NC BL 03/00/2009 Table: Great Falls, MT, Bulletin, November 2008 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Civilian Private industry State and local government workers workers workers Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All workers........................................................... $16.31 3.8 35.3 $15.48 4.3 35.4 $22.91 6.0 34.6 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 25.26 5.2 38.8 24.36 6.0 40.0 28.69 9.5 34.9 Management, business, and financial............................... 30.92 10.7 40.0 30.21 12.1 40.0 33.07 17.9 40.0 Professional and related.......................................... 23.60 5.6 38.5 22.75 7.0 40.0 27.08 5.5 33.4 Service............................................................. 9.62 4.1 31.1 8.71 2.2 31.3 17.33 15.8 29.1 Sales and office.................................................... 12.86 3.5 35.6 12.57 3.7 35.3 16.88 10.7 40.0 Sales and related................................................. 13.69 10.2 32.9 13.69 10.2 32.9 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 12.40 3.1 37.3 11.87 2.9 37.0 16.88 10.7 40.0 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 20.29 6.4 39.7 20.70 7.1 39.6 16.80 8.7 40.0 Construction and extraction...................................... 20.02 9.2 39.6 20.41 10.3 39.6 – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 20.81 13.0 39.7 21.23 13.9 39.7 – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 14.33 8.9 33.8 14.34 8.9 33.8 – – – Production........................................................ 16.89 12.1 35.7 16.89 12.1 35.7 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.59 10.9 33.3 13.59 10.9 33.3 – – – Full time........................................................... 17.26 3.6 39.3 16.36 4.1 39.3 24.10 8.1 39.3 Part time........................................................... 9.59 9.9 20.7 9.45 10.5 21.2 11.09 20.3 15.8 Union............................................................... 19.15 3.9 37.7 18.03 8.2 38.0 20.32 4.6 37.4 Nonunion............................................................ 15.75 4.4 34.9 15.21 4.3 35.2 29.33 12.6 29.1 Time................................................................ 16.19 4.1 35.2 15.31 4.7 35.3 22.91 6.0 34.6 Incentive........................................................... 19.39 11.9 38.8 19.39 11.9 38.8 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 19.95 7.5 39.0 (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 14.83 4.4 35.0 (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 14.68 6.1 34.8 14.61 6.2 34.7 16.99 11.0 35.7 100-499 workers..................................................... 18.76 6.2 35.2 18.03 7.8 34.6 – – – 500 workers or more................................................. 18.27 5.4 37.2 15.58 4.5 39.6 24.25 10.7 32.8 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 6 Estimates for goods-producing and service-providing industries are published for private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $16.31 3.8 $17.26 3.6 $9.59 9.9 Management occupations.............................................. 30.92 13.7 30.92 13.7 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.92 15.8 30.92 15.8 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.84 15.3 – – – – Community and social services occupations........................... 14.29 8.7 13.85 10.7 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.36 7.8 29.00 7.4 10.63 5.5 Level 9 .................................................. 31.76 3.0 31.76 3.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 9.56 2.2 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 37.79 15.6 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 27.49 16.9 27.50 16.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.83 .7 30.83 .7 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 27.98 20.9 – – – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.14 12.9 15.20 13.2 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.08 2.6 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.89 5.4 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.16 2.5 10.26 2.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.03 2.1 10.10 2.6 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.36 1.1 10.41 1.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.01 2.2 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 24.48 15.0 24.70 14.9 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.99 2.7 8.54 4.0 7.13 1.9 Level 1 .................................................. 6.95 6.0 – – 6.73 2.3 Level 2 .................................................. 8.00 4.3 8.76 6.5 7.10 1.2 Level 3 .................................................. 8.20 4.8 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 8.12 1.3 8.60 5.6 – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.14 6.8 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.12 1.7 7.25 .6 6.92 2.8 Level 2 .................................................. 7.23 1.6 – – 6.99 3.2 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.06 3.8 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 7.11 4.2 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.92 2.4 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.81 5.6 10.28 6.6 8.36 6.5 Level 1 .................................................. 8.67 4.6 8.73 3.2 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.52 7.9 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.24 3.9 10.22 5.4 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.34 4.5 9.71 5.1 8.30 6.8 Level 1 .................................................. 8.67 4.6 8.73 3.2 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.52 8.9 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.24 3.9 10.22 5.4 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.35 6.7 9.64 9.1 8.56 7.4 Level 1 .................................................. 8.22 3.1 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.57 10.8 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.24 3.9 10.22 5.4 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.31 9.7 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.57 4.9 – – 7.35 1.2 Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.69 10.2 15.03 7.6 7.75 1.1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.33 2.2 – – 7.60 2.3 Level 3 .................................................. 9.66 14.5 9.88 16.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.87 .2 14.87 .2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.78 12.8 14.78 12.8 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.58 10.6 11.65 7.3 7.75 1.1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.23 2.6 – – 7.60 2.3 Level 3 .................................................. 9.66 14.5 9.88 16.4 – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.09 1.9 9.73 5.4 7.96 2.3 Level 2 .................................................. 8.63 3.7 – – 7.91 4.0 Level 3 .................................................. 8.60 8.1 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 9.09 1.9 9.73 5.4 7.96 2.3 Level 2 .................................................. 8.63 3.7 – – 7.91 4.0 Level 3 .................................................. 8.60 8.1 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 11.47 17.7 12.58 12.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 7.76 .7 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.34 14.6 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.40 3.1 12.55 3.0 10.31 14.5 Level 2 .................................................. 10.01 4.7 10.07 5.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.57 5.6 10.73 4.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.03 3.2 12.24 3.2 9.54 11.7 Level 5 .................................................. 14.72 9.0 14.08 7.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.16 6.0 16.16 6.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.62 9.8 14.62 9.8 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 12.13 7.1 12.50 7.0 9.52 15.0 Level 4 .................................................. 10.29 3.8 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.11 8.3 12.60 8.3 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.25 6.6 11.30 6.7 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.65 8.4 11.65 8.4 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.35 6.2 13.00 6.3 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.02 9.2 20.02 9.2 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.81 13.0 20.81 13.0 – – Production occupations.............................................. 16.89 12.1 17.93 12.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.64 10.6 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.16 5.0 12.16 5.0 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.59 10.9 14.27 10.9 10.35 9.7 Level 1 .................................................. 8.74 7.6 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.41 2.7 – – 8.92 7.4 Level 3 .................................................. 13.78 8.7 13.78 8.7 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.03 20.5 17.03 20.5 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.80 4.4 10.13 5.0 – – Level 1 .................................................. 9.04 7.6 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.23 7.5 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.74 4.9 10.13 6.5 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 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), Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $15.48 4.3 $16.36 4.1 $9.45 10.5 Management occupations.............................................. 29.29 14.6 29.29 14.6 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.92 16.4 32.92 16.4 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 12.36 1.8 12.23 1.4 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 24.49 25.5 – – – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.20 13.2 15.20 13.2 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.08 2.6 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 20.89 5.4 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.16 2.5 10.26 2.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.03 2.1 10.10 2.6 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.36 1.1 10.41 1.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.01 2.2 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.98 2.8 8.53 4.0 7.08 1.7 Level 1 .................................................. 6.95 6.0 – – 6.73 2.3 Level 2 .................................................. 8.00 4.3 8.76 6.5 7.10 1.2 Level 3 .................................................. 8.20 4.8 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 8.05 1.3 8.53 5.5 – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.14 6.8 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.12 1.7 7.25 .6 6.92 2.8 Level 2 .................................................. 7.23 1.6 – – 6.99 3.2 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.06 3.8 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 7.11 4.2 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.92 2.4 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.29 4.2 9.47 4.2 8.64 8.8 Level 1 .................................................. 8.67 4.6 8.73 3.2 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.57 9.6 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.12 3.9 9.26 3.5 8.64 8.8 Level 1 .................................................. 8.67 4.6 8.73 3.2 – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.57 9.6 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.04 6.2 8.99 7.7 9.25 7.1 Level 1 .................................................. 8.22 3.1 – – – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.31 9.7 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.57 4.9 – – 7.35 1.2 Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.69 10.2 15.03 7.6 7.75 1.1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.33 2.2 – – 7.60 2.3 Level 3 .................................................. 9.66 14.5 9.88 16.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.87 .2 14.87 .2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.78 12.8 14.78 12.8 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.58 10.6 11.65 7.3 7.75 1.1 Level 2 .................................................. 8.23 2.6 – – 7.60 2.3 Level 3 .................................................. 9.66 14.5 9.88 16.4 – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.09 1.9 9.73 5.4 7.96 2.3 Level 2 .................................................. 8.63 3.7 – – 7.91 4.0 Level 3 .................................................. 8.60 8.1 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 9.09 1.9 9.73 5.4 7.96 2.3 Level 2 .................................................. 8.63 3.7 – – 7.91 4.0 Level 3 .................................................. 8.60 8.1 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 11.47 17.7 12.58 12.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 7.76 .7 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.34 14.6 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.87 2.9 11.99 2.8 10.31 14.5 Level 2 .................................................. 10.01 4.7 10.07 5.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.06 3.7 10.20 2.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.03 3.2 12.24 3.2 9.54 11.7 Level 5 .................................................. 14.51 10.9 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 16.43 6.4 16.43 6.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 11.86 1.2 11.86 1.2 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 11.88 7.4 12.25 7.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 10.29 3.8 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.80 8.7 12.27 8.9 – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.25 6.6 11.30 6.7 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.66 9.2 11.66 9.2 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 11.72 6.8 12.51 8.7 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.41 10.3 20.41 10.3 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.23 13.9 21.23 13.9 – – Production occupations.............................................. 16.89 12.1 17.93 12.3 – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.64 10.6 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 12.16 5.0 12.16 5.0 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.59 10.9 14.27 10.9 10.35 9.7 Level 1 .................................................. 8.74 7.6 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.41 2.7 – – 8.90 7.4 Level 3 .................................................. 13.78 8.7 13.78 8.7 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.03 20.5 17.03 20.5 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.80 4.4 10.13 5.0 – – Level 1 .................................................. 9.04 7.6 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.23 7.5 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.74 4.9 10.13 6.5 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 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), Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $22.91 6.0 $24.10 8.1 $11.09 20.3 Management occupations.............................................. 35.26 19.1 35.26 19.1 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.77 7.5 30.72 6.7 9.27 5.8 Level 9 .................................................. 31.76 3.0 31.76 3.0 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 30.83 .7 30.83 .7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.83 .7 30.83 .7 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 30.29 15.8 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 26.30 14.5 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.46 14.5 13.51 5.6 – – Level 3 .................................................. 8.91 2.8 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.32 15.1 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 8.91 2.8 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.32 15.1 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 8.91 2.8 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.88 10.7 16.88 10.7 – – 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 5. Combined work levels(1) for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for full-time and part-time workers(3), Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $16.31 3.8 $17.26 3.6 $9.59 9.9 Management occupations.............................................. 30.92 13.7 30.92 13.7 – – Group III................................................. 31.35 14.2 – – – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.92 15.8 30.92 15.8 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 30.84 15.3 – – – – Community and social services occupations........................... 14.29 8.7 13.85 10.7 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 28.36 7.8 29.00 7.4 10.63 5.5 Group II.................................................. 24.63 27.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 32.56 4.1 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 37.79 15.6 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 27.49 16.9 27.50 16.9 – – Group III................................................. 30.83 .7 – – – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 27.98 20.9 – – – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.14 12.9 15.20 13.2 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.08 2.6 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.22 9.3 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.16 2.5 10.26 2.6 – – Group I................................................... 9.96 1.6 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.36 1.1 10.41 1.2 – – Group I................................................... 10.36 1.1 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 24.48 15.0 24.70 14.9 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.99 2.7 8.54 4.0 7.13 1.9 Group I................................................... 7.96 2.8 – – – – Cooks............................................................. 8.12 1.3 8.60 5.6 – – Group I................................................... 8.00 .9 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 8.14 6.8 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.12 1.7 7.25 .6 6.92 2.8 Group I................................................... 7.12 1.7 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.06 3.8 – – – – Group I................................................... 7.06 3.8 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.92 2.4 – – – – Group I................................................... 7.92 2.4 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.81 5.6 10.28 6.6 8.36 6.5 Group I................................................... 9.35 4.7 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.34 4.5 9.71 5.1 8.30 6.8 Group I................................................... 9.20 4.5 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.35 6.7 9.64 9.1 8.56 7.4 Group I................................................... 9.16 6.9 9.42 10.0 8.56 7.4 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.31 9.7 – – – – Group I................................................... 9.31 9.7 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.57 4.9 – – 7.35 1.2 Group I................................................... 8.61 5.2 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.69 10.2 15.03 7.6 7.75 1.1 Group I................................................... 10.20 12.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 16.81 10.1 – – – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.58 10.6 11.65 7.3 7.75 1.1 Group I................................................... 10.22 14.0 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.09 1.9 9.73 5.4 7.96 2.3 Group I................................................... 8.60 5.1 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 9.09 1.9 9.73 5.4 7.96 2.3 Group I................................................... 8.60 5.1 9.18 10.3 7.96 2.3 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.47 17.7 12.58 12.4 – – Group I................................................... 11.77 23.9 13.97 12.7 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.40 3.1 12.55 3.0 10.31 14.5 Group I................................................... 11.04 2.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 15.63 5.5 – – – – Financial clerks.................................................. 12.13 7.1 12.50 7.0 9.52 15.0 Group I................................................... 10.24 3.0 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.11 8.3 12.60 8.3 – – Group I................................................... 10.35 3.9 – – – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.25 6.6 11.30 6.7 – – Group I................................................... 11.32 8.8 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.65 8.4 11.65 8.4 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.35 6.2 13.00 6.3 – – Group I................................................... 12.04 6.8 12.66 7.0 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.02 9.2 20.02 9.2 – – Group I................................................... 18.00 2.0 – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.81 13.0 20.81 13.0 – – Group I................................................... 12.58 10.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 27.34 10.3 – – – – Production occupations.............................................. 16.89 12.1 17.93 12.3 – – Group I................................................... 12.06 3.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 25.05 12.9 – – – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.59 10.9 14.27 10.9 10.35 9.7 Group I................................................... 13.48 12.4 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.03 20.5 17.03 20.5 – – Group I................................................... 17.12 23.1 – – – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 9.80 4.4 10.13 5.0 – – Group I................................................... 9.80 4.4 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 9.74 4.9 10.13 6.5 – – Group I................................................... 9.74 4.9 10.13 6.5 – – 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), Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $7.50 $9.28 $12.51 $19.38 $30.47 Management occupations.............................................. 13.63 21.00 29.99 39.79 46.16 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 20.63 21.35 35.80 39.04 41.39 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 15.00 22.10 23.94 48.89 48.89 Community and social services occupations........................... 9.65 9.65 14.87 16.67 21.21 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 11.43 27.10 30.47 34.96 35.37 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 28.40 28.40 39.93 51.37 51.37 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 10.25 28.83 28.83 34.64 34.64 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 13.34 30.47 30.47 35.37 35.37 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 8.25 11.31 16.83 16.83 17.31 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.04 15.50 22.43 27.17 45.37 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.44 9.26 9.95 10.80 11.85 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.26 9.67 10.06 11.20 11.85 Protective service occupations...................................... 8.00 20.65 22.59 30.83 31.80 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.55 6.90 7.50 9.00 10.49 Cooks............................................................. 6.55 7.50 7.75 9.10 9.10 Food preparation workers.......................................... 7.05 7.39 7.50 9.00 9.75 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.50 6.55 7.00 7.50 7.86 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 6.55 6.55 7.00 7.25 7.50 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.75 7.25 7.50 8.50 9.06 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.45 7.49 9.25 11.50 13.95 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.45 7.49 9.00 10.95 11.78 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.45 7.49 9.00 10.50 12.27 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.40 7.50 8.25 11.50 11.50 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.15 7.87 9.00 9.00 9.50 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.25 8.50 10.50 15.50 21.15 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.80 8.24 9.28 11.98 14.15 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.75 7.79 8.50 9.95 12.21 Cashiers...................................................... 6.75 7.79 8.50 9.95 12.21 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.80 8.65 9.28 12.39 16.15 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 8.50 9.89 11.89 13.76 17.00 Financial clerks.................................................. 9.50 9.92 11.00 14.53 17.03 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 9.50 10.00 11.13 14.53 18.25 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 9.35 10.00 10.99 13.08 13.50 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 8.65 8.65 11.80 12.53 15.94 Office clerks, general............................................ 8.35 9.28 12.65 14.67 16.03 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.00 17.00 19.02 24.81 27.08 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 10.50 11.00 20.10 30.42 36.81 Production occupations.............................................. 10.50 11.44 13.96 21.56 31.07 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.25 9.56 12.00 15.50 22.51 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 8.25 11.50 15.50 28.51 28.61 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 6.75 8.89 9.50 10.85 13.00 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.47 8.89 9.50 11.00 13.00 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $7.50 $9.02 $11.97 $18.25 $27.08 Management occupations.............................................. 13.63 21.00 26.32 38.46 47.00 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 21.35 22.28 35.80 41.39 41.39 Community and social services occupations........................... 9.65 9.65 12.93 14.87 14.87 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 9.55 13.34 28.40 34.96 34.96 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 8.25 12.02 16.83 16.83 17.31 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.04 15.50 22.43 27.17 45.37 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 8.44 9.26 9.95 10.80 11.85 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.26 9.67 10.06 11.20 11.85 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.55 6.90 7.50 9.00 10.49 Cooks............................................................. 6.55 7.09 7.75 9.10 9.10 Food preparation workers.......................................... 7.05 7.39 7.50 9.00 9.75 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.50 6.55 7.00 7.50 7.86 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 6.55 6.55 7.00 7.25 7.50 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.75 7.25 7.50 8.50 9.06 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.40 7.49 9.00 10.75 11.50 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.40 7.49 9.00 10.40 11.50 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.49 7.49 9.00 10.40 11.25 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.40 7.50 8.25 11.50 11.50 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.15 7.87 9.00 9.00 9.50 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.25 8.50 10.50 15.50 21.15 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.80 8.24 9.28 11.98 14.15 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.75 7.79 8.50 9.95 12.21 Cashiers...................................................... 6.75 7.79 8.50 9.95 12.21 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.80 8.65 9.28 12.39 16.15 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 8.50 9.64 11.42 13.08 16.03 Financial clerks.................................................. 9.50 9.86 11.00 13.00 18.25 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 8.82 10.00 11.00 12.90 18.25 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 9.35 10.00 10.99 13.08 13.50 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 8.65 8.65 10.73 13.91 15.94 Office clerks, general............................................ 8.35 9.00 12.65 13.19 17.16 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 10.00 19.00 19.02 25.00 27.08 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 10.50 11.00 20.10 31.07 36.81 Production occupations.............................................. 10.50 11.44 13.96 21.56 31.07 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.25 9.56 12.00 15.50 22.51 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 8.25 11.50 15.50 28.51 28.61 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 6.75 8.89 9.50 10.85 13.00 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 7.47 8.89 9.50 11.00 13.00 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $11.62 $15.16 $20.65 $30.47 $35.37 Management occupations.............................................. 14.44 24.25 36.64 46.16 46.16 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 13.58 28.83 30.47 34.64 35.37 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 23.98 28.83 28.83 34.64 34.64 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 9.42 30.47 30.47 35.37 35.37 Protective service occupations...................................... 20.65 22.03 22.82 31.80 31.80 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.45 7.45 12.00 14.29 15.34 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.45 7.45 10.15 14.29 14.29 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.45 7.45 10.15 14.29 14.29 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.90 14.67 16.03 17.80 27.09 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), Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Full-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.50 $10.00 $13.50 $21.00 $31.07 Management occupations.............................................. 13.63 21.00 29.99 39.79 46.16 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 20.63 21.35 35.80 39.04 41.39 Community and social services occupations........................... 9.65 9.65 14.87 15.19 18.91 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 13.34 28.40 30.47 34.96 35.37 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 10.25 28.83 28.83 34.64 34.64 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 8.25 12.02 16.83 16.83 17.31 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 7.99 9.36 9.95 10.90 11.96 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.26 9.67 10.10 11.21 11.85 Protective service occupations...................................... 8.00 20.82 22.65 31.80 31.80 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.90 7.25 7.86 9.50 11.69 Cooks............................................................. 7.50 7.50 9.00 9.10 9.10 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.16 6.90 7.25 7.50 7.86 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.49 7.49 10.00 11.62 14.07 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.49 7.49 9.50 11.50 12.27 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.49 7.49 9.23 10.95 13.25 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.50 9.28 12.23 16.35 24.06 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.43 9.02 9.95 12.61 15.93 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 8.50 9.32 10.50 13.37 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 8.50 9.32 10.50 13.37 Retail salespersons............................................. 9.00 9.28 10.14 13.51 16.15 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 8.65 10.00 12.02 14.02 17.00 Financial clerks.................................................. 9.52 10.15 11.13 15.75 18.25 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 10.00 10.39 11.13 15.32 18.25 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 9.35 10.00 11.33 13.08 13.50 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 8.65 8.65 11.80 12.53 15.94 Office clerks, general............................................ 8.35 10.44 12.65 15.63 17.16 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 11.00 17.00 19.02 24.81 27.08 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 10.50 11.00 20.10 30.42 36.81 Production occupations.............................................. 10.50 12.00 15.50 25.14 31.07 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.89 10.00 13.00 15.50 22.51 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 8.25 11.50 15.50 28.51 28.61 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 7.47 8.89 9.50 11.00 13.63 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 8.00 8.89 9.50 11.00 13.00 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 10. Part-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Part-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $6.55 $7.00 $7.50 $9.32 $14.53 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 7.66 9.42 9.42 9.42 9.42 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.55 6.55 7.00 7.50 7.87 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.50 6.55 6.60 7.00 7.68 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.40 7.45 7.50 9.00 10.75 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.40 7.45 7.50 9.00 10.75 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 7.45 7.45 8.00 9.00 11.25 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.15 7.15 7.15 7.87 7.87 Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.55 6.80 7.50 8.27 9.40 Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.55 6.80 7.50 8.27 9.40 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.75 7.10 7.74 8.70 9.60 Cashiers...................................................... 6.75 7.10 7.74 8.70 9.60 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 6.75 7.00 9.28 10.30 14.58 Financial clerks.................................................. 7.00 7.00 8.80 9.86 14.53 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 6.75 8.50 9.75 10.00 15.63 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 11. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $17.26 $13.50 $678 $540 39.3 $34,383 $27,227 1,992 Management occupations.............................................. 30.92 29.99 1,236 1,199 40.0 62,782 72,147 2,031 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.92 35.80 1,237 1,432 40.0 64,320 74,468 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 13.85 14.87 674 619 48.7 34,916 32,178 2,522 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 29.00 30.47 1,100 1,143 37.9 44,389 42,740 1,531 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 27.50 28.83 1,046 1,081 38.1 40,802 40,440 1,484 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.20 16.83 603 673 39.7 31,361 35,000 2,063 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.26 9.95 404 398 39.4 21,015 20,686 2,048 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.41 10.10 409 400 39.3 21,288 20,800 2,045 Protective service occupations...................................... 24.70 22.65 997 926 40.4 50,949 48,157 2,063 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.54 7.86 306 289 35.8 15,853 15,015 1,855 Cooks............................................................. 8.60 9.00 293 291 34.1 15,065 15,142 1,753 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.25 7.25 244 232 33.7 12,714 12,064 1,754 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.28 10.00 400 400 38.9 19,610 18,720 1,908 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.71 9.50 376 366 38.7 19,553 19,032 2,013 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.64 9.23 381 366 39.5 19,798 19,053 2,054 Sales and related occupations....................................... 15.03 12.23 574 468 38.2 29,825 24,328 1,985 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.65 9.95 446 390 38.3 23,176 20,280 1,990 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.73 9.32 350 350 36.0 18,217 18,200 1,873 Cashiers...................................................... 9.73 9.32 350 350 36.0 18,217 18,200 1,873 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.58 10.14 501 406 39.8 26,029 21,091 2,068 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.55 12.02 497 474 39.6 25,481 24,086 2,031 Financial clerks.................................................. 12.50 11.13 492 445 39.4 25,606 23,144 2,048 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.60 11.13 494 445 39.2 25,684 23,144 2,038 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.30 11.33 452 453 40.0 23,511 23,566 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.65 11.80 466 472 40.0 23,978 23,941 2,059 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.00 12.65 488 417 37.5 22,133 21,041 1,702 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.02 19.02 793 760 39.6 38,917 39,520 1,944 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.81 20.10 827 804 39.7 42,991 41,808 2,066 Production occupations.............................................. 17.93 15.50 699 620 39.0 36,324 32,240 2,026 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.27 13.00 562 500 39.4 28,507 26,790 1,998 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.03 15.50 681 620 40.0 35,431 32,240 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.13 9.50 389 380 38.4 20,253 19,760 1,999 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.13 9.50 392 380 38.7 20,404 19,760 2,014 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, Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $16.36 $12.60 $643 $500 39.3 $33,090 $25,749 2,023 Management occupations.............................................. 29.29 26.32 1,171 1,053 40.0 60,908 54,746 2,079 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 32.92 35.80 1,317 1,432 40.0 68,475 74,468 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 12.23 12.09 633 579 51.8 32,935 30,102 2,692 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.20 16.83 603 673 39.7 31,361 35,000 2,063 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.26 9.95 404 398 39.4 21,015 20,686 2,048 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.41 10.10 409 400 39.3 21,288 20,800 2,045 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.53 7.86 305 289 35.7 15,854 15,015 1,858 Cooks............................................................. 8.53 9.00 289 291 33.9 15,041 15,142 1,764 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.25 7.25 244 232 33.7 12,714 12,064 1,754 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.47 9.23 366 360 38.6 17,694 15,573 1,869 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.26 9.15 356 352 38.5 18,536 18,325 2,003 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.99 9.00 354 352 39.4 18,404 18,325 2,048 Sales and related occupations....................................... 15.03 12.23 574 468 38.2 29,825 24,328 1,985 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.65 9.95 446 390 38.3 23,176 20,280 1,990 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.73 9.32 350 350 36.0 18,217 18,200 1,873 Cashiers...................................................... 9.73 9.32 350 350 36.0 18,217 18,200 1,873 Retail salespersons............................................. 12.58 10.14 501 406 39.8 26,029 21,091 2,068 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.99 11.64 474 456 39.6 24,666 23,712 2,057 Financial clerks.................................................. 12.25 11.00 482 440 39.3 25,067 22,880 2,046 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.27 11.13 480 445 39.1 24,970 23,144 2,034 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.30 11.33 452 453 40.0 23,511 23,566 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.66 10.73 466 429 40.0 24,253 22,320 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.51 12.65 454 405 36.3 23,604 21,041 1,887 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 20.41 19.02 808 760 39.6 39,288 39,520 1,925 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.23 20.10 843 804 39.7 43,841 41,808 2,065 Production occupations.............................................. 17.93 15.50 699 620 39.0 36,324 32,240 2,026 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.27 13.00 562 500 39.4 28,507 26,790 1,998 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.03 15.50 681 620 40.0 35,431 32,240 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.13 9.50 389 380 38.4 20,253 19,760 1,999 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.13 9.50 392 380 38.7 20,404 19,760 2,014 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, Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $24.10 $22.10 $946 $893 39.3 $43,056 $42,740 1,787 Management occupations.............................................. 35.26 36.64 1,410 1,466 40.0 67,388 81,243 1,911 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 30.72 30.47 1,143 1,143 37.2 43,298 42,740 1,409 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 30.83 28.83 1,163 1,081 37.7 43,407 40,440 1,408 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.51 14.07 541 563 40.0 28,107 29,261 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.88 16.03 675 641 40.0 31,211 32,760 1,849 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, Great Falls, MT, November 2008 1-99 100-499 500 Occupational group(2) Total workers workers workers or more All workers.................................. $15.48 $14.61 $18.03 $15.58 Management, professional, and related...... 24.36 22.82 32.09 – Management, business, and financial...... 30.21 30.16 – – Professional and related................. 22.75 20.76 34.05 – Service.................................... 8.71 8.19 9.12 – Sales and office........................... 12.57 12.87 13.19 10.91 Sales and related........................ 13.69 13.89 14.99 – Office and administrative support........ 11.87 12.35 10.96 11.19 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................... 20.70 20.08 – – Construction and extraction............. 20.41 19.33 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 21.23 21.23 – – Production, transportation, and material moving.................................... 14.34 13.76 16.04 – Production............................... 16.89 16.76 – – Transportation and material moving....... 13.59 12.54 15.89 – B 1-99 100-499 500 Total workers workers workers or more Occupational group(2) Relative error(3) (percent) Relative error(3) (percent) All workers........................................................... 4.3 6.2 7.8 4.5 Management, professional, and related............................... 6.0 13.7 8.3 – Management, business, and financial............................... 12.1 16.0 – – Professional and related.......................................... 7.0 16.0 8.2 – Service............................................................. 2.2 2.3 1.8 – Sales and office.................................................... 3.7 4.0 11.5 1.4 Sales and related................................................. 10.2 11.1 17.1 – Office and administrative support................................. 2.9 4.2 3.1 1.6 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 7.1 5.7 – – Construction and extraction...................................... 10.3 6.9 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 13.9 13.9 – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 8.9 7.7 24.2 – Production........................................................ 12.1 12.9 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 10.9 7.4 25.4 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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, Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $15.51 $12.51 $608 $496 39.2 $31,129 $25,749 2,007 Management occupations.............................................. 26.81 34.69 1,071 1,387 40.0 55,699 72,147 2,078 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.98 35.80 1,359 1,432 40.0 70,679 74,468 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.05 7.50 283 254 35.1 14,705 13,195 1,826 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.37 7.25 250 240 34.0 13,018 12,480 1,765 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.24 7.49 366 299 39.6 16,940 15,573 1,833 Sales and related occupations....................................... 14.97 13.50 553 538 36.9 28,742 27,997 1,920 Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.93 10.50 476 390 36.8 24,767 20,280 1,915 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.15 11.40 565 456 39.9 29,367 23,710 2,075 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.51 12.21 491 480 39.3 25,549 24,960 2,042 Financial clerks.................................................. 12.68 11.13 496 445 39.1 25,781 23,144 2,033 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.43 11.58 457 463 40.0 23,777 24,086 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.51 12.65 454 405 36.3 23,604 21,041 1,887 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 19.33 19.00 763 760 39.5 36,716 39,520 1,900 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.23 20.10 843 804 39.7 43,841 41,808 2,065 Production occupations.............................................. 17.83 14.81 694 558 38.9 36,073 29,037 2,024 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 12.79 12.00 503 480 39.3 25,288 26,000 1,978 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 11.43 8.25 457 330 40.0 23,781 17,160 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 10.13 9.50 394 380 38.9 20,485 19,760 2,022 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 10.13 9.50 392 380 38.7 20,404 19,760 2,014 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, Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $17.72 $13.12 $699 $522 39.4 $36,288 $27,144 2,048 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.11 9.95 398 395 39.4 20,716 20,550 2,050 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.51 10.14 413 400 39.3 21,461 20,800 2,043 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.83 9.64 365 366 37.2 18,996 19,053 1,932 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.83 9.64 365 366 37.2 18,996 19,053 1,932 Sales and related occupations....................................... 15.10 10.90 598 434 39.6 31,117 22,568 2,061 Retail sales workers.............................................. 10.62 9.75 419 390 39.5 21,806 20,280 2,053 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.29 9.50 405 380 39.3 21,060 19,760 2,046 Cashiers...................................................... 10.29 9.50 405 380 39.3 21,060 19,760 2,046 Retail salespersons............................................. 10.97 10.03 435 400 39.6 22,623 20,800 2,061 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.19 11.00 448 440 40.0 23,277 22,880 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.04 15.50 711 620 39.4 36,981 32,240 2,049 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, Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Union Nonunion Occupational group(3) Private State and Private State and Civilian industry local Civilian industry local workers workers government workers workers government workers workers All workers........................................................... $19.15 $18.03 $20.32 $15.75 $15.21 $29.33 Management, professional, and related............................... 26.31 – 26.31 25.10 24.36 32.92 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 31.47 30.21 35.83 Professional and related.......................................... 27.02 – 27.02 22.93 22.75 27.41 Service............................................................. 11.57 – 14.50 9.31 8.70 22.52 Sales and office.................................................... 13.49 – 15.30 12.79 12.65 – Sales and related................................................. – – – 13.77 13.77 – Office and administrative support................................. 13.81 – 15.30 12.16 11.91 – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 22.27 24.23 – 19.04 19.08 – Construction and extraction...................................... 20.41 – – 19.77 19.82 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 26.25 28.57 – 17.71 17.71 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 20.88 20.88 – 11.64 11.64 – Production........................................................ 26.26 26.26 – 12.71 12.71 – Transportation and material moving................................ 19.20 19.20 – 11.34 11.34 – 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........................................................... 3.9 8.2 4.6 4.4 4.3 12.6 Management, professional, and related............................... 4.3 – 4.3 6.0 6.0 18.5 Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 11.0 12.1 14.8 Professional and related.......................................... 3.8 – 3.8 6.8 7.0 22.8 Service............................................................. 12.1 – 19.3 5.0 2.2 17.3 Sales and office.................................................... 5.7 – 5.0 3.7 3.7 – Sales and related................................................. – – – 10.4 10.4 – Office and administrative support................................. 5.9 – 5.0 3.1 2.3 – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.6 9.4 – 7.7 7.7 – Construction and extraction...................................... 5.3 – – 12.3 12.5 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 13.8 15.0 – 14.5 14.5 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 11.0 11.0 – 4.3 4.3 – Production........................................................ 6.2 6.2 – 5.2 5.2 – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.8 13.8 – 6.0 6.0 – 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, Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Time Incentive Occupational group(3) Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers All workers........................................................... $16.19 $15.31 $19.39 $19.39 Management, professional, and related............................... 25.26 24.35 – – Management, business, and financial............................... 30.94 30.23 – – Professional and related.......................................... 23.60 22.75 – – Service............................................................. 9.62 8.71 – – Sales and office.................................................... 12.08 11.69 19.90 19.90 Sales and related................................................. 11.30 11.30 19.90 19.90 Office and administrative support................................. 12.40 11.87 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 20.32 20.76 – – Construction and extraction...................................... – 20.41 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 20.99 21.48 – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 14.42 14.42 – – Production........................................................ 16.89 16.89 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.69 13.69 – – Time Incentive Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 4.1 4.7 11.9 11.9 Management, professional, and related............................... 5.2 6.0 – – Management, business, and financial............................... 10.7 12.1 – – Professional and related.......................................... 5.6 7.0 – – Service............................................................. 4.1 2.2 – – Sales and office.................................................... 2.7 2.6 15.1 15.1 Sales and related................................................. 7.1 7.1 15.1 15.1 Office and administrative support................................. 3.1 2.9 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 6.5 7.3 – – Construction and extraction...................................... – 10.3 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 13.8 14.7 – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 8.8 8.8 – – Production........................................................ 12.1 12.1 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 10.8 10.8 – – 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, Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Goods producing Service providing Occupational group(3) Trade, Profes- Education Leisure Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services and es business services ity utilities services All workers........................................................... $20.95 $17.00 $15.43 $16.60 $16.42 $17.01 $16.38 – $14.96 Management, professional, and related............................... – – 30.91 – 22.91 28.75 24.00 – – Management, business, and financial............................... – – – – – – – – – Professional and related.......................................... – – 29.03 – 17.35 – 23.44 – – Service............................................................. – – – – – – 9.92 – – Sales and office.................................................... – 18.69 11.31 16.27 15.18 12.87 11.04 – – Sales and related................................................. – – 11.43 – – – – – – Office and administrative support................................. – – 11.04 – 11.52 12.82 11.10 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 21.50 – 22.41 – – – – – – Construction and extraction...................................... – – – – – – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. – – 22.41 – – – – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... – 15.41 14.12 – – – – – – Production........................................................ – 15.87 – – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – 14.48 13.36 – – – – – – 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........................................................... 7.9 3.6 5.0 0.4 2.2 20.0 5.8 – 16.4 Management, professional, and related............................... – – 13.0 – 9.3 10.8 4.0 – – Management, business, and financial............................... – – – – – – – – – Professional and related.......................................... – – 8.9 – 5.3 – 3.2 – – Service............................................................. – – – – – – 2.8 – – Sales and office.................................................... – 25.4 5.3 15.7 6.5 7.9 1.7 – – Sales and related................................................. – – 9.8 – – – – – – Office and administrative support................................. – – 5.7 – 3.3 9.9 2.1 – – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 9.0 – 21.8 – – – – – – Construction and extraction...................................... – – – – – – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. – – 21.8 – – – – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... – 2.4 14.5 – – – – – – Production........................................................ – 5.3 – – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – 4.1 15.4 – – – – – – 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, Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Private State and Occupational group(2) Civilian industry local workers workers government workers All workers........................................................... 32,800 28,700 4,100 Management, professional, and related............................... 8,100 5,900 2,200 Management, business, and financial............................... 1,700 1,300 400 Professional and related.......................................... 6,400 4,700 1,800 Service............................................................. 9,000 8,000 1,000 Sales and office.................................................... 9,700 9,100 600 Sales and related................................................. 3,700 3,700 – Office and administrative support................................. 6,000 5,300 600 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 2,700 2,500 300 Construction and extraction...................................... 1,900 1,600 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 900 800 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 3,200 3,200 – Production........................................................ 600 600 – Transportation and material moving................................ 2,500 2,500 – 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 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, Great Falls, MT, November 2008 Private State and Establishments Total industry local government Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 1,610 1,552 58 Total in sample....................................................... 191 176 15 Responding........................................................ 118 105 13 Refused or unable to provide data................................. 37 36 1 Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 36 35 1 1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.