... 31.92 11.2 31.92 11.2 – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... 43.95 7.3 43.95 7.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.28 1.3 37.28 1.3 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 39.08 3.8 39.08 3.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.98 4.0 34.98 4.0 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 34.04 4.5 34.21 4.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.98 4.9 20.98 4.9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 26.20 4.0 26.20 4.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.05 5.1 35.05 5.1 – – Level 11.................................................. 39.19 5.5 39.19 5.5 – – Level 12.................................................. 46.96 4.4 46.96 4.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 45.00 10.3 45.00 10.3 – – Engineers......................................................... 40.01 4.1 40.01 4.1 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.47 5.0 30.47 5.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.65 2.1 32.65 2.1 – – Level 11.................................................. 43.47 3.8 43.47 3.8 – – Level 12.................................................. 46.96 4.4 46.96 4.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 49.23 11.1 49.23 11.1 – – Civil engineers................................................. 39.47 4.3 39.47 4.3 – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 37.97 6.6 37.97 6.6 – – Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 33.28 6.0 33.28 6.0 – – Drafters.......................................................... 23.77 1.6 24.72 1.5 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.40 1.0 26.40 1.0 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 27.31 4.9 27.22 4.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 25.95 5.0 25.95 5.0 – – Physical scientists............................................... 31.60 4.3 31.60 4.3 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 20.93 10.3 20.93 10.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 18.59 8.1 18.59 8.1 – – Counselors........................................................ 24.68 22.5 24.68 22.5 – – Social workers.................................................... 20.69 4.3 20.69 4.3 – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 18.63 13.3 18.63 13.3 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.27 6.5 32.09 6.9 14.71 8.1 Level 4 .................................................. 13.83 5.7 13.83 5.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.92 5.9 27.81 6.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.78 2.5 34.74 2.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.64 16.8 49.30 9.2 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 44.62 8.5 44.70 8.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 54.29 2.9 54.51 2.7 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 30.00 5.5 32.62 4.2 15.00 16.2 Level 7 .................................................. 27.24 7.0 27.81 6.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.88 2.6 34.84 2.6 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.30 6.3 34.72 1.0 14.97 16.0 Level 7 .................................................. 31.42 1.9 32.67 1.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.84 .2 35.82 .2 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.89 6.8 34.75 .4 14.97 16.0 Level 7 .................................................. 31.41 6.5 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.69 .3 35.66 .7 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 34.48 5.9 34.48 5.9 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.57 2.5 36.57 2.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.16 1.0 37.16 1.0 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 36.83 1.8 36.84 1.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.49 .1 37.50 .1 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 12.38 2.5 12.38 2.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.17 2.1 13.17 2.1 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.08 6.9 23.28 6.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.51 4.2 27.35 4.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 23.33 12.9 – – – – Designers......................................................... 19.82 6.4 19.82 6.4 – – Writers and editors............................................... 33.04 20.1 33.04 20.1 – – Editors......................................................... 33.04 20.1 33.04 20.1 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 33.70 10.9 34.38 12.2 30.37 4.6 Level 3 .................................................. 15.07 1.4 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.11 6.6 15.53 7.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.63 10.3 18.60 10.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.80 8.7 – – 27.76 11.1 Level 8 .................................................. 29.56 2.2 29.88 2.3 28.58 4.1 Level 9 .................................................. 35.31 11.9 35.27 14.9 – – Level 11.................................................. 41.95 7.3 – – – – Pharmacists....................................................... 32.11 17.6 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 34.16 5.3 34.39 6.6 33.40 4.5 Level 7 .................................................. 32.28 9.0 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.42 2.0 29.46 2.3 29.30 3.9 Level 9 .................................................. 35.89 11.9 36.03 15.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.30 2.6 36.60 2.9 – – Therapists........................................................ 28.10 8.5 28.17 8.8 – – Respiratory therapists.......................................... 22.48 7.6 – – – – Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 24.64 5.7 – – – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 17.82 3.8 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.11 4.1 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 15.00 4.6 15.16 4.8 12.60 5.4 Level 2 .................................................. 12.53 3.7 12.57 4.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.74 2.1 13.97 2.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.62 4.5 15.90 3.8 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.99 2.1 13.02 2.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.52 3.7 12.56 4.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.78 2.8 13.98 3.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. – – 14.13 .3 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.99 2.1 13.02 2.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.52 3.7 12.56 4.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.78 2.8 13.98 3.2 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 17.51 6.2 17.73 6.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.24 4.1 16.56 2.6 – – Medical assistants.............................................. 17.06 3.3 17.36 1.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.94 4.8 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 23.90 16.1 26.28 11.9 16.29 27.5 Level 3 .................................................. 10.81 6.4 – – 10.81 6.4 Level 6 .................................................. 22.73 7.7 22.73 7.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.93 1.5 26.93 1.5 – – Police officers................................................... 28.05 5.4 28.05 5.4 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 28.05 5.4 28.05 5.4 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.37 10.3 8.72 13.7 7.74 7.3 Level 1 .................................................. 7.07 18.0 7.07 18.4 7.06 21.1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.62 2.0 10.64 4.4 7.88 .5 Level 3 .................................................. 7.76 3.9 7.51 2.5 8.90 6.7 Level 4 .................................................. 9.95 14.3 9.97 14.8 – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 13.86 10.1 13.86 10.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.83 11.5 13.83 11.5 – – Cooks............................................................. 10.84 8.7 10.97 10.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.09 5.1 10.04 7.1 – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.24 2.3 – – – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.81 2.2 10.94 1.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.90 2.1 10.90 2.1 – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.14 7.2 9.14 7.2 – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.05 13.7 4.12 15.8 3.85 12.5 Level 1 .................................................. 3.70 8.6 – – 3.39 20.1 Level 3 .................................................. 3.77 12.4 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.57 9.2 3.54 13.2 3.62 9.6 Level 1 .................................................. 3.41 8.0 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 3.53 24.3 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.71 5.7 10.97 5.6 7.91 2.5 Level 2 .................................................. 8.32 5.8 – – 7.57 .2 Level 3 .................................................. 9.94 11.2 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.87 5.4 11.38 5.0 7.98 3.1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.31 6.0 – – 7.51 1.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.21 13.2 – – – – Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 12.74 13.5 – – 13.40 26.3 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.15 9.7 11.30 10.7 8.49 4.1 Level 1 .................................................. 9.54 7.4 9.65 9.0 8.28 5.0 Level 2 .................................................. 12.35 6.5 12.36 6.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.35 4.7 11.37 4.8 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.49 8.5 10.61 9.5 8.55 4.1 Level 1 .................................................. 9.11 5.3 9.18 6.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.35 6.5 12.36 6.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.26 4.9 11.28 5.1 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.69 5.5 12.07 5.4 8.55 4.1 Level 1 .................................................. 9.66 7.9 10.04 9.1 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.97 4.6 12.98 4.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.18 5.0 11.19 5.2 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.98 1.9 8.98 1.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.77 .0 8.77 .0 – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 16.69 13.7 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.34 8.0 – – 9.74 8.2 Level 1 .................................................. 8.08 5.0 – – 8.08 5.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.90 10.2 – – 10.85 11.2 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers....................... 8.24 6.0 – – 8.24 6.0 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 7.72 5.7 – – 7.72 5.7 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 7.72 5.7 – – 7.72 5.7 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.17 3.6 – – 13.17 3.6 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.82 16.9 23.64 17.5 9.15 7.8 Level 2 .................................................. 8.96 8.7 9.93 20.4 8.20 3.3 Level 3 .................................................. 10.43 6.1 10.64 6.4 10.00 8.9 Level 4 .................................................. 13.28 2.2 13.41 2.1 12.17 21.0 Level 5 .................................................. 25.58 12.3 25.58 12.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 25.59 27.7 25.59 27.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 39.26 18.3 39.26 18.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.02 23.3 30.11 21.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.97 18.5 12.97 18.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.11 18.2 13.11 18.2 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.80 3.9 12.72 4.3 9.05 1.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.41 1.6 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.17 7.8 10.11 19.9 8.32 5.1 Level 3 .................................................. 10.21 5.1 10.65 6.5 9.20 3.7 Level 4 .................................................. 14.81 2.5 14.88 2.8 – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.42 6.3 10.84 7.1 9.56 2.2 Level 2 .................................................. 8.74 2.3 – – 9.04 2.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.72 12.1 11.43 14.7 9.59 2.7 Cashiers...................................................... 10.42 6.3 10.84 7.1 9.56 2.2 Level 2 .................................................. 8.74 2.3 – – 9.04 2.0 Level 3 .................................................. 10.72 12.1 11.43 14.7 9.59 2.7 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.97 29.3 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 12.68 2.9 13.77 4.6 8.64 2.3 Level 2 .................................................. 9.62 9.2 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.51 2.3 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.20 3.9 14.29 4.6 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 37.25 6.1 37.25 6.1 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 29.17 5.9 29.17 5.9 – – Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 11.23 30.9 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.24 2.8 16.53 3.1 13.79 5.1 Level 1 .................................................. 9.30 13.0 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.07 11.1 13.20 10.5 9.32 9.7 Level 3 .................................................. 12.41 1.4 12.44 2.5 12.28 6.7 Level 4 .................................................. 15.01 3.4 15.04 3.7 14.58 5.5 Level 5 .................................................. 17.50 2.7 17.63 2.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.71 3.0 19.71 3.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.91 4.1 21.85 4.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.41 7.2 17.90 7.7 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 22.26 6.8 22.26 6.8 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.88 3.6 14.91 3.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.30 3.3 11.28 3.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.17 6.5 14.17 6.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.83 5.7 16.01 6.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.89 2.2 19.89 2.2 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.94 5.4 14.99 5.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.60 9.2 13.60 9.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.07 6.2 16.34 6.7 – – Tellers......................................................... 12.18 1.3 12.19 1.3 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 14.38 2.7 14.85 4.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.83 6.5 13.83 6.5 – – Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.81 3.0 14.39 2.4 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.95 4.5 13.20 3.6 11.46 11.3 Dispatchers....................................................... 19.37 8.8 19.37 8.8 – – Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.21 8.1 21.21 8.1 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.85 4.7 – – – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.45 13.0 13.11 12.6 10.75 1.6 Level 3 .................................................. 14.42 3.3 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.66 2.5 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.33 4.6 19.25 4.5 19.91 9.1 Level 4 .................................................. 16.57 4.1 16.58 4.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.16 5.4 19.16 5.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.75 6.7 21.75 6.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.86 5.4 21.58 6.3 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.32 3.7 21.64 3.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.81 8.6 23.81 8.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.53 7.0 22.44 9.0 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 16.57 4.2 16.63 4.1 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.09 4.8 17.00 4.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.75 3.5 15.76 3.5 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.86 8.3 – – – – Data entry keyers............................................... 13.86 8.3 – – – – Office clerks, general............................................ 15.52 3.9 16.11 4.0 13.66 2.8 Level 3 .................................................. 12.31 3.8 12.14 4.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.48 4.4 15.76 5.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.55 3.4 17.57 3.5 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.81 5.8 17.86 5.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.60 4.0 14.64 4.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.18 8.1 19.18 8.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.74 7.5 19.74 7.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 25.80 10.1 25.80 10.1 – – Carpenters........................................................ 19.14 2.6 – – – – Construction laborers............................................. 14.41 4.1 14.41 4.1 – – Construction equipment operators.................................. 21.17 4.0 21.17 4.0 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 23.09 3.4 23.09 3.4 – – Roofers........................................................... 13.20 .0 13.20 .0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.20 .0 13.20 .0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.60 6.3 23.01 5.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.82 6.5 18.82 6.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 29.94 17.9 31.86 18.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.40 5.0 25.40 5.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.32 11.9 22.05 9.0 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.93 9.4 21.79 6.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.36 14.8 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.66 4.7 24.66 4.7 – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.43 .6 23.43 .6 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 18.65 14.9 21.20 10.2 – – Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 20.64 9.1 20.64 9.1 – – Production occupations.............................................. 14.14 5.0 14.27 5.1 10.77 3.7 Level 1 .................................................. 9.78 4.1 9.82 3.8 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.14 2.7 10.15 2.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.33 8.6 12.54 10.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.34 3.3 13.34 3.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.83 4.5 16.88 4.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.77 9.8 18.77 9.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.59 2.4 21.59 2.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.90 11.6 18.08 11.1 – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.10 14.1 17.10 13.3 – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.10 14.1 17.10 13.3 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.84 9.5 13.84 9.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 15.20 .0 15.20 .0 – – Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.82 9.0 11.82 9.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.62 1.1 11.62 1.1 – – Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 10.45 .5 10.45 .5 – – Printers.......................................................... 19.39 12.2 19.39 12.2 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.66 4.9 17.66 4.9 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.92 2.6 10.96 2.5 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.60 .9 – – – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.69 7.2 16.40 7.9 10.47 3.9 Level 1 .................................................. 10.51 4.5 11.01 3.6 9.43 10.1 Level 2 .................................................. 11.60 4.4 11.94 4.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 15.71 3.4 15.74 3.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.42 8.3 17.42 8.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.80 4.9 16.81 4.9 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 14.29 17.9 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.22 2.3 15.46 1.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.29 5.8 14.29 5.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 20.94 4.8 20.94 4.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.81 5.2 16.83 5.2 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.12 6.9 18.12 6.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.82 5.3 16.82 5.3 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.93 6.7 13.93 6.7 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.19 4.2 12.19 4.2 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.13 7.4 14.47 8.9 9.93 3.5 Level 1 .................................................. 10.80 8.5 11.65 9.4 9.59 11.7 Level 2 .................................................. 11.18 4.6 11.87 4.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.18 15.0 17.18 15.0 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.57 8.7 15.91 12.2 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.74 9.0 – – – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.57 8.7 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 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........................................................... $21.86 3.3 $23.05 3.4 $11.83 3.7 Management occupations.............................................. 43.55 7.6 43.62 7.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.08 10.1 26.08 10.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 40.13 7.4 40.13 7.4 – – Level 12.................................................. 41.10 8.3 41.10 8.3 – – Level 13.................................................. 63.03 12.0 63.03 12.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 48.81 13.0 48.81 13.0 – – General and operations managers................................... 40.40 6.3 40.40 6.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 48.41 8.4 48.41 8.4 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 69.25 13.3 71.83 11.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 73.03 13.0 73.03 13.0 – – Marketing managers.............................................. 77.87 11.7 – – – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 56.66 1.1 56.66 1.1 – – Financial managers................................................ 34.99 10.0 34.99 10.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.70 19.3 34.70 19.3 – – Construction managers............................................. 27.50 13.7 27.50 13.7 – – Engineering managers.............................................. 58.88 11.4 58.88 11.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 65.26 .6 65.26 .6 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 39.92 5.6 39.92 5.6 – – Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 40.33 17.3 40.33 17.3 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.53 5.4 26.61 5.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.75 8.5 18.75 8.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.13 4.7 22.16 4.7 – – Level 8 .................................................. 23.52 4.7 23.52 4.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.38 5.8 28.38 5.8 – – Level 10.................................................. 32.72 6.7 32.72 6.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.94 9.9 30.43 9.4 – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.07 9.8 23.07 9.8 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 27.07 11.6 27.07 11.6 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.07 7.1 30.10 7.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.79 8.2 30.79 8.2 – – Financial analysts and advisors................................... 21.51 14.3 21.51 14.3 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.48 4.4 35.55 4.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.52 6.5 33.52 6.5 – – Level 10.................................................. 38.12 15.2 – – – – Level 11.................................................. 39.23 4.3 39.23 4.3 – – Level 12.................................................. 45.83 7.4 45.83 7.4 – – Level 13.................................................. 60.76 1.5 60.76 1.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 37.83 9.4 37.83 9.4 – – Computer programmers.............................................. 35.86 9.9 35.86 9.9 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 40.66 10.7 40.66 10.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.71 1.6 36.71 1.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 40.88 12.6 40.88 12.6 – – Computer software engineers, applications....................... 31.92 11.2 31.92 11.2 – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... 43.95 7.3 43.95 7.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.28 1.3 37.28 1.3 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 39.35 3.8 39.35 3.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.98 4.0 34.98 4.0 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 34.09 4.5 34.25 4.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.98 4.9 20.98 4.9 – – Level 8 .................................................. 26.20 4.0 26.20 4.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.05 5.1 35.05 5.1 – – Level 11.................................................. 39.13 5.7 39.13 5.7 – – Level 12.................................................. 46.96 4.4 46.96 4.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 45.00 10.3 45.00 10.3 – – Engineers......................................................... 40.00 4.1 40.00 4.1 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.47 5.0 30.47 5.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.65 2.1 32.65 2.1 – – Level 11.................................................. 43.61 4.0 43.61 4.0 – – Level 12.................................................. 46.96 4.4 46.96 4.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 49.23 11.1 49.23 11.1 – – Civil engineers................................................. 39.42 4.4 39.42 4.4 – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 37.97 6.6 37.97 6.6 – – Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 33.28 6.0 33.28 6.0 – – Drafters.......................................................... 23.77 1.6 24.72 1.5 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.40 1.0 26.40 1.0 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 29.15 8.6 29.15 8.6 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 18.71 9.0 18.66 9.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 16.19 6.1 16.19 6.1 – – Counselors........................................................ 17.40 10.0 17.40 10.0 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 23.46 16.1 23.37 16.5 26.93 10.4 Level 9 .................................................. 21.39 15.9 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 35.95 10.9 35.95 10.9 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 20.37 14.3 19.96 14.1 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.61 .9 32.98 .8 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 33.03 .5 33.61 1.8 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.76 7.6 23.61 7.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.70 3.2 – – – – Designers......................................................... 19.82 6.4 19.82 6.4 – – Writers and editors............................................... 33.04 20.1 33.04 20.1 – – Editors......................................................... 33.04 20.1 33.04 20.1 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 33.73 12.0 34.41 13.7 30.61 4.6 Level 3 .................................................. 15.07 1.4 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.11 6.6 15.53 7.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.63 10.3 18.60 10.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.80 8.7 – – 27.76 11.1 Level 8 .................................................. 29.32 1.8 29.32 1.8 29.32 3.1 Level 9 .................................................. 35.90 14.2 36.04 18.6 – – Level 11.................................................. 41.95 7.3 – – – – Pharmacists....................................................... 32.11 17.6 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 34.57 5.9 34.78 7.7 33.99 4.1 Level 7 .................................................. 32.28 9.0 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.11 .7 28.72 .7 30.52 1.2 Level 9 .................................................. 37.30 12.4 38.10 16.6 – – Therapists........................................................ 25.67 7.5 25.63 7.9 – – Respiratory therapists.......................................... 22.48 7.6 – – – – Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 24.64 5.7 – – – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 17.82 3.8 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.11 4.1 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 15.02 4.7 15.17 4.9 12.72 5.7 Level 2 .................................................. 12.53 3.7 12.57 4.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.53 1.4 13.69 2.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.62 4.5 15.90 3.8 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.88 2.0 12.91 2.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.52 3.7 12.56 4.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.25 .8 13.50 2.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. – – 14.13 .3 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.88 2.0 12.91 2.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.52 3.7 12.56 4.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.25 .8 13.50 2.9 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 17.56 6.2 17.73 6.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.24 4.1 16.56 2.6 – – Medical assistants.............................................. 17.06 3.3 17.36 1.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.94 4.8 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.35 10.4 8.71 13.8 7.73 7.4 Level 1 .................................................. 7.07 18.0 7.07 18.4 7.06 21.1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.58 1.9 10.57 4.5 7.87 .4 Level 3 .................................................. 7.76 3.9 7.51 2.5 8.87 6.8 Level 4 .................................................. 9.95 14.3 9.97 14.8 – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 13.86 10.1 13.86 10.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.83 11.5 13.83 11.5 – – Cooks............................................................. 10.84 8.7 10.97 10.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.09 5.1 10.04 7.1 – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.24 2.3 – – – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.81 2.2 10.94 1.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.90 2.1 10.90 2.1 – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.14 7.2 9.14 7.2 – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.05 13.7 4.12 15.8 3.85 12.5 Level 1 .................................................. 3.70 8.6 – – 3.39 20.1 Level 3 .................................................. 3.77 12.4 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.57 9.2 3.54 13.2 3.62 9.6 Level 1 .................................................. 3.41 8.0 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 3.53 24.3 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.67 5.9 10.94 5.9 7.89 2.6 Level 2 .................................................. 8.22 6.4 – – 7.54 .1 Level 3 .................................................. 9.93 11.4 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.82 5.6 – – 7.96 3.2 Level 2 .................................................. 8.20 6.6 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.20 13.5 – – – – Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 12.74 13.5 – – 13.40 26.3 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.36 8.2 10.47 9.3 8.68 3.7 Level 1 .................................................. 9.48 7.8 9.57 9.5 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.19 7.5 12.20 7.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.71 7.8 10.70 8.3 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.10 8.3 10.20 9.3 8.68 3.7 Level 1 .................................................. 9.00 5.2 9.05 6.1 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.19 7.5 12.20 7.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.50 8.3 10.48 8.8 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.27 6.5 11.68 6.5 8.68 3.7 Level 1 .................................................. 9.46 9.8 9.83 11.9 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.85 5.3 12.87 5.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.06 5.9 – – – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.98 1.9 8.98 1.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 8.77 .0 8.77 .0 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.75 11.8 – – 9.39 11.3 Level 1 .................................................. 8.29 6.3 – – 8.29 6.3 Level 3 .................................................. 10.80 14.3 – – 10.80 14.3 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.83 16.9 23.64 17.5 9.16 7.9 Level 2 .................................................. 8.97 8.8 9.93 20.4 8.21 3.3 Level 3 .................................................. 10.43 6.1 10.64 6.4 10.00 8.9 Level 4 .................................................. 13.28 2.2 13.41 2.1 12.17 21.0 Level 5 .................................................. 25.58 12.3 25.58 12.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 25.59 27.7 25.59 27.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 39.26 18.3 39.26 18.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.02 23.3 30.11 21.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.97 18.5 12.97 18.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.11 18.2 13.11 18.2 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.81 4.0 12.72 4.3 9.06 1.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.41 1.6 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.18 7.9 10.11 19.9 8.34 5.1 Level 3 .................................................. 10.21 5.1 10.65 6.5 9.20 3.7 Level 4 .................................................. 14.81 2.5 14.88 2.8 – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.43 6.3 10.84 7.1 9.58 2.2 Level 2 .................................................. 8.76 2.4 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.72 12.1 11.43 14.7 9.59 2.7 Cashiers...................................................... 10.43 6.3 10.84 7.1 9.58 2.2 Level 2 .................................................. 8.76 2.4 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.72 12.1 11.43 14.7 9.59 2.7 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.97 29.3 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 12.68 2.9 13.77 4.6 8.64 2.3 Level 2 .................................................. 9.62 9.2 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.51 2.3 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.20 3.9 14.29 4.6 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 37.25 6.1 37.25 6.1 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 29.17 5.9 29.17 5.9 – – Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 11.23 30.9 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.14 3.1 16.43 3.4 13.81 5.4 Level 1 .................................................. 9.30 13.0 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.07 11.1 13.20 10.5 9.32 9.7 Level 3 .................................................. 12.37 1.6 12.43 2.8 12.15 8.0 Level 4 .................................................. 15.02 3.6 15.04 3.9 14.70 5.4 Level 5 .................................................. 17.05 3.0 17.18 3.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.85 3.6 19.85 3.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.91 4.1 21.85 4.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.22 7.7 17.70 8.3 – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 22.26 6.8 22.26 6.8 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.83 3.7 14.86 3.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.30 3.3 11.28 3.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.17 6.5 14.17 6.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.84 5.8 16.03 6.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.87 2.4 19.87 2.4 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.86 5.6 14.90 5.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.60 9.2 13.60 9.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.09 6.4 16.37 6.9 – – Tellers......................................................... 12.18 1.3 12.19 1.3 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 14.38 2.7 14.85 4.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.83 6.5 13.83 6.5 – – Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.20 1.8 – – – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.95 4.5 13.20 3.6 11.46 11.3 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 20.96 10.1 20.96 10.1 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.85 4.7 – – – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.45 13.0 13.11 12.6 10.75 1.6 Level 3 .................................................. 14.42 3.3 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.66 2.5 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.33 5.1 19.23 5.1 19.91 9.1 Level 4 .................................................. 16.67 4.4 16.68 4.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.80 7.8 21.80 7.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.86 5.4 21.58 6.3 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.51 3.8 21.94 3.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.81 8.6 23.81 8.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 22.53 7.0 22.44 9.0 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 16.57 4.2 16.63 4.1 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.99 5.6 16.88 5.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.75 3.5 15.76 3.5 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.86 8.3 – – – – Data entry keyers............................................... 13.86 8.3 – – – – Office clerks, general............................................ 15.56 4.7 16.21 4.9 13.70 3.2 Level 3 .................................................. 11.61 7.4 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.55 5.3 15.82 6.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 17.51 4.8 17.51 4.8 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.52 6.4 17.57 6.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.45 3.3 14.48 3.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.22 8.7 19.22 8.7 – – Carpenters........................................................ 19.14 2.6 – – – – Construction laborers............................................. 14.41 4.1 14.41 4.1 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 23.09 3.4 23.09 3.4 – – Roofers........................................................... 13.20 .0 13.20 .0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.20 .0 13.20 .0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.76 7.1 23.00 6.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.78 8.2 18.78 8.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 34.29 19.8 34.29 19.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.71 6.4 24.71 6.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.32 11.9 22.05 9.0 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.68 13.3 21.93 6.7 – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.43 .6 23.43 .6 – – Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 20.57 9.8 20.57 9.8 – – Production occupations.............................................. 14.14 5.0 14.27 5.1 10.77 3.7 Level 1 .................................................. 9.78 4.1 9.82 3.8 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.14 2.7 10.15 2.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.33 8.6 12.54 10.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.34 3.3 13.34 3.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.83 4.5 16.88 4.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.77 9.8 18.77 9.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.59 2.4 21.59 2.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.90 11.6 18.08 11.1 – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.10 14.1 17.10 13.3 – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.10 14.1 17.10 13.3 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.84 9.5 13.84 9.5 – – Level 3 .................................................. 15.20 .0 15.20 .0 – – Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.82 9.0 11.82 9.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.62 1.1 11.62 1.1 – – Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 10.45 .5 10.45 .5 – – Printers.......................................................... 19.39 12.2 19.39 12.2 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.66 4.9 17.66 4.9 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.92 2.6 10.96 2.5 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.60 .9 – – – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.57 7.8 16.30 8.5 10.23 3.0 Level 1 .................................................. 10.51 4.5 11.01 3.6 9.43 10.1 Level 2 .................................................. 11.48 4.5 11.81 4.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 15.48 3.7 15.48 3.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.16 8.7 17.16 8.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.71 5.4 16.73 5.4 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.00 2.2 15.24 1.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 14.29 5.8 14.29 5.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 20.64 5.5 20.64 5.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.72 5.8 16.74 5.8 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.81 7.3 17.81 7.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.73 5.9 16.73 5.9 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.93 6.7 13.93 6.7 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.19 4.2 12.19 4.2 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.09 7.6 14.47 9.2 9.93 3.5 Level 1 .................................................. 10.80 8.5 11.65 9.4 9.59 11.7 Level 2 .................................................. 10.88 3.9 11.44 3.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.18 15.0 17.18 15.0 – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.57 8.7 15.91 12.2 – – Level 1 .................................................. 11.74 9.0 – – – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.57 8.7 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 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........................................................... $25.47 2.5 $27.10 2.1 $13.08 8.4 Management occupations.............................................. 32.43 12.1 32.43 12.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 31.94 15.2 31.94 15.2 – – Education administrators.......................................... 29.97 6.2 29.97 6.2 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.88 6.6 27.82 5.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.82 5.3 27.82 5.3 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.77 5.3 25.59 4.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 25.28 4.6 25.28 4.6 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 26.18 16.2 26.18 16.2 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 33.12 4.5 36.21 2.5 13.72 6.0 Level 4 .................................................. 13.83 5.7 13.83 5.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.20 4.2 32.66 1.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.20 .4 36.20 .5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 38.20 18.1 55.14 2.6 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 52.21 6.3 52.41 6.1 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 31.84 5.4 35.42 .9 14.33 14.7 Level 7 .................................................. 31.53 2.3 32.66 1.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.36 .0 36.37 .1 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.17 6.6 34.82 1.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 31.35 2.1 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.88 .2 35.87 .1 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.74 7.1 34.81 .4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.73 .3 35.72 .6 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.57 2.5 36.57 2.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.16 1.0 37.16 1.0 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 36.83 1.8 36.84 1.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.49 .1 37.50 .1 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 13.24 2.9 13.24 2.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.17 2.1 13.17 2.1 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 33.46 6.1 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 24.33 18.4 26.45 12.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 22.73 7.7 22.73 7.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.93 1.5 26.93 1.5 – – Police officers................................................... 28.05 5.4 28.05 5.4 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 28.05 5.4 28.05 5.4 – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.17 9.4 15.40 9.7 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.99 12.3 13.13 12.6 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.99 12.3 13.13 12.6 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.47 9.7 – – 10.39 10.5 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.30 3.7 – – 13.30 3.7 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.33 3.0 17.63 3.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.69 2.3 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.88 2.4 15.04 1.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.64 6.1 19.79 5.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.06 .7 19.06 .7 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 15.40 6.8 15.85 5.7 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 23.67 1.4 23.67 1.4 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.70 10.0 23.01 8.1 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.12 13.8 – – – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.12 13.8 – – – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.52 7.1 17.84 7.1 – – 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 5. Combined work levels(1) for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for full-time and part-time workers(3), Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 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........................................................... $22.25 2.9 $23.48 3.0 $11.98 3.4 Management occupations.............................................. 42.35 7.2 42.40 7.2 – – Group II.................................................. 31.97 18.5 – – – – Group III................................................. 35.54 6.7 – – – – Group IV.................................................. 64.55 9.8 – – – – General and operations managers................................... 40.73 6.1 40.73 6.1 – – Group III................................................. 44.30 7.1 44.30 7.1 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 69.25 13.3 71.83 11.0 – – Marketing managers.............................................. 77.87 11.7 – – – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 56.66 1.1 56.66 1.1 – – Financial managers................................................ 34.99 10.0 34.99 10.0 – – Group III................................................. 35.29 5.3 35.29 5.3 – – Construction managers............................................. 27.50 13.7 27.50 13.7 – – Group III................................................. 27.50 13.7 27.50 13.7 – – Education administrators.......................................... 30.34 5.6 30.34 5.6 – – Engineering managers.............................................. 58.88 11.4 58.88 11.4 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 40.77 5.3 40.77 5.3 – – Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 39.40 15.7 39.40 15.7 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.56 5.0 26.69 5.0 – – Group II.................................................. 21.43 4.4 – – – – Group III................................................. 29.99 6.9 – – – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.07 9.8 23.07 9.8 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.12 10.0 28.12 10.0 – – Group III................................................. 27.22 13.2 – – – – Training and development specialists............................ 30.68 6.0 30.68 6.0 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.63 7.0 29.65 7.0 – – Group II.................................................. 24.34 4.2 24.39 4.2 – – Group III................................................. 30.34 6.1 30.34 6.1 – – Financial analysts and advisors................................... 21.51 14.3 21.51 14.3 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.44 4.4 35.51 4.4 – – Group II.................................................. 22.55 5.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 38.64 1.9 – – – – Group IV.................................................. 60.78 1.5 – – – – Computer programmers.............................................. 35.86 9.9 35.86 9.9 – – Group III................................................. 36.28 6.5 36.28 6.5 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 40.66 10.7 40.66 10.7 – – Group III................................................. 39.59 3.1 – – – – Computer software engineers, applications....................... 31.92 11.2 31.92 11.2 – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... 43.95 7.3 43.95 7.3 – – Group III................................................. 38.91 1.6 38.91 1.6 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 39.08 3.8 39.08 3.8 – – Group III................................................. 43.91 4.6 43.91 4.6 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 34.04 4.5 34.21 4.1 – – Group II.................................................. 24.15 5.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 37.71 2.1 – – – – Engineers......................................................... 40.01 4.1 40.01 4.1 – – Group II.................................................. 27.79 9.6 – – – – Group III................................................. 40.35 2.8 – – – – Civil engineers................................................. 39.47 4.3 39.47 4.3 – – Group III................................................. 45.18 1.1 45.18 1.1 – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 37.97 6.6 37.97 6.6 – – Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 33.28 6.0 33.28 6.0 – – Drafters.......................................................... 23.77 1.6 24.72 1.5 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.40 1.0 26.40 1.0 – – Group II.................................................. 21.50 1.0 – – – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 27.31 4.9 27.22 4.9 – – Group II.................................................. 22.45 4.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 31.32 6.8 – – – – Physical scientists............................................... 31.60 4.3 31.60 4.3 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 20.93 10.3 20.93 10.5 – – Group II.................................................. 18.10 11.6 – – – – Group III................................................. 26.80 13.7 – – – – Counselors........................................................ 24.68 22.5 24.68 22.5 – – Social workers.................................................... 20.69 4.3 20.69 4.3 – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 18.63 13.3 18.63 13.3 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.27 6.5 32.09 6.9 14.71 8.1 Group I................................................... 13.48 5.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.12 13.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 36.33 2.7 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 44.62 8.5 44.70 8.6 – – Group III................................................. 42.82 7.4 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 30.00 5.5 32.62 4.2 15.00 16.2 Group II.................................................. 27.45 6.9 – – – – Group III................................................. 34.88 2.6 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 30.30 6.3 34.72 1.0 14.97 16.0 Group II.................................................. 31.51 1.8 – – – – Group III................................................. 35.84 .2 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.89 6.8 34.75 .4 14.97 16.0 Group II.................................................. 31.52 6.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 35.69 .3 35.66 .7 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 34.48 5.9 34.48 5.9 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.57 2.5 36.57 2.5 – – Group III................................................. 37.16 1.0 – – – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 36.83 1.8 36.84 1.8 – – Group III................................................. 37.49 .1 37.50 .1 – – Teacher assistants................................................ 12.38 2.5 12.38 2.5 – – Group I................................................... 12.97 3.2 12.97 3.2 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.08 6.9 23.28 6.7 – – Group II.................................................. 19.99 4.5 – – – – Group III................................................. 27.90 4.4 – – – – Designers......................................................... 19.82 6.4 19.82 6.4 – – Group II.................................................. 19.79 6.5 – – – – Writers and editors............................................... 33.04 20.1 33.04 20.1 – – Editors......................................................... 33.04 20.1 33.04 20.1 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 33.70 10.9 34.38 12.2 30.37 4.6 Group I................................................... 15.10 5.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 26.38 5.2 – – – – Group III................................................. 45.89 21.0 – – – – Pharmacists....................................................... 32.11 17.6 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 34.16 5.3 34.39 6.6 33.40 4.5 Group II.................................................. 29.60 1.8 29.43 2.3 30.06 3.5 Group III................................................. 36.51 9.1 36.75 11.4 – – Therapists........................................................ 28.10 8.5 28.17 8.8 – – Group II.................................................. 22.04 7.7 – – – – Respiratory therapists.......................................... 22.48 7.6 – – – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Group I................................................... 14.81 .7 – – – – Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 24.64 5.7 – – – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 17.82 3.8 – – – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 21.11 4.1 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 15.00 4.6 15.16 4.8 12.60 5.4 Group I................................................... 13.74 2.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.80 6.3 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.99 2.1 13.02 2.6 – – Group I................................................... 12.96 2.2 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.99 2.1 13.02 2.6 – – Group I................................................... 12.96 2.2 12.99 2.8 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 17.51 6.2 17.73 6.1 – – Group I................................................... 15.65 2.3 – – – – Medical assistants.............................................. 17.06 3.3 17.36 1.9 – – Group I................................................... 15.87 4.3 16.35 2.5 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 23.90 16.1 26.28 11.9 16.29 27.5 Group I................................................... 10.81 6.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 24.16 6.9 – – – – Police officers................................................... 28.05 5.4 28.05 5.4 – – Group II.................................................. 28.05 5.4 – – – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 28.05 5.4 28.05 5.4 – – Group II.................................................. 28.05 5.4 28.05 5.4 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.37 10.3 8.72 13.7 7.74 7.3 Group I................................................... 7.89 8.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 15.61 4.9 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 13.86 10.1 13.86 10.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.83 11.5 13.83 11.5 – – Cooks............................................................. 10.84 8.7 10.97 10.9 – – Group I................................................... 10.22 4.0 – – – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.24 2.3 – – – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.81 2.2 10.94 1.4 – – Group I................................................... 10.81 2.2 10.94 1.4 – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.14 7.2 9.14 7.2 – – Group I................................................... 9.14 7.2 9.14 7.2 – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.05 13.7 4.12 15.8 3.85 12.5 Group I................................................... 3.95 10.8 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.57 9.2 3.54 13.2 3.62 9.6 Group I................................................... 3.56 9.0 3.53 13.0 3.62 9.6 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.71 5.7 10.97 5.6 7.91 2.5 Group I................................................... 8.71 5.7 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 8.87 5.4 11.38 5.0 7.98 3.1 Group I................................................... 8.87 5.4 11.38 5.0 7.98 3.1 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 12.74 13.5 – – 13.40 26.3 Group I................................................... 12.74 13.5 – – 13.40 26.3 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.15 9.7 11.30 10.7 8.49 4.1 Group I................................................... 10.47 8.1 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.49 8.5 10.61 9.5 8.55 4.1 Group I................................................... 10.24 8.2 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.69 5.5 12.07 5.4 8.55 4.1 Group I................................................... 11.33 5.1 11.68 5.0 8.55 4.1 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.98 1.9 8.98 1.9 – – Group I................................................... 8.89 .0 8.89 .0 – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 16.69 13.7 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.34 8.0 – – 9.74 8.2 Group I................................................... 10.81 10.3 – – – – Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers....................... 8.24 6.0 – – 8.24 6.0 Group I................................................... 8.24 6.0 – – 8.24 6.0 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 7.72 5.7 – – 7.72 5.7 Group I................................................... 7.72 5.7 – – – – Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 7.72 5.7 – – 7.72 5.7 Group I................................................... 7.72 5.7 – – 7.72 5.7 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 13.17 3.6 – – 13.17 3.6 Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.82 16.9 23.64 17.5 9.15 7.8 Group I................................................... 10.67 5.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 31.21 14.2 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.97 18.5 12.97 18.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.11 18.2 13.11 18.2 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.80 3.9 12.72 4.3 9.05 1.6 Group I................................................... 11.09 1.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.79 8.0 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.42 6.3 10.84 7.1 9.56 2.2 Group I................................................... 10.39 6.2 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 10.42 6.3 10.84 7.1 9.56 2.2 Group I................................................... 10.39 6.2 10.79 6.9 9.53 1.9 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.97 29.3 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 12.68 2.9 13.77 4.6 8.64 2.3 Group I................................................... 11.72 1.3 12.79 1.4 8.55 1.4 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 37.25 6.1 37.25 6.1 – – Group II.................................................. 35.73 14.1 – – – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 29.17 5.9 29.17 5.9 – – Group II.................................................. 27.73 7.3 27.73 7.3 – – Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 11.23 30.9 – – – – Group I................................................... 9.12 23.2 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.24 2.8 16.53 3.1 13.79 5.1 Group I................................................... 13.89 2.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.47 2.4 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 22.26 6.8 22.26 6.8 – – Group II.................................................. 21.05 8.3 21.05 8.3 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 14.88 3.6 14.91 3.7 – – Group I................................................... 13.29 4.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 17.35 3.9 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.94 5.4 14.99 5.6 – – Group I................................................... 13.03 6.9 13.03 6.9 – – Group II.................................................. 17.24 3.5 17.47 4.0 – – Tellers......................................................... 12.18 1.3 12.19 1.3 – – Group I................................................... 12.09 2.4 – – – – Customer service representatives.................................. 14.38 2.7 14.85 4.2 – – Group I................................................... 12.82 5.3 13.30 5.6 – – Group II.................................................. 18.66 4.1 18.68 4.1 – – Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.81 3.0 14.39 2.4 – – Group I................................................... 14.02 3.5 14.39 2.4 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.95 4.5 13.20 3.6 11.46 11.3 Group I................................................... 12.28 3.5 12.62 2.2 – – Dispatchers....................................................... 19.37 8.8 19.37 8.8 – – Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.21 8.1 21.21 8.1 – – Group II.................................................. 20.96 10.1 20.96 10.1 – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.85 4.7 – – – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.45 13.0 13.11 12.6 10.75 1.6 Group I................................................... 12.39 13.5 13.09 13.7 10.75 1.6 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.33 4.6 19.25 4.5 19.91 9.1 Group I................................................... 16.08 4.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.42 3.9 – – – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.32 3.7 21.64 3.5 – – Group II.................................................. 22.84 4.4 22.88 4.9 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 16.57 4.2 16.63 4.1 – – Group I................................................... 15.36 7.9 – – – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.09 4.8 17.00 4.8 – – Group I................................................... 15.78 3.3 15.79 3.3 – – Group II.................................................. 18.14 5.0 18.14 5.0 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.86 8.3 – – – – Group I................................................... 14.02 9.3 – – – – Data entry keyers............................................... 13.86 8.3 – – – – Group I................................................... 14.02 9.3 – – – – Office clerks, general............................................ 15.52 3.9 16.11 4.0 13.66 2.8 Group I................................................... 14.51 3.6 14.80 4.4 13.39 5.1 Group II.................................................. 17.82 3.4 17.80 3.6 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.81 5.8 17.86 5.6 – – Group I................................................... 14.30 1.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.03 .6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 25.80 10.1 25.80 10.1 – – Carpenters........................................................ 19.14 2.6 – – – – Construction laborers............................................. 14.41 4.1 14.41 4.1 – – Construction equipment operators.................................. 21.17 4.0 21.17 4.0 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 23.09 3.4 23.09 3.4 – – Roofers........................................................... 13.20 .0 13.20 .0 – – Group I................................................... 13.20 .0 13.20 .0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 22.60 6.3 23.01 5.9 – – Group I................................................... 16.72 4.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 24.40 7.3 – – – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 19.93 9.4 21.79 6.5 – – Group II.................................................. 20.85 8.0 – – – – Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.43 .6 23.43 .6 – – Group II.................................................. 23.43 .6 23.43 .6 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 18.65 14.9 21.20 10.2 – – Group II.................................................. 19.89 12.5 21.20 10.2 – – Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 20.64 9.1 20.64 9.1 – – Production occupations.............................................. 14.14 5.0 14.27 5.1 10.77 3.7 Group I................................................... 11.54 4.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 18.52 5.8 – – – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.10 14.1 17.10 13.3 – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.10 14.1 17.10 13.3 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.84 9.5 13.84 9.5 – – Group I................................................... 13.41 13.2 – – – – Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.82 9.0 11.82 9.0 – – Group I................................................... 10.93 4.2 – – – – Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 10.45 .5 10.45 .5 – – Group I................................................... 10.45 .5 10.45 .5 – – Printers.......................................................... 19.39 12.2 19.39 12.2 – – Group II.................................................. 19.39 12.2 – – – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.66 4.9 17.66 4.9 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.92 2.6 10.96 2.5 – – Group I................................................... 10.48 3.4 – – – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.69 7.2 16.40 7.9 10.47 3.9 Group I................................................... 13.95 2.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 19.36 14.1 – – – – Bus drivers....................................................... 14.29 17.9 – – – – Group I................................................... 14.29 17.9 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.22 2.3 15.46 1.9 – – Group I................................................... 14.95 3.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 16.28 5.0 – – – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.12 6.9 18.12 6.9 – – Group I................................................... 18.93 7.2 18.93 7.2 – – Group II.................................................. 16.82 5.3 16.82 5.3 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.93 6.7 13.93 6.7 – – Group I................................................... 13.76 7.2 13.76 7.2 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.19 4.2 12.19 4.2 – – Group I................................................... 12.19 4.2 12.19 4.2 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.13 7.4 14.47 8.9 9.93 3.5 Group I................................................... 13.10 7.4 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.57 8.7 15.91 12.2 – – Group I................................................... 14.55 8.8 15.91 12.4 – – Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 10.57 8.7 – – – – Group I................................................... 10.57 8.7 – – – – 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), Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 2007 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $9.00 $12.00 $18.00 $27.35 $41.72 Management occupations.............................................. 19.23 28.88 39.06 53.04 72.18 General and operations managers................................... 28.88 32.84 40.87 47.60 53.04 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 31.88 54.47 70.00 94.74 98.98 Marketing managers.............................................. 31.88 70.00 94.74 98.98 98.98 Computer and information systems managers......................... 29.70 46.69 56.25 72.18 84.62 Financial managers................................................ 19.23 28.65 32.69 39.96 43.51 Construction managers............................................. 18.48 22.00 28.85 30.84 38.83 Education administrators.......................................... 15.08 18.73 34.52 38.13 44.23 Engineering managers.............................................. 39.44 44.02 64.09 68.26 72.36 Medical and health services managers.............................. 34.38 36.80 41.60 45.67 47.26 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 22.60 25.63 40.85 49.04 55.17 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.97 20.21 25.21 32.36 38.46 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 13.44 20.21 21.58 25.21 31.27 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 15.49 22.22 28.85 33.80 36.33 Training and development specialists............................ 23.69 27.77 31.88 33.80 36.33 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.94 22.84 26.78 38.46 41.61 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 17.54 17.54 17.54 22.21 32.05 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 19.80 26.44 33.83 45.78 51.92 Computer programmers.............................................. 22.47 28.04 34.12 37.31 53.65 Computer software engineers....................................... 26.44 29.69 40.20 46.61 58.37 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 26.44 26.44 26.44 35.58 46.64 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 28.55 35.83 45.78 46.61 63.15 Computer systems analysts......................................... 29.44 33.83 37.50 47.12 48.84 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.88 24.91 30.68 42.64 51.19 Engineers......................................................... 26.25 30.68 39.10 48.06 55.74 Civil engineers................................................. 30.29 30.99 42.64 44.76 48.23 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 27.16 31.49 38.51 43.27 47.51 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 20.48 28.08 34.28 40.67 43.02 Drafters.......................................................... 15.00 20.00 24.97 29.20 29.20 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 20.05 20.92 27.24 29.63 34.13 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 20.16 20.16 23.49 33.33 38.62 Physical scientists............................................... 21.31 24.43 32.28 36.37 42.03 Community and social services occupations........................... 12.12 16.75 20.52 22.98 27.40 Counselors........................................................ 13.26 16.75 19.84 30.44 44.76 Social workers.................................................... 14.42 17.55 18.77 25.87 27.40 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.83 12.12 20.89 21.64 21.98 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.91 15.00 28.15 40.21 50.85 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 20.30 28.33 39.35 57.69 72.57 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 10.91 19.67 30.10 39.21 46.60 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 10.91 23.75 30.79 39.04 46.19 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 10.91 23.47 30.45 38.82 45.93 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 20.01 27.42 33.30 42.02 48.31 Secondary school teachers....................................... 24.05 28.00 36.73 44.76 49.74 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 24.05 28.41 37.18 45.13 50.18 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.10 11.12 11.97 12.78 15.79 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 13.86 19.58 20.90 29.06 33.17 Designers......................................................... 9.90 12.55 16.83 21.43 40.28 Writers and editors............................................... 14.73 30.24 30.88 42.23 51.40 Editors......................................................... 14.73 30.24 30.88 42.23 51.40 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 16.29 20.28 30.35 38.73 51.18 Pharmacists....................................................... 13.25 13.57 47.25 49.38 51.06 Registered nurses................................................. 24.97 28.75 34.30 38.95 47.51 Therapists........................................................ 19.93 21.72 28.43 29.85 38.82 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 19.93 19.93 19.93 25.35 27.46 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 20.00 20.00 25.72 28.97 28.97 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.65 15.96 16.61 19.98 19.98 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.00 19.50 21.21 22.41 24.50 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.25 12.50 14.50 17.00 19.14 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.93 11.54 13.00 13.76 15.47 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.93 11.54 13.00 13.75 15.50 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.30 15.87 17.75 18.64 20.00 Medical assistants.............................................. 15.00 15.87 17.75 18.43 19.30 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.45 18.32 22.95 27.80 35.91 Police officers................................................... 22.95 24.09 28.28 31.44 33.22 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 22.95 24.09 28.28 31.44 33.22 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 3.83 4.63 8.00 10.50 13.57 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 9.50 9.50 12.50 17.95 19.10 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 9.50 9.50 12.50 17.95 19.10 Cooks............................................................. 8.00 9.01 10.22 12.25 15.00 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.34 11.51 11.96 13.29 14.53 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.00 9.50 10.50 12.25 13.25 Food preparation workers.......................................... 7.50 7.50 9.50 9.80 11.00 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 3.15 3.83 4.25 6.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.89 3.83 3.83 3.85 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.00 7.22 7.75 9.52 13.33 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.00 7.22 7.75 9.59 13.57 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.00 10.00 10.80 14.00 17.69 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.00 8.50 10.02 12.60 15.00 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.00 8.50 9.76 12.08 14.98 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.00 9.42 11.83 13.64 15.00 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.67 8.50 8.75 9.50 10.50 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 11.98 13.44 15.00 21.00 23.28 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.20 7.72 9.03 11.03 22.00 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers....................... 7.28 7.30 9.03 9.03 9.03 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 6.25 6.88 7.72 8.75 9.00 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 6.25 6.88 7.72 8.75 9.00 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 10.00 10.30 13.09 15.00 16.87 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.25 8.57 13.11 22.16 45.60 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 8.57 10.25 10.25 15.65 26.22 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 8.57 8.57 10.00 17.30 17.30 Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.50 8.25 10.00 14.45 16.95 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.50 8.00 9.06 11.57 15.96 Cashiers...................................................... 7.50 8.00 9.06 11.57 15.96 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 7.75 7.75 13.37 13.37 22.16 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.80 9.20 12.00 14.56 20.55 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 18.51 18.51 37.33 46.16 61.03 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 15.14 18.51 20.23 32.69 53.45 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 7.00 7.00 7.00 11.50 20.30 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.90 12.76 15.48 18.64 22.48 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 17.55 19.85 22.12 26.28 27.16 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.75 11.67 14.80 17.96 19.71 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 10.68 12.09 15.00 17.55 19.32 Tellers......................................................... 10.71 10.85 11.35 13.10 14.75 Customer service representatives.................................. 11.00 12.16 12.88 16.98 19.23 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 12.10 12.72 13.50 14.70 15.80 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.00 12.26 12.87 14.47 15.47 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.63 17.12 19.23 19.28 26.06 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 16.31 17.65 20.79 25.44 25.44 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 9.09 10.00 11.90 14.77 17.36 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 7.50 7.66 13.89 15.96 16.36 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.00 15.68 18.36 21.68 25.64 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 17.68 18.29 20.65 23.69 26.03 Medical secretaries............................................. 12.83 15.43 15.55 19.06 20.16 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.00 15.00 16.75 18.46 20.74 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 10.99 10.99 14.00 17.00 17.00 Data entry keyers............................................... 10.99 10.99 14.00 17.00 17.00 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.31 12.76 14.71 17.12 19.63 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.81 14.25 16.26 21.38 22.80 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 17.52 20.19 26.78 30.84 32.30 Carpenters........................................................ 16.26 16.26 19.25 22.68 22.68 Construction laborers............................................. 10.43 14.00 14.90 14.90 15.00 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.00 16.00 19.59 22.65 26.43 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 14.50 21.38 21.38 28.55 32.36 Roofers........................................................... 10.25 11.30 13.00 15.00 16.00 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.50 17.50 20.27 26.59 30.08 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 10.93 16.57 20.80 25.63 27.45 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 18.46 18.92 24.16 26.73 26.73 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 10.09 14.19 19.55 23.13 27.45 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.50 19.39 19.39 20.10 24.93 Production occupations.............................................. 9.37 10.14 12.75 17.16 21.15 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 10.84 10.84 12.20 14.20 23.18 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.84 10.84 12.20 14.20 23.18 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 9.15 10.55 14.37 15.03 17.50 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 9.06 9.11 10.55 12.59 18.25 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 9.06 9.06 10.55 10.55 13.10 Printers.......................................................... 13.00 17.01 19.00 19.36 29.63 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 12.00 13.75 17.51 19.05 23.15 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 9.00 9.53 11.00 12.00 12.08 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.00 10.84 13.75 18.00 20.95 Bus drivers....................................................... 7.24 7.24 14.84 18.55 18.55 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.14 10.88 15.00 18.61 20.46 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.00 15.96 18.61 20.46 20.46 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 10.14 10.88 12.00 15.00 18.59 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 9.64 10.35 12.00 13.25 14.95 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.00 9.74 11.85 16.45 20.16 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.00 10.84 12.00 20.00 21.00 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.91 7.30 11.85 11.85 15.44 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 2007 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.57 $11.73 $17.23 $26.78 $41.60 Management occupations.............................................. 22.50 29.21 39.96 55.17 72.18 General and operations managers................................... 28.88 32.84 40.87 47.60 53.04 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 31.88 54.47 70.00 94.74 98.98 Marketing managers.............................................. 31.88 70.00 94.74 98.98 98.98 Computer and information systems managers......................... 29.70 46.69 56.25 72.18 84.62 Financial managers................................................ 19.23 28.65 32.69 39.96 43.51 Construction managers............................................. 18.48 22.00 28.85 30.84 38.83 Engineering managers.............................................. 39.44 44.02 64.09 68.26 72.36 Medical and health services managers.............................. 34.38 36.80 36.80 44.87 45.67 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 16.25 25.63 40.85 49.04 55.17 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.97 20.21 25.21 32.89 38.46 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 13.44 20.21 21.58 25.21 31.27 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 15.49 20.91 27.77 33.80 33.80 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.99 22.84 27.60 38.46 41.61 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 17.54 17.54 17.54 22.21 32.05 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 19.80 26.44 33.83 45.78 51.92 Computer programmers.............................................. 22.47 28.04 34.12 37.31 53.65 Computer software engineers....................................... 26.44 29.69 40.20 46.61 58.37 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 26.44 26.44 26.44 35.58 46.64 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 28.55 35.83 45.78 46.61 63.15 Computer systems analysts......................................... 29.44 33.83 37.55 47.56 48.84 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.88 24.91 30.68 43.15 51.45 Engineers......................................................... 25.81 30.68 39.09 48.08 56.41 Civil engineers................................................. 30.29 30.99 42.64 44.95 48.23 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 27.16 31.49 38.51 43.27 47.51 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 20.48 28.08 34.28 40.67 43.02 Drafters.......................................................... 15.00 20.00 24.97 29.20 29.20 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 20.05 20.92 27.24 29.63 34.13 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 21.19 21.35 26.49 36.37 36.79 Community and social services occupations........................... 11.83 14.03 18.61 21.64 25.42 Counselors........................................................ 12.54 13.91 17.01 18.97 22.52 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 11.12 12.21 18.98 29.36 46.54 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 20.30 20.30 30.15 46.54 57.69 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 13.86 14.48 17.55 25.43 33.01 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.42 29.54 30.79 36.25 37.79 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.13 28.05 35.52 36.28 39.60 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 14.00 20.32 20.90 30.24 33.81 Designers......................................................... 9.90 12.55 16.83 21.43 40.28 Writers and editors............................................... 14.73 30.24 30.88 42.23 51.40 Editors......................................................... 14.73 30.24 30.88 42.23 51.40 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 16.29 20.28 29.99 38.73 64.93 Pharmacists....................................................... 13.25 13.57 47.25 49.38 51.06 Registered nurses................................................. 25.50 28.86 34.50 39.00 47.51 Therapists........................................................ 19.93 19.93 27.22 29.31 29.85 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 19.93 19.93 19.93 25.35 27.46 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 20.00 20.00 25.72 28.97 28.97 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.65 15.96 16.61 19.98 19.98 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.00 19.50 21.21 22.41 24.50 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.25 12.45 14.50 17.10 19.29 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.93 11.54 12.94 13.62 15.15 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.93 11.54 12.94 13.62 15.15 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.50 15.87 17.75 18.64 20.00 Medical assistants.............................................. 15.00 15.87 17.75 18.43 19.30 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 3.83 4.63 8.00 10.48 13.57 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 9.50 9.50 12.50 17.95 19.10 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 9.50 9.50 12.50 17.95 19.10 Cooks............................................................. 8.00 9.01 10.22 12.25 15.00 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 11.34 11.51 11.96 13.29 14.53 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.00 9.50 10.50 12.25 13.25 Food preparation workers.......................................... 7.50 7.50 9.50 9.80 11.00 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 3.15 3.83 4.25 6.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 2.89 3.83 3.83 3.85 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.00 7.22 7.72 9.25 13.33 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.00 7.22 7.65 9.59 13.57 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 7.00 10.00 10.80 14.00 17.69 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.00 8.50 9.50 12.08 15.00 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.00 8.50 9.40 11.77 13.85 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.00 8.00 11.40 13.64 15.00 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.67 8.50 8.75 9.50 10.50 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.30 7.75 9.03 11.00 26.90 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.25 8.57 13.11 22.16 45.60 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 8.57 10.25 10.25 15.65 26.22 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 8.57 8.57 10.00 17.30 17.30 Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.50 8.25 10.00 14.45 16.95 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.50 8.00 9.06 11.57 15.96 Cashiers...................................................... 7.50 8.00 9.06 11.57 15.96 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 7.75 7.75 13.37 13.37 22.16 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.80 9.20 12.00 14.56 20.55 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 18.51 18.51 37.33 46.16 61.03 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 15.14 18.51 20.23 32.69 53.45 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 7.00 7.00 7.00 11.50 20.30 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 10.75 12.67 15.41 18.50 22.42 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 17.55 19.85 22.12 26.28 27.16 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.75 11.65 14.80 17.96 19.71 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 10.68 12.04 14.81 17.51 18.50 Tellers......................................................... 10.71 10.85 11.35 13.10 14.75 Customer service representatives.................................. 11.00 12.16 12.88 16.98 19.23 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 11.93 12.46 12.90 13.50 14.56 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.00 12.26 12.87 14.47 15.47 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 16.12 17.65 20.79 25.44 25.44 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 9.09 10.00 11.90 14.77 17.36 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 7.50 7.66 13.89 15.96 16.36 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.00 15.55 18.36 21.42 25.64 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.00 18.36 20.65 24.22 27.11 Medical secretaries............................................. 12.83 15.43 15.55 19.06 20.16 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.00 15.00 16.75 17.52 21.42 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 10.99 10.99 14.00 17.00 17.00 Data entry keyers............................................... 10.99 10.99 14.00 17.00 17.00 Office clerks, general............................................ 11.82 13.05 14.44 17.11 19.28 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.50 14.00 16.26 20.19 22.68 Carpenters........................................................ 16.26 16.26 19.25 22.68 22.68 Construction laborers............................................. 10.43 14.00 14.90 14.90 15.00 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 14.50 21.38 21.38 28.55 32.36 Roofers........................................................... 10.25 11.30 13.00 15.00 16.00 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.50 17.50 20.10 26.50 30.08 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 7.20 17.53 20.50 25.10 26.73 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 18.46 18.92 24.16 26.73 26.73 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.00 19.39 19.39 20.10 28.80 Production occupations.............................................. 9.37 10.14 12.75 17.16 21.15 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 10.84 10.84 12.20 14.20 23.18 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.84 10.84 12.20 14.20 23.18 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 9.15 10.55 14.37 15.03 17.50 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 9.06 9.11 10.55 12.59 18.25 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 9.06 9.06 10.55 10.55 13.10 Printers.......................................................... 13.00 17.01 19.00 19.36 29.63 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 12.00 13.75 17.51 19.05 23.15 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 9.00 9.53 11.00 12.00 12.08 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.00 10.50 13.25 17.93 20.46 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.14 10.88 14.50 18.00 20.46 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.00 15.96 18.00 20.00 20.46 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 10.14 10.88 12.00 15.00 18.59 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 9.64 10.35 12.00 13.25 14.95 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.00 9.50 11.85 17.77 20.19 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.00 10.84 12.00 20.00 21.00 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 6.91 7.30 11.85 11.85 15.44 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 2007 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $11.81 $16.42 $22.05 $32.61 $44.23 Management occupations.............................................. 15.68 19.82 34.24 44.23 47.26 Education administrators.......................................... 15.08 18.51 34.52 38.13 44.23 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 22.89 22.89 24.04 31.50 36.33 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 19.57 20.16 20.16 31.51 38.83 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.95 19.14 22.45 30.24 43.23 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.91 21.45 32.04 42.70 52.64 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 28.31 36.12 52.01 64.39 77.88 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 10.91 24.34 32.35 41.24 47.31 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 10.91 23.34 30.65 39.56 46.63 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 10.91 23.06 30.14 39.04 46.19 Secondary school teachers....................................... 24.05 28.00 36.73 44.76 49.74 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 24.05 28.41 37.18 45.13 50.18 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.41 11.15 13.20 15.45 17.31 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 22.26 25.80 34.25 38.64 46.69 Protective service occupations...................................... 13.68 18.32 22.14 30.38 36.87 Police officers................................................... 22.95 24.09 28.28 31.44 33.22 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 22.95 24.09 28.28 31.44 33.22 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.76 10.97 13.21 21.00 22.05 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.76 10.09 11.94 14.07 22.05 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.76 10.09 11.94 14.07 22.05 Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.85 7.28 10.00 13.09 16.00 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 10.00 10.30 13.09 15.00 17.00 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.41 14.32 16.73 20.08 23.62 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.31 12.41 15.03 17.57 20.08 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.93 20.03 22.58 26.43 30.84 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 13.10 17.23 21.15 27.45 30.37 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 10.93 14.42 21.15 25.63 27.45 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 10.93 14.42 21.15 25.63 27.45 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.19 14.84 17.49 18.55 23.43 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), Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 2007 Full-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $9.92 $13.16 $19.02 $28.88 $43.68 Management occupations.............................................. 19.23 28.88 39.06 53.04 72.18 General and operations managers................................... 28.88 32.84 40.87 47.60 53.04 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 40.44 54.47 70.00 94.74 98.98 Computer and information systems managers......................... 29.70 46.69 56.25 72.18 84.62 Financial managers................................................ 19.23 28.65 32.69 39.96 43.51 Construction managers............................................. 18.48 22.00 28.85 30.84 38.83 Education administrators.......................................... 15.08 18.73 34.52 38.13 44.23 Engineering managers.............................................. 39.44 44.02 64.09 68.26 72.36 Medical and health services managers.............................. 34.38 36.80 41.60 45.67 47.26 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 22.60 25.63 40.85 49.04 55.17 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 17.54 20.21 25.21 32.36 38.46 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 13.44 20.21 21.58 25.21 31.27 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 15.49 22.22 28.85 33.80 36.33 Training and development specialists............................ 23.69 27.77 31.88 33.80 36.33 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.94 22.84 26.78 38.46 41.61 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 17.54 17.54 17.54 22.21 32.05 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 19.80 26.05 33.83 45.78 51.92 Computer programmers.............................................. 22.47 28.04 34.12 37.31 53.65 Computer software engineers....................................... 26.44 29.69 40.20 46.61 58.37 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 26.44 26.44 26.44 35.58 46.64 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 28.55 35.83 45.78 46.61 63.15 Computer systems analysts......................................... 29.44 33.83 37.50 47.12 48.84 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.88 24.91 30.68 43.15 51.45 Engineers......................................................... 26.25 30.68 39.10 48.06 55.74 Civil engineers................................................. 30.29 30.99 42.64 44.76 48.23 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 27.16 31.49 38.51 43.27 47.51 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 20.48 28.08 34.28 40.67 43.02 Drafters.......................................................... 18.00 20.83 25.00 29.20 29.20 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 20.05 20.92 27.24 29.63 34.13 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 20.16 20.16 23.49 33.33 37.86 Physical scientists............................................... 21.31 24.43 32.28 36.37 42.03 Community and social services occupations........................... 12.12 16.75 20.16 23.06 27.40 Counselors........................................................ 13.26 16.75 19.84 30.44 44.76 Social workers.................................................... 14.42 17.55 18.77 25.87 27.40 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 11.83 12.12 20.89 21.64 21.98 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 12.02 18.98 29.78 41.84 52.22 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 20.30 28.33 39.35 57.69 72.57 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 17.55 24.92 32.29 40.77 47.14 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 24.00 27.41 34.00 41.33 47.19 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 24.10 27.41 34.04 41.33 47.14 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 20.01 27.42 33.30 42.02 48.31 Secondary school teachers....................................... 24.05 28.00 36.73 44.76 49.74 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 24.05 28.41 37.18 45.13 50.18 Teacher assistants................................................ 10.10 11.12 11.97 12.78 15.79 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 14.00 19.58 20.90 28.85 31.80 Designers......................................................... 9.90 12.55 16.83 21.43 40.28 Writers and editors............................................... 14.73 30.24 30.88 42.23 51.40 Editors......................................................... 14.73 30.24 30.88 42.23 51.40 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 16.29 20.28 30.02 39.49 72.56 Registered nurses................................................. 24.35 28.18 34.66 39.49 47.51 Therapists........................................................ 19.93 20.29 28.43 29.85 40.06 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.27 12.94 14.77 17.60 19.30 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.93 11.54 13.11 13.76 15.50 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.93 11.54 13.10 13.75 15.51 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 15.00 15.87 18.05 18.86 20.00 Medical assistants.............................................. 15.15 15.87 17.75 18.43 19.30 Protective service occupations...................................... 17.08 19.31 24.09 31.44 38.05 Police officers................................................... 22.95 24.09 28.28 31.44 33.22 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 22.95 24.09 28.28 31.44 33.22 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 3.83 4.25 9.23 12.00 14.14 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 9.50 9.50 12.50 17.95 19.10 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 9.50 9.50 12.50 17.95 19.10 Cooks............................................................. 8.00 9.50 10.50 12.53 15.00 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 9.00 9.50 10.59 12.50 13.25 Food preparation workers.......................................... 7.50 7.50 9.50 9.80 11.00 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 3.78 3.83 4.25 6.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.13 3.15 3.83 3.85 3.85 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.36 8.85 10.67 13.57 14.42 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.36 9.63 10.69 13.57 14.42 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.00 8.68 10.34 12.62 15.00 Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.00 8.50 9.83 12.08 15.00 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.00 9.99 12.08 13.85 15.00 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.67 8.50 8.75 9.50 10.50 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.05 10.25 14.56 27.42 46.16 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 8.57 10.25 10.25 15.65 26.22 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 8.57 8.57 10.00 17.30 17.30 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.00 9.00 12.00 14.56 18.06 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 8.05 9.31 14.52 16.36 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 8.05 9.31 14.52 16.36 Retail salespersons............................................. 9.00 10.00 13.50 14.56 21.32 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 18.51 18.51 37.33 46.16 61.03 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 15.14 18.51 20.23 32.69 53.45 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.00 12.87 15.75 19.23 22.69 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 17.55 19.85 22.12 26.28 27.16 Financial clerks.................................................. 10.75 11.65 14.81 17.96 19.71 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 10.68 12.06 15.00 18.00 19.32 Tellers......................................................... 10.71 10.85 11.35 13.10 14.79 Customer service representatives.................................. 11.77 12.27 13.36 17.43 19.68 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 13.30 13.50 14.18 15.04 16.40 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.01 12.26 12.87 14.47 15.95 Dispatchers....................................................... 16.63 17.12 19.23 19.28 26.06 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 16.31 17.65 20.79 25.44 25.44 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 6.85 10.65 14.39 15.96 16.36 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.00 15.55 18.36 21.68 25.42 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 17.48 18.36 21.31 23.60 29.57 Medical secretaries............................................. 12.83 15.55 15.55 19.06 20.16 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.00 15.00 16.75 17.75 20.74 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.04 13.17 15.92 18.51 20.53 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.81 14.31 16.26 21.38 22.80 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 17.52 20.19 26.78 30.84 32.30 Construction laborers............................................. 10.43 14.00 14.90 14.90 15.00 Construction equipment operators.................................. 15.00 16.00 19.59 22.65 26.43 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 14.50 21.38 21.38 28.55 32.36 Roofers........................................................... 10.25 11.30 13.00 15.00 16.00 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.80 17.50 20.80 26.72 30.20 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.33 18.00 21.15 26.73 27.45 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 18.46 18.92 24.16 26.73 26.73 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 14.42 17.02 21.15 26.53 27.45 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 14.50 19.39 19.39 20.10 24.93 Production occupations.............................................. 9.37 10.14 13.00 17.51 21.63 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 11.00 14.20 14.20 23.18 23.18 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 11.00 14.20 14.20 23.18 23.18 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 9.15 10.55 14.37 15.03 17.50 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 9.06 9.11 10.55 12.59 18.25 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 9.06 9.06 10.55 10.55 13.10 Printers.......................................................... 13.00 17.01 19.00 19.36 29.63 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 12.00 13.75 17.51 19.05 23.15 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 9.00 9.53 11.00 12.00 12.08 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.92 11.50 14.50 18.55 21.06 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.14 11.50 15.13 18.61 20.46 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.00 15.96 18.61 20.46 20.46 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 10.14 10.88 12.00 15.00 18.59 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 9.64 10.35 12.00 13.25 14.95 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.92 11.50 11.93 19.98 21.00 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.84 11.65 16.45 20.08 21.26 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), Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 2007 Part-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $7.00 $7.50 $9.60 $13.69 $21.11 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.00 10.91 10.91 10.91 28.05 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 10.91 10.91 10.91 10.91 30.55 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 10.91 10.91 10.91 10.91 30.55 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 10.91 10.91 10.91 10.91 30.55 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 16.53 25.47 31.09 37.00 39.00 Registered nurses................................................. 27.74 29.99 33.72 37.47 39.00 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.92 11.80 11.80 13.75 15.55 Protective service occupations...................................... 8.00 8.76 13.68 26.44 26.44 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 3.83 6.85 7.50 8.90 11.00 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.59 2.59 3.83 3.83 5.42 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.59 2.59 3.83 3.83 4.87 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.00 7.15 7.50 8.40 9.52 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.00 7.22 7.50 8.50 9.59 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 9.37 10.00 11.00 15.00 24.38 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.10 7.50 8.00 10.00 10.00 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.50 7.50 8.05 10.00 10.00 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.50 7.50 8.05 10.00 10.00 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.00 7.65 9.03 10.50 13.09 Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers....................... 7.28 7.30 9.03 9.03 9.03 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants and related workers........ 6.25 6.88 7.72 8.75 9.00 Amusement and recreation attendants............................. 6.25 6.88 7.72 8.75 9.00 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 10.00 10.30 13.09 15.00 16.87 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.00 7.00 7.70 10.00 12.50 Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.00 7.50 8.15 10.00 11.40 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.50 7.50 9.00 10.42 11.74 Cashiers...................................................... 7.50 7.50 9.00 10.42 11.74 Retail salespersons............................................. 7.00 7.41 7.85 9.50 10.95 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.29 10.66 13.70 15.96 18.00 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 9.00 9.29 9.89 12.00 15.44 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 7.66 7.66 7.66 15.96 15.96 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.00 18.00 18.00 20.38 25.64 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.31 12.60 14.00 14.44 14.44 Production occupations.............................................. 9.85 10.84 10.84 10.84 12.75 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 7.30 8.59 9.00 13.04 15.00 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.30 8.50 8.59 10.00 15.00 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. 3 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 11. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 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........................................................... $23.48 $19.02 $936 $750 39.9 $47,972 $38,584 2,043 Management occupations.............................................. 42.40 39.06 1,762 1,599 41.6 91,179 82,772 2,150 General and operations managers................................... 40.73 40.87 1,680 1,635 41.3 87,380 85,010 2,146 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 71.83 70.00 3,069 2,800 42.7 159,576 145,604 2,222 Computer and information systems managers......................... 56.66 56.25 2,266 2,250 40.0 117,844 117,000 2,080 Financial managers................................................ 34.99 32.69 1,451 1,346 41.5 75,476 70,000 2,157 Construction managers............................................. 27.50 28.85 1,178 1,208 42.8 61,251 62,835 2,227 Education administrators.......................................... 30.34 34.52 1,229 1,381 40.5 59,273 63,969 1,954 Engineering managers.............................................. 58.88 64.09 2,452 2,585 41.6 127,503 134,426 2,166 Medical and health services managers.............................. 40.77 41.60 1,691 1,719 41.5 87,953 89,375 2,157 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 39.40 40.85 1,581 1,634 40.1 82,208 84,974 2,086 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.69 25.21 1,079 1,013 40.4 56,094 52,686 2,102 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.07 21.58 965 863 41.8 50,194 44,888 2,176 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.12 28.85 1,127 1,154 40.1 58,607 60,000 2,084 Training and development specialists............................ 30.68 31.88 1,227 1,275 40.0 63,805 66,300 2,080 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.65 26.78 1,209 1,167 40.8 62,751 60,674 2,116 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 21.51 17.54 861 702 40.0 44,747 36,481 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.51 33.83 1,423 1,353 40.1 73,998 70,368 2,084 Computer programmers.............................................. 35.86 34.12 1,434 1,365 40.0 74,592 70,970 2,080 Computer software engineers....................................... 40.66 40.20 1,634 1,608 40.2 84,993 83,616 2,090 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 31.92 26.44 1,291 1,058 40.4 67,136 54,999 2,103 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 43.95 45.78 1,763 1,831 40.1 91,669 95,231 2,086 Computer systems analysts......................................... 39.08 37.50 1,563 1,500 40.0 81,292 78,000 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 34.21 30.68 1,376 1,227 40.2 71,576 63,806 2,093 Engineers......................................................... 40.01 39.10 1,614 1,600 40.3 83,951 83,200 2,098 Civil engineers................................................. 39.47 42.64 1,579 1,706 40.0 82,102 88,691 2,080 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 37.97 38.51 1,556 1,635 41.0 80,925 84,999 2,131 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 33.28 34.28 1,393 1,371 41.8 72,423 71,300 2,176 Drafters.......................................................... 24.72 25.00 989 1,000 40.0 51,417 52,000 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.40 27.24 1,056 1,090 40.0 54,906 56,663 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 27.22 23.49 1,088 940 40.0 55,726 48,853 2,047 Physical scientists............................................... 31.60 32.28 1,264 1,291 40.0 65,724 67,144 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 20.93 20.16 835 803 39.9 42,280 41,829 2,020 Counselors........................................................ 24.68 19.84 977 779 39.6 46,168 41,240 1,871 Social workers.................................................... 20.69 18.77 827 751 40.0 43,030 39,037 2,080 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 18.63 20.89 745 835 40.0 38,756 43,441 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 32.09 29.78 1,280 1,174 39.9 51,744 47,500 1,612 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 44.70 39.35 1,967 1,862 44.0 83,983 70,680 1,879 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 32.62 32.29 1,271 1,245 39.0 49,093 47,672 1,505 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 34.72 34.00 1,348 1,315 38.8 49,803 48,452 1,434 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 34.75 34.04 1,351 1,319 38.9 49,875 48,607 1,435 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 34.48 33.30 1,322 1,260 38.3 49,251 46,890 1,428 Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.57 36.73 1,425 1,427 39.0 53,222 53,301 1,455 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 36.84 37.18 1,437 1,447 39.0 53,693 54,118 1,458 Teacher assistants................................................ 12.38 11.97 461 473 37.3 19,674 20,362 1,589 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.28 20.90 931 836 40.0 48,186 43,470 2,070 Designers......................................................... 19.82 16.83 793 673 40.0 41,221 35,000 2,080 Writers and editors............................................... 33.04 30.88 1,322 1,235 40.0 68,723 64,220 2,080 Editors......................................................... 33.04 30.88 1,322 1,235 40.0 68,724 64,220 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.38 30.02 1,324 1,146 38.5 67,278 57,509 1,957 Registered nurses................................................. 34.39 34.66 1,336 1,302 38.8 66,679 63,120 1,939 Therapists........................................................ 28.17 28.43 1,004 896 35.6 49,216 46,566 1,747 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 15.16 14.77 587 568 38.7 30,517 29,515 2,012 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.02 13.11 509 505 39.1 26,452 26,280 2,031 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 13.02 13.10 509 505 39.1 26,446 26,280 2,031 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 17.73 18.05 676 669 38.1 35,159 34,763 1,983 Medical assistants.............................................. 17.36 17.75 694 710 40.0 36,106 36,920 2,080 Protective service occupations...................................... 26.28 24.09 1,100 1,074 41.9 57,202 55,825 2,177 Police officers................................................... 28.05 28.28 1,122 1,131 40.0 58,336 58,822 2,080 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 28.05 28.28 1,122 1,131 40.0 58,336 58,822 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.72 9.23 343 360 39.3 17,768 18,720 2,037 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 13.86 12.50 613 675 44.2 31,887 35,100 2,300 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.83 12.50 621 675 44.9 32,268 35,100 2,334 Cooks............................................................. 10.97 10.50 438 420 39.9 22,763 21,840 2,075 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.94 10.59 435 424 39.8 22,641 22,027 2,070 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.14 9.50 366 380 40.0 19,019 19,760 2,080 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.12 3.83 154 149 37.3 7,992 7,767 1,938 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.54 3.83 130 126 36.7 6,757 6,552 1,908 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.97 10.67 430 425 39.2 21,650 22,110 1,973 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 11.38 10.69 444 428 39.0 22,227 22,194 1,953 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.30 10.34 451 405 39.9 23,461 21,050 2,076 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.61 9.83 423 390 39.9 22,018 20,292 2,075 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.07 12.08 481 483 39.8 24,997 25,124 2,071 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.98 8.75 359 350 40.0 18,688 18,200 2,080 Sales and related occupations....................................... 23.64 14.56 952 606 40.3 49,505 31,512 2,094 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.97 10.25 536 410 41.3 27,866 21,320 2,148 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.11 10.00 580 626 44.3 30,178 32,546 2,303 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.72 12.00 515 463 40.4 26,763 24,068 2,103 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.84 9.31 429 372 39.6 22,324 19,359 2,060 Cashiers...................................................... 10.84 9.31 429 372 39.6 22,324 19,359 2,060 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.77 13.50 564 540 41.0 29,333 28,080 2,130 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 37.25 37.33 1,499 1,493 40.2 77,935 77,642 2,092 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 29.17 20.23 1,180 809 40.5 61,381 42,072 2,104 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.53 15.75 647 616 39.1 33,595 31,970 2,032 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 22.26 22.12 896 866 40.2 46,587 45,053 2,093 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.91 14.81 561 524 37.6 29,174 27,248 1,956 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.99 15.00 543 504 36.3 28,255 26,223 1,885 Tellers......................................................... 12.19 11.35 487 454 40.0 25,345 23,608 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.85 13.36 581 532 39.2 30,230 27,676 2,036 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 14.39 14.18 576 567 40.0 29,934 29,494 2,080 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.20 12.87 518 515 39.3 26,936 26,778 2,041 Dispatchers....................................................... 19.37 19.23 814 771 42.0 42,331 40,102 2,186 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 21.21 20.79 892 800 42.0 46,358 41,600 2,185 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.11 14.39 517 575 39.4 26,877 29,925 2,050 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.25 18.36 762 726 39.6 39,382 37,745 2,046 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.64 21.31 869 848 40.1 45,176 44,117 2,087 Medical secretaries............................................. 16.63 15.55 648 622 39.0 33,710 32,338 2,027 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 17.00 16.75 669 669 39.3 34,004 31,200 2,000 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.11 15.92 630 623 39.1 32,714 32,386 2,030 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.86 16.26 717 650 40.2 37,139 33,821 2,079 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 25.80 26.78 1,143 1,120 44.3 59,443 58,240 2,304 Construction laborers............................................. 14.41 14.90 576 596 40.0 29,972 30,990 2,080 Construction equipment operators.................................. 21.17 19.59 847 784 40.0 41,162 33,800 1,945 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 23.09 21.38 918 855 39.7 47,710 44,470 2,066 Roofers........................................................... 13.20 13.00 528 520 40.0 27,456 27,040 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.01 20.80 932 840 40.5 48,481 43,680 2,107 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.79 21.15 867 846 39.8 45,078 43,992 2,068 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.43 24.16 921 966 39.3 47,867 50,244 2,043 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 21.20 21.15 848 846 40.0 44,104 43,992 2,080 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 20.64 19.39 826 775 40.0 42,940 40,321 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 14.27 13.00 567 518 39.8 29,464 26,642 2,064 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 17.10 14.20 684 568 40.0 35,575 29,536 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 17.10 14.20 684 568 40.0 35,575 29,536 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.84 14.37 554 575 40.0 28,790 29,881 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.82 10.55 473 422 40.0 24,583 21,944 2,080 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 10.45 10.55 418 422 40.0 21,729 21,944 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 19.39 19.00 739 726 38.1 38,421 37,748 1,981 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.66 17.51 706 700 40.0 36,724 36,421 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.96 11.00 436 440 39.8 22,694 22,880 2,070 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.40 14.50 645 580 39.3 33,392 29,515 2,036 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.46 15.13 620 600 40.1 32,103 31,200 2,076 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 18.12 18.61 739 744 40.8 37,926 37,440 2,093 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.93 12.00 557 480 40.0 28,973 24,960 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.19 12.00 485 480 39.8 25,222 24,960 2,069 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 14.47 11.93 579 477 40.0 30,103 24,812 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 15.91 16.45 637 658 40.0 33,103 34,208 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 12. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 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........................................................... $23.05 $18.43 $919 $724 39.9 $47,668 $37,565 2,068 Management occupations.............................................. 43.62 39.96 1,814 1,634 41.6 94,328 84,974 2,162 General and operations managers................................... 40.40 40.87 1,669 1,635 41.3 86,789 85,010 2,148 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 71.83 70.00 3,069 2,800 42.7 159,576 145,604 2,222 Computer and information systems managers......................... 56.66 56.25 2,266 2,250 40.0 117,844 117,000 2,080 Financial managers................................................ 34.99 32.69 1,451 1,346 41.5 75,476 70,000 2,157 Construction managers............................................. 27.50 28.85 1,178 1,208 42.8 61,251 62,835 2,227 Engineering managers.............................................. 58.88 64.09 2,452 2,585 41.6 127,503 134,426 2,166 Medical and health services managers.............................. 39.92 36.80 1,664 1,719 41.7 86,544 89,375 2,168 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 40.33 40.85 1,618 1,634 40.1 84,158 84,974 2,087 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.61 25.21 1,075 1,013 40.4 55,924 52,686 2,101 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 23.07 21.58 965 863 41.8 50,194 44,888 2,176 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 27.07 27.77 1,086 1,111 40.1 56,455 57,768 2,085 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 30.10 27.60 1,222 1,205 40.6 63,528 62,670 2,111 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 21.51 17.54 861 702 40.0 44,747 36,481 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.55 33.83 1,425 1,353 40.1 74,078 70,368 2,084 Computer programmers.............................................. 35.86 34.12 1,434 1,365 40.0 74,592 70,970 2,080 Computer software engineers....................................... 40.66 40.20 1,634 1,608 40.2 84,993 83,616 2,090 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 31.92 26.44 1,291 1,058 40.4 67,136 54,999 2,103 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 43.95 45.78 1,763 1,831 40.1 91,669 95,231 2,086 Computer systems analysts......................................... 39.35 37.55 1,574 1,502 40.0 81,845 78,104 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 34.25 30.68 1,378 1,227 40.2 71,679 63,806 2,093 Engineers......................................................... 40.00 39.09 1,614 1,596 40.4 83,937 82,992 2,098 Civil engineers................................................. 39.42 42.64 1,577 1,706 40.0 81,989 88,691 2,080 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 37.97 38.51 1,556 1,635 41.0 80,925 84,999 2,131 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 33.28 34.28 1,393 1,371 41.8 72,423 71,300 2,176 Drafters.......................................................... 24.72 25.00 989 1,000 40.0 51,417 52,000 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.40 27.24 1,056 1,090 40.0 54,906 56,663 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 29.15 26.49 1,164 1,080 39.9 60,528 56,172 2,076 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.66 18.61 744 743 39.8 38,663 38,661 2,072 Counselors........................................................ 17.40 17.01 684 673 39.3 35,548 35,001 2,043 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 23.37 18.98 958 702 41.0 46,152 39,476 1,975 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 35.95 30.15 1,543 1,410 42.9 69,178 58,000 1,924 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 19.96 17.55 795 702 39.8 38,749 36,500 1,941 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.98 33.01 1,286 1,238 39.0 49,864 50,252 1,512 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 33.61 35.52 1,301 1,413 38.7 51,565 51,155 1,534 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.61 20.90 944 836 40.0 49,108 43,470 2,080 Designers......................................................... 19.82 16.83 793 673 40.0 41,221 35,000 2,080 Writers and editors............................................... 33.04 30.88 1,322 1,235 40.0 68,723 64,220 2,080 Editors......................................................... 33.04 30.88 1,322 1,235 40.0 68,724 64,220 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.41 29.63 1,326 1,120 38.5 68,941 58,240 2,004 Registered nurses................................................. 34.78 34.67 1,354 1,299 38.9 70,403 67,538 2,024 Therapists........................................................ 25.63 27.48 905 855 35.3 47,062 44,455 1,836 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 15.17 14.65 588 572 38.8 30,598 29,723 2,017 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.91 12.96 507 505 39.3 26,354 26,280 2,041 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.91 12.96 507 505 39.3 26,348 26,280 2,041 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 17.73 18.05 676 669 38.1 35,159 34,763 1,983 Medical assistants.............................................. 17.36 17.75 694 710 40.0 36,106 36,920 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.71 9.23 343 360 39.4 17,834 18,720 2,048 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 13.86 12.50 613 675 44.2 31,887 35,100 2,300 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.83 12.50 621 675 44.9 32,268 35,100 2,334 Cooks............................................................. 10.97 10.50 438 420 39.9 22,763 21,840 2,075 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 10.94 10.59 435 424 39.8 22,641 22,027 2,070 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.14 9.50 366 380 40.0 19,019 19,760 2,080 Food service, tipped.............................................. 4.12 3.83 154 149 37.3 7,992 7,767 1,938 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.54 3.83 130 126 36.7 6,757 6,552 1,908 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 10.94 10.67 437 427 40.0 22,748 22,194 2,080 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.47 9.52 418 380 39.9 21,723 19,760 2,075 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.20 9.50 407 376 39.9 21,163 19,552 2,074 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.68 12.08 464 483 39.8 24,147 25,124 2,067 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.98 8.75 359 350 40.0 18,688 18,200 2,080 Sales and related occupations....................................... 23.64 14.56 952 606 40.3 49,505 31,512 2,094 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.97 10.25 536 410 41.3 27,866 21,320 2,148 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 13.11 10.00 580 626 44.3 30,178 32,546 2,303 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.72 12.00 515 463 40.4 26,763 24,068 2,103 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.84 9.31 429 372 39.6 22,324 19,359 2,060 Cashiers...................................................... 10.84 9.31 429 372 39.6 22,324 19,359 2,060 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.77 13.50 564 540 41.0 29,333 28,080 2,130 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 37.25 37.33 1,499 1,493 40.2 77,935 77,642 2,092 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 29.17 20.23 1,180 809 40.5 61,381 42,072 2,104 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.43 15.55 641 607 39.0 33,346 31,576 2,030 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 22.26 22.12 896 866 40.2 46,587 45,053 2,093 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.86 14.81 558 524 37.6 29,041 27,240 1,955 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.90 15.00 539 504 36.2 28,022 26,223 1,881 Tellers......................................................... 12.19 11.35 487 454 40.0 25,345 23,608 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.85 13.36 581 532 39.2 30,230 27,676 2,036 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.20 12.87 518 515 39.3 26,936 26,778 2,041 Production, planning, and expediting clerks....................... 20.96 20.79 892 766 42.5 46,381 39,839 2,212 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 13.11 14.39 517 575 39.4 26,877 29,925 2,050 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.23 18.36 760 726 39.5 39,541 37,745 2,056 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.94 21.31 881 852 40.2 45,827 44,321 2,088 Medical secretaries............................................. 16.63 15.55 648 622 39.0 33,710 32,338 2,027 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.88 16.75 662 600 39.2 34,423 31,200 2,039 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.21 16.00 628 621 38.8 32,674 32,302 2,015 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.57 16.26 706 650 40.2 36,531 33,821 2,079 Construction laborers............................................. 14.41 14.90 576 596 40.0 29,972 30,990 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 23.09 21.38 918 855 39.7 47,710 44,470 2,066 Roofers........................................................... 13.20 13.00 528 520 40.0 27,456 27,040 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.00 20.10 934 804 40.6 48,580 41,800 2,112 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.93 21.69 866 867 39.5 45,047 45,109 2,054 Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 23.43 24.16 921 966 39.3 47,867 50,244 2,043 Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair workers....... 20.57 19.39 823 775 40.0 42,786 40,321 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 14.27 13.00 567 518 39.8 29,464 26,642 2,064 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 17.10 14.20 684 568 40.0 35,575 29,536 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 17.10 14.20 684 568 40.0 35,575 29,536 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.84 14.37 554 575 40.0 28,790 29,881 2,080 Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers..... 11.82 10.55 473 422 40.0 24,583 21,944 2,080 Slaughterers and meat packers................................... 10.45 10.55 418 422 40.0 21,729 21,944 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 19.39 19.00 739 726 38.1 38,421 37,748 1,981 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.66 17.51 706 700 40.0 36,724 36,421 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.96 11.00 436 440 39.8 22,694 22,880 2,070 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.30 13.95 642 560 39.4 33,289 29,016 2,042 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.24 15.00 612 600 40.1 31,649 30,722 2,076 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.81 18.00 728 720 40.9 37,300 33,615 2,094 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 13.93 12.00 557 480 40.0 28,973 24,960 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.19 12.00 485 480 39.8 25,222 24,960 2,069 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 14.47 11.93 579 477 40.0 30,094 24,812 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 15.91 16.45 637 658 40.0 33,103 34,208 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 13. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 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........................................................... $27.10 $23.43 $1,084 $934 40.0 $50,257 $45,157 1,854 Management occupations.............................................. 32.43 34.24 1,339 1,327 41.3 66,650 65,478 2,055 Education administrators.......................................... 29.97 34.52 1,215 1,379 40.5 58,428 63,441 1,949 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 27.82 27.51 1,139 1,100 41.0 58,781 57,221 2,113 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 25.59 20.16 1,024 807 40.0 51,778 41,941 2,023 Community and social services occupations........................... 26.18 22.45 1,047 898 40.0 50,016 45,600 1,911 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 36.21 35.08 1,427 1,361 39.4 53,725 49,684 1,484 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 52.41 52.01 2,359 2,407 45.0 96,449 90,910 1,840 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 35.42 35.02 1,374 1,349 38.8 50,786 49,739 1,434 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 34.82 34.03 1,351 1,319 38.8 49,800 48,421 1,430 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 34.81 33.84 1,354 1,317 38.9 49,794 48,307 1,431 Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.57 36.73 1,425 1,427 39.0 53,222 53,301 1,455 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 36.84 37.18 1,437 1,447 39.0 53,693 54,118 1,458 Teacher assistants................................................ 13.24 13.20 458 461 34.6 16,666 16,427 1,259 Protective service occupations...................................... 26.45 24.49 1,105 1,076 41.8 57,459 55,968 2,172 Police officers................................................... 28.05 28.28 1,122 1,131 40.0 58,336 58,822 2,080 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 28.05 28.28 1,122 1,131 40.0 58,336 58,822 2,080 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.40 13.36 616 534 40.0 32,023 27,789 2,080 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.13 12.01 525 480 40.0 27,308 24,981 2,080 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.13 12.01 525 480 40.0 27,308 24,981 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.63 17.05 705 682 40.0 36,228 34,278 2,055 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.85 15.72 634 629 40.0 32,827 32,689 2,071 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 23.67 22.58 947 903 40.0 49,229 46,966 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.01 22.51 920 900 40.0 47,859 46,821 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.84 18.55 696 741 39.0 34,778 36,317 1,950 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings(1) of private industry establishments for major occupational groups, Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 2007 1-99 100-499 500 Occupational group(2) Total workers workers workers or more All workers.................................. $21.86 $20.31 $21.68 $27.62 Management, professional, and related...... 33.76 32.06 34.66 36.26 Management, business, and financial...... 37.62 35.99 40.58 38.54 Professional and related................. 31.67 29.62 31.33 35.36 Service.................................... 10.20 9.63 10.68 14.25 Sales and office........................... 18.34 18.97 16.96 17.91 Sales and related........................ 20.83 20.94 20.12 21.48 Office and administrative support........ 16.14 15.87 15.74 17.48 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................... 18.74 18.30 18.49 23.43 Construction and extraction............. 17.52 17.49 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 22.76 21.48 22.51 27.84 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................... 14.84 12.75 15.00 19.88 Production............................... 14.14 12.72 15.83 15.21 Transportation and material moving....... 15.57 12.77 14.07 26.44 B 1-99 100-499 500 Total workers workers workers or more Occupational group(2) Relative error(3) (percent) Relative error(3) (percent) All workers........................................................... 3.3 4.8 6.4 4.6 Management, professional, and related............................... 3.5 4.6 5.7 5.6 Management, business, and financial............................... 6.3 7.5 11.6 8.2 Professional and related.......................................... 2.7 5.2 3.4 4.9 Service............................................................. 7.2 10.5 7.0 3.6 Sales and office.................................................... 8.7 12.2 7.3 3.1 Sales and related................................................. 16.9 20.5 21.5 5.0 Office and administrative support................................. 3.1 5.4 3.8 2.8 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 5.6 4.1 17.4 13.7 Construction and extraction...................................... 6.4 3.6 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 7.1 11.5 5.4 6.7 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 5.5 4.9 2.6 11.7 Production........................................................ 5.0 7.9 6.1 3.6 Transportation and material moving................................ 7.8 3.7 6.5 13.2 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 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........................................................... $21.67 $17.00 $867 $669 40.0 $45,015 $34,345 2,077 Management occupations.............................................. 38.64 32.84 1,619 1,444 41.9 84,206 75,088 2,179 General and operations managers................................... 40.12 40.87 1,646 1,635 41.0 85,596 85,010 2,134 Financial managers................................................ 30.54 32.69 1,290 1,308 42.2 67,082 67,999 2,196 Property, real estate, and community association managers......... 40.33 40.85 1,618 1,634 40.1 84,158 84,974 2,087 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.02 23.01 1,065 1,008 40.9 55,367 52,441 2,128 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 35.17 38.46 1,426 1,538 40.5 74,142 80,001 2,108 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 31.13 26.49 1,245 1,059 40.0 64,757 55,093 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.44 29.20 1,310 1,168 40.4 68,103 60,740 2,100 Engineers......................................................... 37.28 33.57 1,515 1,343 40.6 78,801 69,834 2,114 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 29.48 33.33 1,174 1,250 39.8 61,043 64,999 2,070 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.81 17.55 713 702 40.0 37,051 36,500 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 18.30 14.48 762 579 41.7 39,632 30,118 2,166 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 45.44 30.35 1,654 896 36.4 85,987 46,566 1,892 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 17.18 17.68 650 640 37.9 33,812 33,280 1,968 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 18.12 18.43 684 680 37.8 35,589 35,360 1,964 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.04 8.00 316 320 39.3 16,450 16,640 2,045 Cooks............................................................. 10.83 10.00 432 390 39.9 22,470 20,280 2,074 Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.73 3.83 139 134 37.2 7,224 6,971 1,935 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 3.53 3.83 129 126 36.7 6,732 6,552 1,909 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.37 9.40 415 376 40.0 21,577 19,552 2,080 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.11 9.00 404 360 40.0 21,030 18,720 2,080 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.68 12.08 467 483 40.0 24,287 25,124 2,080 Sales and related occupations....................................... 23.97 14.56 969 578 40.4 50,403 30,050 2,102 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.44 10.25 515 410 41.4 26,765 21,320 2,152 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.80 12.00 523 480 40.8 27,185 24,960 2,124 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.07 8.50 398 328 39.6 20,720 17,063 2,058 Cashiers...................................................... 10.07 8.50 398 328 39.6 20,720 17,063 2,058 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.92 13.50 577 540 41.5 30,009 28,080 2,156 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 37.13 37.33 1,493 1,493 40.2 77,617 77,642 2,090 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 26.11 18.51 1,056 740 40.4 54,911 38,501 2,103 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.25 15.00 624 577 38.4 32,466 30,000 1,997 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.74 15.00 530 463 36.0 27,562 24,050 1,870 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 15.69 15.41 539 463 34.4 28,033 24,050 1,787 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.08 18.69 741 726 38.8 38,533 37,745 2,020 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.95 15.92 593 510 37.2 30,826 26,503 1,932 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.55 16.26 705 650 40.2 36,435 33,821 2,076 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.85 19.00 900 760 41.2 46,795 39,520 2,142 Production occupations.............................................. 12.84 11.00 512 440 39.9 26,605 22,880 2,073 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.27 10.75 411 430 40.0 21,356 22,360 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.12 12.00 526 480 40.1 27,255 24,960 2,077 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.07 14.07 565 563 40.2 29,185 28,600 2,075 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 17.32 16.16 712 646 41.1 36,335 33,615 2,098 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 12.34 11.50 494 460 40.0 25,664 23,920 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.15 11.85 446 474 40.0 23,200 24,648 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 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, Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 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........................................................... $25.01 $20.21 $991 $803 39.6 $51,374 $41,796 2,054 Management occupations.............................................. 53.86 48.79 2,205 1,867 40.9 114,640 97,105 2,129 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 73.79 70.00 3,173 2,800 43.0 164,971 145,604 2,236 Computer and information systems managers......................... 59.61 56.80 2,385 2,272 40.0 123,997 118,146 2,080 Financial managers................................................ 44.27 39.06 1,771 1,563 40.0 92,080 81,251 2,080 Engineering managers.............................................. 62.93 65.57 2,523 2,629 40.1 131,204 136,718 2,085 Medical and health services managers.............................. 41.33 41.60 1,653 1,664 40.0 85,967 86,528 2,080 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 26.91 25.33 1,081 1,013 40.2 56,199 52,686 2,088 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 30.20 30.70 1,212 1,228 40.1 63,039 63,856 2,087 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 25.73 26.33 1,046 1,053 40.6 54,373 54,766 2,113 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 21.51 17.54 861 702 40.0 44,747 36,481 2,080 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 38.02 37.31 1,525 1,493 40.1 79,315 77,611 2,086 Computer software engineers....................................... 42.90 45.78 1,726 1,831 40.2 89,745 95,231 2,092 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 37.34 35.58 1,527 1,423 40.9 79,402 74,000 2,126 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 43.95 45.78 1,763 1,831 40.1 91,669 95,231 2,086 Computer support specialists...................................... 24.71 22.89 989 916 40.0 51,402 47,620 2,080 Computer systems analysts......................................... 38.32 37.50 1,533 1,500 40.0 79,707 78,000 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 37.04 37.35 1,483 1,494 40.0 77,136 77,688 2,082 Engineers......................................................... 42.65 43.68 1,709 1,747 40.1 88,866 90,854 2,084 Civil engineers................................................. 43.51 44.63 1,740 1,785 40.0 90,505 92,830 2,080 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 39.65 40.87 1,586 1,635 40.0 82,469 84,999 2,080 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.02 24.47 1,041 979 40.0 54,123 50,906 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 28.68 25.06 1,150 1,002 40.1 59,795 52,116 2,085 Community and social services occupations........................... 21.45 21.57 844 848 39.3 43,874 44,117 2,045 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 33.96 30.79 1,348 1,232 39.7 56,652 52,894 1,668 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 30.17 30.38 1,187 1,139 39.3 50,068 51,155 1,660 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 32.98 33.01 1,286 1,238 39.0 49,864 50,252 1,512 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 33.61 35.52 1,301 1,413 38.7 51,565 51,155 1,534 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 25.58 27.89 1,023 1,115 40.0 53,207 58,001 2,080 Designers......................................................... 16.76 14.00 670 560 40.0 34,854 29,120 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 30.54 28.75 1,202 1,133 39.3 62,488 58,906 2,046 Registered nurses................................................. 35.23 35.48 1,368 1,368 38.8 71,154 71,156 2,020 Therapists........................................................ 26.11 26.05 1,021 1,008 39.1 53,095 52,416 2,034 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.46 13.00 533 518 39.6 27,727 26,913 2,060 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.74 12.50 503 492 39.5 26,180 25,609 2,055 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 12.73 12.50 503 491 39.5 26,171 25,542 2,055 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.64 10.69 462 427 39.6 24,007 22,194 2,062 Cooks............................................................. 11.67 11.54 467 462 40.0 24,263 24,003 2,080 Food service, tipped.............................................. 8.56 9.35 323 374 37.7 16,804 19,444 1,963 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.73 10.51 425 405 39.6 22,123 21,050 2,061 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.47 10.12 414 393 39.6 21,552 20,446 2,058 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.70 11.00 455 433 38.9 23,680 22,506 2,024 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.52 9.33 381 373 40.0 19,798 19,406 2,080 Sales and related occupations....................................... 22.16 16.35 877 638 39.6 45,630 33,197 2,059 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.49 11.28 491 426 39.3 25,521 22,152 2,043 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.90 10.73 472 425 39.7 24,556 22,090 2,063 Cashiers...................................................... 11.90 10.73 472 425 39.7 24,556 22,090 2,063 Retail salespersons............................................. 13.04 11.28 502 420 38.5 26,124 21,840 2,004 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 37.89 31.90 1,533 1,276 40.4 79,692 66,346 2,103 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.55 15.96 654 638 39.5 34,020 33,176 2,055 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 22.49 22.12 915 866 40.7 47,595 45,053 2,117 Financial clerks.................................................. 15.02 14.80 601 592 40.0 31,242 30,774 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.46 13.00 538 520 40.0 27,997 27,040 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 14.86 12.88 579 504 39.0 30,109 26,208 2,026 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 13.62 14.47 525 550 38.5 27,290 28,593 2,004 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 14.82 15.96 593 638 40.0 30,816 33,197 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.30 18.36 770 732 39.9 40,029 38,043 2,074 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.12 21.31 889 852 40.2 46,225 44,321 2,090 Medical secretaries............................................. 16.13 15.55 636 622 39.4 33,085 32,338 2,051 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.12 17.52 725 701 40.0 37,681 36,446 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.40 16.76 656 670 40.0 34,108 34,861 2,080 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.64 17.52 709 748 40.2 36,855 38,896 2,090 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 24.86 24.93 987 997 39.7 51,348 51,854 2,065 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.99 18.95 823 761 39.2 42,810 39,582 2,040 Production occupations.............................................. 15.61 14.73 619 588 39.7 32,090 30,493 2,056 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 18.47 16.50 739 660 40.0 38,417 34,320 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 18.47 16.50 739 660 40.0 38,417 34,320 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.05 14.39 522 576 40.0 27,146 29,931 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.66 17.51 706 700 40.0 36,724 36,421 2,080 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.79 11.95 503 478 39.3 26,172 24,856 2,046 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 21.29 18.61 814 744 38.2 42,329 38,711 1,989 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.04 18.61 721 744 40.0 37,516 38,711 2,080 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 19.48 19.37 779 775 40.0 40,508 40,283 2,080 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 17.18 14.15 687 566 40.0 35,729 29,432 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 17.73 19.99 709 800 40.0 36,869 41,579 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, Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 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........................................................... $23.02 $20.17 $28.73 $22.15 $22.01 $23.82 Management, professional, and related............................... 32.10 26.54 34.08 33.24 33.95 28.15 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 37.06 37.63 31.42 Professional and related.......................................... 32.30 26.61 34.37 31.20 31.88 26.98 Service............................................................. 21.18 16.17 23.68 10.98 10.01 18.13 Sales and office.................................................... 17.18 17.29 – 18.36 18.40 17.45 Sales and related................................................. 15.42 15.42 – 21.14 21.15 – Office and administrative support................................. 18.48 19.13 – 16.09 15.98 17.51 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... – – – 18.41 18.11 21.96 Construction and extraction...................................... – – – 17.38 16.94 23.67 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 26.23 26.86 – 21.56 21.77 19.96 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 19.78 20.13 17.47 13.56 13.53 – Production........................................................ 16.01 16.01 – 13.81 13.81 – Transportation and material moving................................ 21.71 22.73 17.47 13.27 13.21 – 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........................................................... 4.1 5.6 5.8 3.3 3.6 2.2 Management, professional, and related............................... .9 2.7 .4 3.3 3.6 4.0 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 5.9 6.3 9.0 Professional and related.......................................... .9 2.7 .4 2.5 2.7 5.0 Service............................................................. 14.2 9.8 19.2 6.2 7.6 8.6 Sales and office.................................................... 3.0 3.0 – 8.8 9.2 3.1 Sales and related................................................. 1.5 1.5 – 17.6 17.6 – Office and administrative support................................. 4.3 3.7 – 3.0 3.2 3.1 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... – – – 6.2 6.7 6.3 Construction and extraction...................................... – – – 5.2 5.2 1.4 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 3.4 3.9 – 8.7 9.5 15.0 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 12.7 13.9 8.2 3.7 3.7 – Production........................................................ 3.5 3.5 – 5.8 5.8 – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.2 16.3 8.2 2.7 2.7 – 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, Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 2007 Time Incentive Occupational group(3) Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers All workers........................................................... $21.53 $21.01 $30.91 $30.91 Management, professional, and related............................... 32.83 33.40 43.49 43.49 Management, business, and financial............................... 35.92 36.49 51.46 51.46 Professional and related.......................................... 31.45 31.82 – – Service............................................................. 11.73 10.13 – – Sales and office.................................................... 15.40 15.28 29.91 29.91 Sales and related................................................. 13.72 13.72 31.04 31.04 Office and administrative support................................. 16.23 16.12 16.56 16.56 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 18.59 18.24 25.08 25.08 Construction and extraction...................................... – 17.49 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 21.60 21.58 28.21 28.21 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 14.94 14.85 – – Production........................................................ 14.08 14.08 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.79 15.66 – – Time Incentive Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 2.5 2.9 16.4 16.4 Management, professional, and related............................... 3.0 3.5 25.8 25.8 Management, business, and financial............................... 6.2 6.7 28.4 28.4 Professional and related.......................................... 2.2 2.7 – – Service............................................................. 6.4 7.9 – – Sales and office.................................................... 4.8 5.2 21.2 21.2 Sales and related................................................. 14.8 14.8 22.2 22.2 Office and administrative support................................. 2.5 2.8 27.4 27.4 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.8 4.4 24.6 24.6 Construction and extraction...................................... – 5.0 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 5.0 5.6 21.7 21.7 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 5.3 5.5 – – Production........................................................ 4.6 4.6 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 7.3 7.9 – – 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, Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 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........................................................... - $23.60 $19.54 - - - $23.82 - - Management, professional, and related............................... - 37.52 33.07 - - - 29.90 - - Management, business, and financial............................... - 41.25 36.75 - - - 32.32 - - Professional and related.......................................... - 35.64 22.43 - - - 29.45 - - Service............................................................. - – 15.70 - - - 13.92 - - Sales and office.................................................... - 19.58 17.96 - - - 17.21 - - Sales and related................................................. - – 18.90 - - - – - - Office and administrative support................................. - 16.84 15.03 - - - 16.12 - - Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... - 21.33 22.46 - - - – - - Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. - 24.87 25.05 - - - – - - Production, transportation, and material moving..................... - 15.03 16.21 - - - – - - Production........................................................ - 15.07 17.91 - - - – - - Transportation and material moving................................ - 14.81 16.02 - - - – - - 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........................................................... - 6.0 4.8 - - - 7.6 - - Management, professional, and related............................... - 6.4 12.6 - - - 7.0 - - Management, business, and financial............................... - 5.4 16.5 - - - 5.5 - - Professional and related.......................................... - 8.3 5.1 - - - 9.1 - - Service............................................................. - – 4.2 - - - 5.4 - - Sales and office.................................................... - 20.6 10.4 - - - 7.0 - - Sales and related................................................. - – 14.6 - - - – - - Office and administrative support................................. - 7.5 8.7 - - - 3.1 - - Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... - 5.5 10.4 - - - – - - Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. - 5.5 9.6 - - - – - - Production, transportation, and material moving..................... - 2.3 8.9 - - - – - - Production........................................................ - 2.7 6.3 - - - – - - Transportation and material moving................................ - .1 9.8 - - - – - - 1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 2007 Private State and Occupational group(2) Civilian industry local workers workers government workers All workers........................................................... 1,343,500 1,181,400 162,000 Management, professional, and related............................... 450,400 356,600 93,900 Management, business, and financial............................... 131,600 118,100 13,500 Professional and related.......................................... 318,800 238,400 80,400 Service............................................................. 225,500 189,600 35,900 Sales and office.................................................... 389,900 371,700 18,200 Sales and related................................................. 181,300 180,500 – Office and administrative support................................. 208,600 191,200 17,400 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 111,400 102,700 8,700 Construction and extraction...................................... 74,700 71,100 3,500 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 33,400 28,300 5,200 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 166,200 160,800 5,400 Production........................................................ 76,400 76,400 – Transportation and material moving................................ 89,900 84,500 5,400 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA, June 2007 Private State and Establishments Total industry local government Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 54,442 54,180 262 Total in sample....................................................... 583 546 37 Responding........................................................ 339 303 36 Refused or unable to provide data................................. 145 144 1 Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 99 99 0 1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.