York, PA National Compensation Survey (NCS) Bulletin
NC BL 07/00/2007 Table: York, PA, Bulletin 3135-78, October 2006
Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, York, PA, October 2006
Civilian Private industry State and local government
workers workers workers
Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings
Worker and establishment
characteristics Mean Mean Mean
weekly weekly weekly
Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(-
Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3)
(percen- (percen- (percen-
t) t) t)
All workers........................................................... $16.73 3.0 35.7 $16.06 3.2 35.7 $24.25 1.2 36.1
Worker characteristics(4)(5)
Management, professional, and related............................... 28.01 2.6 36.7 27.11 3.4 36.7 31.32 3.0 36.6
Management, business, and financial............................... 28.57 7.4 42.1 28.28 8.1 42.9 30.91 13.3 37.0
Professional and related.......................................... 27.81 3.6 35.1 26.62 5.1 34.7 31.39 1.6 36.5
Service............................................................. 9.37 3.0 31.4 8.73 2.7 31.2 15.16 5.4 33.9
Sales and office.................................................... 13.22 2.1 32.7 13.26 2.2 32.5 12.52 3.4 36.8
Sales and related................................................. 13.54 6.1 30.7 13.55 6.1 30.7 – – –
Office and administrative support................................. 13.01 4.7 34.2 13.05 5.1 34.0 12.53 3.6 36.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 18.60 3.3 39.8 18.60 3.3 39.8 18.54 9.2 39.2
Construction and extraction...................................... 18.42 5.7 40.0 18.34 6.0 40.0 – – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 18.81 7.1 39.5 18.90 7.2 39.6 – – –
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 14.30 4.5 39.4 14.30 4.5 39.5 14.43 5.5 35.2
Production........................................................ 14.85 6.1 39.9 14.85 6.1 39.9 – – –
Transportation and material moving................................ 13.41 4.1 38.7 13.39 4.2 38.9 13.96 6.4 34.7
Full time........................................................... 17.83 3.0 39.7 17.15 3.2 39.9 24.88 1.1 38.1
Part time........................................................... 9.27 6.9 21.2 9.11 6.9 21.3 13.69 21.4 19.0
Union............................................................... 20.64 7.0 39.0 17.55 12.1 40.0 26.20 1.9 37.2
Nonunion............................................................ 16.05 3.0 35.2 15.89 3.1 35.2 20.66 1.1 34.1
Time................................................................ 16.73 3.3 35.5 16.04 3.5 35.5 24.33 1.5 36.0
Incentive........................................................... 16.57 9.7 40.4 16.50 10.1 40.6 – – –
Establishment characteristics
Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 17.84 3.4 39.7 (6) (6) (6)
Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 15.01 4.6 33.6 (6) (6) (6)
1-99 workers........................................................ 14.50 6.1 34.6 14.47 6.1 34.6 – – –
100-499 workers..................................................... 16.99 4.9 36.1 16.28 5.4 36.1 25.77 3.3 36.4
500 workers or more................................................. 20.29 6.0 37.1 19.34 7.1 37.5 23.41 2.1 35.7
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and
dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval"
around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are
those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those
whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses.
5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the
2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), York, PA, October 2006
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation(4) and level
Relative Relative Relative
Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5)
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers........................................................... $16.73 3.0 $17.83 3.0 $9.27 6.9
Management occupations.............................................. 32.73 7.2 32.72 7.2 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 33.87 8.4 33.87 8.4 – –
Level 11.................................................. 45.22 10.3 45.22 10.3 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 24.84 9.4 – – – –
Education administrators.......................................... 41.57 8.4 41.57 8.4 – –
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.61 11.4 24.61 11.4 – –
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.56 13.0 21.56 13.0 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 22.96 8.3 22.96 8.3 – –
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.85 4.0 32.45 3.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 32.17 1.9 32.17 1.9 – –
Level 11.................................................. 39.16 3.7 39.16 3.7 – –
Engineers......................................................... 33.80 4.0 34.77 2.1 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 32.17 1.9 32.17 1.9 – –
Level 11.................................................. 39.16 3.7 39.16 3.7 – –
Mechanical engineers............................................ 37.61 2.8 37.61 2.8 – –
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.19 10.2 23.19 10.2 – –
Community and social services occupations........................... 17.69 8.4 17.93 8.7 – –
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 35.12 1.8 35.65 1.3 20.97 38.8
Level 7 .................................................. 31.40 4.1 32.08 7.1 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 34.42 4.8 34.69 4.7 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.21 3.0 37.21 3.0 – –
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 36.10 .6 36.45 .3 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 33.11 3.6 – – – –
Level 8 .................................................. 35.93 1.8 36.25 1.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.47 2.6 37.47 2.6 – –
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 36.45 2.0 36.91 1.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.39 3.1 37.39 3.1 – –
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 36.40 1.8 37.05 1.0 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 38.24 2.8 38.24 2.8 – –
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 36.59 2.5 36.59 2.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 36.32 3.5 36.32 3.5 – –
Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.39 1.4 36.62 1.0 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.91 2.5 37.91 2.5 – –
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 37.34 .9 37.34 .9 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.91 2.5 37.91 2.5 – –
Special education teachers...................................... 33.15 1.1 33.15 1.1 – –
Teacher assistants................................................ 11.49 1.7 – – – –
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... $26.51 5.3 $27.04 5.4 $23.87 8.6
Level 5 .................................................. 22.88 16.2 – – – –
Level 9 .................................................. 26.15 4.8 26.75 4.2 – –
Registered nurses................................................. 26.88 4.1 27.33 2.6 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 25.94 5.7 – – – –
Therapists........................................................ 26.76 1.3 – – – –
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.42 2.1 17.41 2.1 – –
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.83 9.2 11.80 9.6 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 12.34 7.3 12.36 7.4 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 10.85 8.7 10.71 8.2 – –
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.91 3.5 10.82 3.6 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 11.29 1.8 11.28 1.9 – –
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.42 1.0 11.31 1.8 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 11.19 2.4 – – – –
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.19 2.8 9.28 12.2 5.97 3.3
Level 1 .................................................. 5.84 30.0 – – 6.37 22.9
Level 2 .................................................. 7.14 5.4 9.16 18.3 5.59 7.4
Level 3 .................................................. 5.54 30.7 – – 4.70 31.7
Cooks............................................................. 10.52 2.2 – – – –
Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.20 6.2 – – 3.24 6.0
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.94 1.3 – – 2.95 1.6
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.21 8.6 – – 7.28 4.3
Level 2 .................................................. 7.43 4.4 – – – –
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 8.29 9.7 – – – –
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop. – – – – 7.99 5.6
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.44 2.9 9.70 2.4 – –
Level 1 .................................................. 8.54 3.2 8.80 6.0 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 11.00 5.0 11.36 4.0 – –
Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.04 1.6 9.23 1.2 – –
Level 1 .................................................. 8.54 3.2 – – – –
Level 3 .................................................. 10.40 4.3 10.87 4.1 – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.19 1.5 9.15 1.4 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 10.76 4.9 10.84 5.1 – –
Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.75 7.3 – – – –
Level 3 .................................................. 8.73 6.5 – – – –
Child care workers................................................ 7.68 1.9 – – 7.68 1.9
Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.54 6.1 17.73 5.7 7.32 .0
Level 2 .................................................. 8.08 4.8 10.77 11.3 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 8.04 3.2 – – – –
Level 4 .................................................. $11.94 3.0 $12.24 4.6 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 22.86 9.1 22.86 9.1 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 24.15 11.5 24.15 11.5 – –
Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.70 .7 11.07 1.7 $7.32 0.0
Level 2 .................................................. 8.08 4.8 10.77 11.3 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 8.04 3.2 – – – –
Level 4 .................................................. 11.69 3.1 12.07 6.2 – –
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.25 8.8 10.57 9.8 7.28 4.1
Cashiers...................................................... 8.25 8.8 10.57 9.8 7.28 4.1
Retail salespersons............................................. 9.74 2.9 11.30 3.3 7.94 5.0
Level 4 .................................................. 11.78 4.3 – – – –
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.01 4.7 13.60 3.5 8.77 12.4
Level 2 .................................................. 10.31 8.0 10.32 8.8 10.15 3.4
Level 3 .................................................. 12.65 7.3 12.84 7.4 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 14.44 4.1 14.59 4.1 12.85 4.9
Level 5 .................................................. 16.38 5.6 16.38 5.6 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.36 4.8 12.40 4.9 – –
Financial clerks.................................................. 12.25 2.4 12.29 2.3 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 11.66 6.7 – – – –
Level 4 .................................................. 12.74 3.2 12.74 3.2 – –
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.14 3.2 12.17 3.1 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 12.67 3.1 12.67 3.1 – –
Tellers......................................................... 11.75 .5 11.80 .2 – –
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... – – 12.53 12.0 – –
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.78 5.7 16.57 4.7 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 15.56 7.5 16.57 5.9 – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.76 7.2 16.32 6.6 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 15.77 8.2 16.47 7.3 – –
Office clerks, general............................................ 12.95 4.5 12.95 4.6 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 14.77 6.3 14.75 6.6 – –
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.42 5.7 18.42 5.7 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 15.30 .4 15.30 .4 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 24.62 16.1 24.62 16.1 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.81 7.1 18.85 7.1 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 14.73 7.2 14.73 7.2 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 17.84 6.0 17.84 6.0 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 22.71 8.8 22.71 8.8 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 23.88 5.4 23.88 5.4 – –
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.48 2.2 18.48 2.2 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 17.03 .8 17.03 .8 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 20.48 2.4 20.48 2.4 – –
Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.88 2.7 19.88 2.7 – –
Production occupations.............................................. $14.85 6.1 $14.88 6.0 – –
Level 2 .................................................. 9.59 14.1 9.59 14.1 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 13.36 7.1 13.36 7.1 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 16.16 .6 16.16 .6 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 17.51 3.2 17.60 3.9 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 20.01 3.0 20.01 3.0 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 21.70 3.1 21.70 3.1 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 21.36 5.0 21.36 5.0 – –
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.97 13.4 14.97 13.4 – –
Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.26 2.3 14.26 2.3 – –
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic.......................................................... 15.16 8.5 15.16 8.5 – –
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 14.72 6.7 14.72 6.7 – –
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.81 14.6 18.81 14.6 – –
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 19.16 13.4 19.16 13.4 – –
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 18.12 21.0 18.12 21.0 – –
Printers.......................................................... 19.72 3.1 19.72 3.1 – –
Printing machine operators...................................... 20.50 .9 20.50 .9 – –
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.62 1.3 18.87 2.7 – –
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.27 2.6 14.27 2.6 – –
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.91 19.1 10.93 19.1 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 19.10 .6 19.10 .6 – –
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.41 4.1 13.55 4.1 $11.10 8.1
Level 2 .................................................. 10.90 9.8 10.90 9.8 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 14.00 8.7 14.04 8.6 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 15.59 1.6 15.61 1.6 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 18.36 5.6 18.36 5.6 – –
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.36 6.4 14.36 6.4 – –
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.89 1.3 15.89 1.3 – –
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.72 7.4 14.72 7.4 – –
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.66 4.2 12.82 4.3 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 13.76 8.4 13.76 8.4 – –
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... – – 13.69 4.1 – –
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.09 7.0 11.39 7.3 – –
Level 1 .................................................. 9.83 10.9 – – – –
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), York, PA, October
2006
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation(4) and level
Relative Relative Relative
Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5)
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers........................................................... $16.06 3.2 $17.15 3.2 $9.11 6.9
Management occupations.............................................. 32.06 8.8 32.06 8.8 – –
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.19 11.8 25.19 11.8 – –
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.56 13.0 21.56 13.0 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 22.96 8.3 22.96 8.3 – –
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.85 4.0 32.45 3.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 32.17 1.9 32.17 1.9 – –
Level 11.................................................. 39.16 3.7 39.16 3.7 – –
Engineers......................................................... 33.80 4.0 34.77 2.1 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 32.17 1.9 32.17 1.9 – –
Level 11.................................................. 39.16 3.7 39.16 3.7 – –
Mechanical engineers............................................ 37.61 2.8 37.61 2.8 – –
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.19 10.2 23.19 10.2 – –
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.67 5.3 27.26 5.5 23.87 8.6
Level 5 .................................................. 22.88 16.2 – – – –
Level 9 .................................................. 26.15 4.8 26.75 4.2 – –
Registered nurses................................................. 26.89 4.1 27.33 2.6 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 25.94 5.8 – – – –
Therapists........................................................ 26.76 1.3 – – – –
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.22 1.5 17.21 1.4 – –
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.88 10.3 11.85 10.7 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 12.68 8.0 12.70 8.2 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 10.84 8.7 10.69 8.1 – –
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.98 4.1 10.88 4.2 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 11.54 1.0 11.53 1.1 – –
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.69 .7 11.58 1.1 – –
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.11 3.2 9.28 12.2 5.78 2.5
Level 1 .................................................. 5.74 31.7 – – 6.28 24.7
Level 2 .................................................. 7.12 5.4 9.16 18.3 5.55 6.8
Cooks............................................................. 10.45 1.3 – – – –
Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.08 3.8 – – 3.11 3.6
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.94 1.3 – – 2.95 1.6
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.18 8.9 – – 7.11 4.3
Level 2 .................................................. 7.42 4.5 – – – –
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 8.29 9.7 – – – –
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.07 3.7 9.30 3.6 – –
Level 1 .................................................. 8.35 2.4 – – – –
Level 3 .................................................. $10.94 7.1 – – – –
Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.72 1.4 $8.89 1.3 – –
Level 1 .................................................. 8.35 2.4 – – – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.85 1.4 8.83 1.4 – –
Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.82 7.5 – – – –
Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.55 6.1 17.78 5.7 $7.32 0.0
Level 2 .................................................. 8.08 4.8 10.77 11.3 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 7.81 2.7 – – – –
Level 4 .................................................. 11.94 3.0 12.24 4.6 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 22.86 9.1 22.86 9.1 – –
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 24.15 11.5 24.15 11.5 – –
Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.66 .6 11.03 1.7 7.32 .0
Level 2 .................................................. 8.08 4.8 10.77 11.3 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 7.81 2.7 – – – –
Level 4 .................................................. 11.69 3.1 12.07 6.2 – –
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.15 9.0 10.40 10.9 7.28 4.1
Cashiers...................................................... 8.15 9.0 10.40 10.9 7.28 4.1
Retail salespersons............................................. 9.74 2.9 11.30 3.3 7.94 5.0
Level 4 .................................................. 11.78 4.3 – – – –
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.05 5.1 13.70 3.8 8.75 12.4
Level 2 .................................................. 10.31 8.3 10.34 9.0 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 12.90 7.9 13.13 8.0 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 14.49 4.4 14.67 4.5 12.85 4.9
Level 5 .................................................. 16.60 5.9 16.60 5.9 – –
Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.36 4.8 12.40 4.9 – –
Financial clerks.................................................. 12.30 2.4 12.34 2.3 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 11.95 6.9 – – – –
Level 4 .................................................. 12.64 3.2 12.64 3.2 – –
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.27 3.0 12.31 2.9 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 12.56 2.9 12.56 2.9 – –
Tellers......................................................... 11.75 .5 11.80 .2 – –
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... – – 12.53 12.0 – –
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.39 6.6 17.76 3.4 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 16.05 8.6 – – – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.65 7.7 – – – –
Office clerks, general............................................ 13.10 4.9 13.11 5.0 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 14.77 6.3 14.75 6.6 – –
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.34 6.0 18.34 6.0 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 15.30 .4 15.30 .4 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 24.70 16.4 24.70 16.4 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.90 7.2 18.94 7.2 – –
Level 5 .................................................. $17.90 6.4 $17.90 6.4 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 22.71 8.8 22.71 8.8 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 23.88 5.4 23.88 5.4 – –
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.61 2.4 18.61 2.4 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 20.48 2.4 20.48 2.4 – –
Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.88 2.8 19.88 2.8 – –
Production occupations.............................................. 14.85 6.1 14.87 6.0 – –
Level 2 .................................................. 9.59 14.1 9.59 14.1 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 13.33 7.3 13.33 7.3 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 16.16 .6 16.16 .6 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 17.50 3.2 17.59 3.9 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 20.01 3.0 20.01 3.0 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 21.70 3.1 21.70 3.1 – –
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 21.36 5.0 21.36 5.0 – –
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.97 13.4 14.97 13.4 – –
Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.26 2.3 14.26 2.3 – –
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic.......................................................... 15.16 8.5 15.16 8.5 – –
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 14.72 6.7 14.72 6.7 – –
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.81 14.6 18.81 14.6 – –
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 19.16 13.4 19.16 13.4 – –
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 18.12 21.0 18.12 21.0 – –
Printers.......................................................... 19.72 3.1 19.72 3.1 – –
Printing machine operators...................................... 20.50 .9 20.50 .9 – –
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.62 1.3 18.87 2.7 – –
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.27 2.6 14.27 2.6 – –
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.88 19.1 10.91 19.1 – –
Level 6 .................................................. 19.10 .6 19.10 .6 – –
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.39 4.2 13.53 4.2 – –
Level 2 .................................................. 10.90 9.8 10.90 9.8 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 14.11 8.8 14.11 8.8 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 15.65 1.5 15.65 1.5 – –
Level 5 .................................................. 18.49 6.2 18.49 6.2 – –
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.43 6.6 14.43 6.6 – –
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.89 1.3 15.89 1.3 – –
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.72 7.4 14.72 7.4 – –
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.67 4.2 12.82 4.3 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 13.76 8.4 13.76 8.4 – –
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... – – 13.69 4.2 – –
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.09 7.0 11.39 7.3 – –
Level 1 .................................................. 9.83 10.9 – – – –
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), York, PA,
October 2006
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation(4) and level
Relative Relative Relative
Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5)
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers........................................................... $24.25 1.2 $24.88 1.1 $13.69 21.4
Management occupations.............................................. 35.71 3.4 35.69 3.4 – –
Education administrators.......................................... 37.33 2.9 37.33 2.9 – –
Community and social services occupations........................... 20.59 6.4 20.59 6.4 – –
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.32 1.8 34.90 1.1 20.97 38.8
Level 7 .................................................. 32.68 2.1 33.67 5.9 – –
Level 8 .................................................. 35.93 1.8 36.25 1.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.21 3.0 37.21 3.0 – –
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 36.10 .6 36.45 .3 – –
Level 7 .................................................. 33.11 3.6 – – – –
Level 8 .................................................. 35.93 1.8 36.25 1.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.47 2.6 37.47 2.6 – –
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 36.45 2.0 36.91 1.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.39 3.1 37.39 3.1 – –
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 36.40 1.8 37.05 1.0 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 38.24 2.8 38.24 2.8 – –
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 36.59 2.5 36.59 2.5 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 36.32 3.5 36.32 3.5 – –
Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.39 1.4 36.62 1.0 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.91 2.5 37.91 2.5 – –
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 37.34 .9 37.34 .9 – –
Level 9 .................................................. 37.91 2.5 37.91 2.5 – –
Special education teachers...................................... 33.15 1.1 33.15 1.1 – –
Teacher assistants................................................ 11.49 1.7 – – – –
Protective service occupations...................................... 22.54 7.1 22.81 7.1 – –
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.42 11.5 – – 10.42 11.5
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.25 2.7 12.28 2.9 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 11.18 2.3 11.18 2.3 – –
Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.61 3.2 11.58 3.4 – –
Level 3 .................................................. 11.18 2.3 11.18 2.3 – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.85 1.5 11.82 1.6 – –
Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.73 5.4 – – 7.73 5.4
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.53 3.6 12.54 3.7 – –
Level 4 .................................................. 13.95 .6 13.95 .6 – –
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.10 .4 14.10 .4 – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.72 1.4 13.72 1.4 – –
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... $13.96 6.4 $14.25 7.8 – –
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 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), York, PA, October
2006
Total Full-time workers Part-time workers
Occupation(4) and level
Relative Relative Relative
Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5)
(percent) (percent) (percent)
All workers........................................................... $16.73 3.0 $17.83 3.0 $9.27 6.9
Management occupations.............................................. 32.73 7.2 32.72 7.2 – –
Group III................................................. 38.25 6.8 – – – –
Education administrators.......................................... 41.57 8.4 41.57 8.4 – –
Group III................................................. 41.57 8.4 – – – –
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.61 11.4 24.61 11.4 – –
Group II.................................................. 20.61 6.9 – – – –
Group III................................................. 32.33 15.1 – – – –
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.56 13.0 21.56 13.0 – –
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 22.96 8.3 22.96 8.3 – –
Group II.................................................. 20.67 9.4 – – – –
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.85 4.0 32.45 3.5 – –
Group II.................................................. 27.77 6.2 – – – –
Group III................................................. 35.98 3.2 – – – –
Engineers......................................................... 33.80 4.0 34.77 2.1 – –
Group III................................................. 35.98 3.2 – – – –
Mechanical engineers............................................ 37.61 2.8 37.61 2.8 – –
Group III................................................. 37.61 2.8 37.61 2.8 – –
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.19 10.2 23.19 10.2 – –
Community and social services occupations........................... 17.69 8.4 17.93 8.7 – –
Group II.................................................. 15.52 9.0 – – – –
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 35.12 1.8 35.65 1.3 20.97 38.8
Group I................................................... 11.49 1.7 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 33.18 2.1 – – – –
Group III................................................. 39.16 3.4 – – – –
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 36.10 .6 36.45 .3 – –
Group II.................................................. 34.88 2.7 – – – –
Group III................................................. 37.18 3.3 – – – –
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 36.45 2.0 36.91 1.5 – –
Group II.................................................. 35.33 .2 – – – –
Group III................................................. 37.39 3.1 – – – –
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 36.40 1.8 37.05 1.0 – –
Group II.................................................. 34.98 .1 – – – –
Group III................................................. 38.24 2.8 38.24 2.8 – –
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 36.59 2.5 36.59 2.5 – –
Group III................................................. 36.32 3.5 36.32 3.5 – –
Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.39 1.4 36.62 1.0 – –
Group II.................................................. 34.77 5.0 – – – –
Group III................................................. 37.91 2.5 – – – –
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... $37.34 0.9 $37.34 0.9 – –
Group III................................................. 37.91 2.5 37.91 2.5 – –
Special education teachers...................................... 33.15 1.1 33.15 1.1 – –
Teacher assistants................................................ 11.49 1.7 – – – –
Group I................................................... 11.49 1.7 – – – –
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 26.51 5.3 27.04 5.4 $23.87 8.6
Group II.................................................. 23.57 5.7 – – – –
Group III................................................. 33.17 5.8 – – – –
Registered nurses................................................. 26.88 4.1 27.33 2.6 – –
Group II.................................................. 26.03 2.9 25.93 3.0 – –
Group III................................................. 27.69 8.0 29.02 5.0 – –
Therapists........................................................ 26.76 1.3 – – – –
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.42 2.1 17.41 2.1 – –
Group II.................................................. 17.44 2.2 17.43 2.3 – –
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.83 9.2 11.80 9.6 – –
Group I................................................... 11.75 9.3 – – – –
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.91 3.5 10.82 3.6 – –
Group I................................................... 10.91 3.5 – – – –
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.42 1.0 11.31 1.8 – –
Group I................................................... 11.42 1.0 11.31 1.8 – –
Protective service occupations
Group II.................................................. 20.30 1.9 – – – –
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.19 2.8 9.28 12.2 5.97 3.3
Group I................................................... 7.16 2.9 – – – –
Cooks............................................................. 10.52 2.2 – – – –
Group I................................................... 10.45 1.3 – – – –
Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.20 6.2 – – 3.24 6.0
Group I................................................... 3.20 6.2 – – – –
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.94 1.3 – – 2.95 1.6
Group I................................................... 2.94 1.3 – – 2.95 1.6
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.21 8.6 – – 7.28 4.3
Group I................................................... 8.21 8.6 – – – –
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 8.29 9.7 – – – –
Group I................................................... 8.29 9.7 – – – –
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop. – – – – 7.99 5.6
Group I................................................... – – – – 7.99 5.6
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.44 2.9 9.70 2.4 – –
Group I................................................... 9.32 3.0 – – – –
Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.04 1.6 9.23 1.2 – –
Group I................................................... $9.04 1.6 – – – –
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.19 1.5 $9.15 1.4 – –
Group I................................................... 9.19 1.5 9.15 1.4 – –
Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.75 7.3 – – – –
Group I................................................... 8.75 7.3 – – – –
Child care workers................................................ 7.68 1.9 – – $7.68 1.9
Group I................................................... 7.68 1.9 – – 7.68 1.9
Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.54 6.1 17.73 5.7 7.32 .0
Group I................................................... 8.98 3.2 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 22.70 4.9 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 24.15 11.5 24.15 11.5 – –
Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.70 .7 11.07 1.7 7.32 .0
Group I................................................... 8.68 1.1 – – – –
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.25 8.8 10.57 9.8 7.28 4.1
Group I................................................... 8.26 9.1 – – – –
Cashiers...................................................... 8.25 8.8 10.57 9.8 7.28 4.1
Group I................................................... 8.26 9.1 10.57 9.8 7.22 5.2
Retail salespersons............................................. 9.74 2.9 11.30 3.3 7.94 5.0
Group I................................................... 9.83 2.3 11.50 5.9 7.79 7.6
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.01 4.7 13.60 3.5 8.77 12.4
Group I................................................... 12.36 5.1 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 17.33 3.7 – – – –
Financial clerks.................................................. 12.25 2.4 12.29 2.3 – –
Group I................................................... 12.02 1.9 – – – –
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.14 3.2 12.17 3.1 – –
Group I................................................... 12.13 3.2 12.17 3.2 – –
Tellers......................................................... 11.75 .5 11.80 .2 – –
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... – – 12.53 12.0 – –
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.78 5.7 16.57 4.7 – –
Group I................................................... 15.40 7.7 – – – –
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 15.76 7.2 16.32 6.6 – –
Group I................................................... 15.56 8.5 16.17 8.0 – –
Office clerks, general............................................ 12.95 4.5 12.95 4.6 – –
Group I................................................... 13.14 4.8 13.10 4.9 – –
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.42 5.7 18.42 5.7 – –
Group I................................................... 15.20 7.5 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 23.40 9.9 – – – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.81 7.1 18.85 7.1 – –
Group I................................................... 13.06 11.2 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 20.84 7.8 – – – –
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 18.48 2.2 18.48 2.2 – –
Group II.................................................. $18.79 2.5 – – – –
Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.88 2.7 $19.88 2.7 – –
Group II.................................................. 19.88 2.8 19.88 2.8 – –
Production occupations.............................................. 14.85 6.1 14.88 6.0 – –
Group I................................................... 12.43 8.6 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 19.34 4.0 – – – –
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 21.36 5.0 21.36 5.0 – –
Group II.................................................. 19.43 4.3 19.43 4.3 – –
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.97 13.4 14.97 13.4 – –
Group I................................................... 14.78 14.3 – – – –
Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.26 2.3 14.26 2.3 – –
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic.......................................................... 15.16 8.5 15.16 8.5 – –
Group I................................................... 14.30 .3 – – – –
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 14.72 6.7 14.72 6.7 – –
Group I................................................... 13.68 3.2 13.68 3.2 – –
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.81 14.6 18.81 14.6 – –
Group II.................................................. 21.34 .0 – – – –
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 19.16 13.4 19.16 13.4 – –
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 18.12 21.0 18.12 21.0 – –
Printers.......................................................... 19.72 3.1 19.72 3.1 – –
Group II.................................................. 20.64 .9 – – – –
Printing machine operators...................................... 20.50 .9 20.50 .9 – –
Group II.................................................. 20.93 2.3 20.93 2.3 – –
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.62 1.3 18.87 2.7 – –
Group II.................................................. 20.03 3.8 – – – –
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.27 2.6 14.27 2.6 – –
Group I................................................... 14.27 2.6 14.27 2.6 – –
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.91 19.1 10.93 19.1 – –
Group I................................................... 9.29 9.1 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 19.26 1.2 – – – –
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.41 4.1 13.55 4.1 $11.10 8.1
Group I................................................... 13.02 4.5 – – – –
Group II.................................................. 18.36 5.6 – – – –
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.36 6.4 14.36 6.4 – –
Group I................................................... 13.99 8.1 – – – –
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.89 1.3 15.89 1.3 – –
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.72 7.4 14.72 7.4 – –
Group I................................................... 14.72 7.4 14.72 7.4 – –
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.66 4.2 12.82 4.3 – –
Group I................................................... 12.36 5.3 – – – –
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... – – 13.69 4.1 – –
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... $11.09 7.0 $11.39 7.3 – –
Group I................................................... 11.09 7.0 11.39 7.3 – –
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), York, PA, October 2006
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $7.85 $10.11 $14.40 $20.50 $29.43
Management occupations.............................................. 22.00 24.27 30.81 38.97 42.52
Education administrators.......................................... 33.29 33.29 37.82 52.74 56.92
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.00 18.46 22.36 27.27 40.00
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 16.15 18.46 18.76 20.50 22.84
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 15.00 16.92 25.23 26.44 31.85
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 23.78 28.71 31.25 36.06 40.41
Engineers......................................................... 28.46 30.83 33.02 36.27 41.83
Mechanical engineers............................................ 31.11 35.11 36.27 38.58 45.54
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 16.81 16.81 24.39 25.89 28.71
Community and social services occupations........................... 11.80 13.21 16.93 19.22 22.64
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 21.00 26.67 34.00 45.44 48.76
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 25.34 28.29 34.84 45.36 48.36
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.01 27.55 35.93 45.44 48.76
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.21 27.76 36.25 45.44 48.36
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 24.41 27.02 34.48 45.87 50.08
Secondary school teachers....................................... 26.31 29.85 35.89 43.49 47.76
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 25.34 29.42 38.42 45.36 47.76
Special education teachers...................................... 25.97 28.27 31.02 38.91 46.78
Teacher assistants................................................ 8.60 9.75 11.95 13.38 13.48
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 17.25 18.95 25.18 29.23 36.99
Registered nurses................................................. 22.50 23.75 26.84 29.23 32.36
Therapists........................................................ 20.90 24.38 25.86 31.25 32.50
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.26 16.10 17.60 18.43 18.96
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.00 10.35 11.02 13.66 14.85
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.00 10.00 10.87 11.66 13.15
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.35 10.35 10.96 12.35 13.45
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.83 3.35 7.25 9.00 12.46
Cooks............................................................. 8.50 8.50 10.41 12.01 13.00
Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.83 2.83 2.85 3.35 3.75
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.83 2.83 2.83 3.00 3.35
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.50 7.00 7.70 8.00 12.46
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.70 12.46
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.50 8.25 8.50 10.00 12.38
Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.50 8.00 8.50 9.59 11.00
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.00 8.40 8.50 9.72 11.00
Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.21 7.50 9.00 10.00 10.88
Child care workers................................................ $7.00 $7.50 $7.50 $7.75 $8.50
Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.30 7.60 9.85 17.50 29.55
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.37 19.26 27.47 29.55 29.55
Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.00 6.75 8.00 9.62 12.50
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.30 7.00 7.75 8.75 10.97
Cashiers...................................................... 6.30 7.00 7.75 8.75 10.97
Retail salespersons............................................. 6.50 7.60 9.20 10.71 13.30
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 8.00 10.77 12.50 15.40 18.50
Financial clerks.................................................. 10.00 10.77 11.43 12.85 15.22
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.26 11.33 11.88 12.50 14.49
Tellers......................................................... 10.00 10.77 10.77 12.85 14.69
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.27 13.62 15.87 18.30 19.92
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 11.27 13.62 14.50 18.30 19.92
Office clerks, general............................................ 10.50 11.00 12.05 14.25 16.77
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 12.25 14.40 17.25 21.00 24.35
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 12.00 15.00 18.50 22.00 25.42
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers.......................................................... 14.88 17.08 18.97 20.54 21.79
Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 18.25 19.28 20.54 20.64 22.09
Production occupations.............................................. 7.50 10.16 14.31 18.93 21.45
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 16.17 16.29 16.74 26.44 32.26
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 7.00 9.85 17.84 19.84 21.45
Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 12.85 13.40 14.18 14.18 15.75
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic.......................................................... 11.90 12.95 14.00 17.21 20.50
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 11.50 12.09 13.77 17.00 19.05
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.65 15.45 20.97 21.16 22.02
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 13.75 16.46 20.97 21.16 22.02
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 13.44 13.69 15.70 23.85 23.85
Printers.......................................................... 17.40 17.40 20.23 21.79 21.91
Printing machine operators...................................... 17.91 19.54 21.10 21.87 21.91
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 12.47 16.19 18.82 20.78 20.78
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 13.09 13.23 14.80 15.29 15.37
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 7.50 7.50 8.00 13.60 18.86
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.12 11.85 13.00 15.25 16.31
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.00 13.80 15.75 16.18 16.25
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.00 15.00 16.18 16.18 16.42
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.30 13.69 14.84 15.55 18.99
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.50 11.85 12.95 13.46 13.66
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.00 8.00 11.85 12.80 13.35
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), York, PA, October 2006
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $7.60 $10.00 $13.97 $19.92 $27.60
Management occupations.............................................. 20.11 23.88 28.91 38.97 42.52
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.15 18.76 23.68 28.69 40.00
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 16.15 18.46 18.76 20.50 22.84
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 15.00 16.92 25.23 26.44 31.85
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 23.78 28.71 31.25 36.06 40.41
Engineers......................................................... 28.46 30.83 33.02 36.27 41.83
Mechanical engineers............................................ 31.11 35.11 36.27 38.58 45.54
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 16.81 16.81 24.39 25.89 28.71
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 17.17 19.05 25.68 29.31 37.89
Registered nurses................................................. 22.50 23.75 26.84 29.23 32.36
Therapists........................................................ 20.90 24.38 25.86 31.25 32.50
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.08 15.49 17.60 18.43 18.75
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.00 10.31 11.28 14.20 14.85
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.00 10.00 10.96 11.85 13.15
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.31 10.91 11.18 13.12 13.81
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.83 3.35 7.25 8.75 12.01
Cooks............................................................. 8.50 8.50 10.41 12.00 13.00
Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.83 2.83 2.85 3.35 3.75
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.83 2.83 2.83 3.00 3.35
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.50 7.00 7.60 8.00 12.46
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast
food........................................................... 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.40 12.46
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.50 8.04 8.50 9.90 11.75
Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.00 8.00 8.50 9.00 10.50
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.00 8.25 8.50 9.00 10.50
Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.21 7.50 9.00 10.00 10.88
Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.30 7.60 9.78 17.50 29.55
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.37 19.26 27.47 29.55 29.55
Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.00 6.75 8.00 9.62 12.50
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.30 6.80 7.75 8.35 10.25
Cashiers...................................................... 6.30 6.80 7.75 8.35 10.25
Retail salespersons............................................. 6.50 7.60 9.20 10.71 13.30
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 8.00 10.77 12.50 15.75 18.50
Financial clerks.................................................. 10.56 10.77 11.43 12.85 15.22
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.30 11.33 12.50 12.50 14.49
Tellers......................................................... 10.00 10.77 10.77 12.85 14.69
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 11.27 13.62 16.83 19.02 19.92
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 11.27 13.62 16.83 19.92 19.92
Office clerks, general............................................ 11.00 11.36 12.05 14.33 16.99
Construction and extraction occupations............................. $12.25 $14.40 $17.36 $21.00 $24.35
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 11.93 15.50 18.97 22.04 25.42
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers.......................................................... 14.88 17.83 18.97 20.54 21.92
Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 18.25 19.28 20.54 20.64 22.09
Production occupations.............................................. 7.50 10.07 14.25 18.93 21.45
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 16.17 16.29 16.74 26.44 32.26
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 7.00 9.85 17.84 19.84 21.45
Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 12.85 13.40 14.18 14.18 15.75
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic.......................................................... 11.90 12.95 14.00 17.21 20.50
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 11.50 12.09 13.77 17.00 19.05
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.65 15.45 20.97 21.16 22.02
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 13.75 16.46 20.97 21.16 22.02
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 13.44 13.69 15.70 23.85 23.85
Printers.......................................................... 17.40 17.40 20.23 21.79 21.91
Printing machine operators...................................... 17.91 19.54 21.10 21.87 21.91
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 12.47 16.19 18.82 20.78 20.78
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 13.09 13.23 14.80 15.29 15.37
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 7.50 7.50 8.00 12.98 18.86
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.00 11.85 13.00 15.00 16.25
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.00 13.80 16.00 16.18 16.25
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.00 15.00 16.18 16.18 16.42
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.30 13.69 14.84 15.55 18.99
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.50 11.85 12.95 13.46 13.66
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.00 8.00 11.85 12.80 13.35
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), York, PA, October 2006
Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $10.35 $13.38 $20.13 $33.41 $44.61
Management occupations.............................................. 29.61 29.61 34.34 38.94 42.13
Education administrators.......................................... 32.85 33.29 33.47 40.49 43.56
Community and social services occupations........................... 15.43 16.26 17.97 20.01 38.38
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 22.85 26.99 33.55 44.23 48.36
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 25.34 28.29 34.84 45.36 48.36
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.01 27.55 35.93 45.44 48.76
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.21 27.76 36.25 45.44 48.36
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 24.41 27.02 34.48 45.87 50.08
Secondary school teachers....................................... 26.31 29.85 35.89 43.49 47.76
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 25.34 29.42 38.42 45.36 47.76
Special education teachers...................................... 25.97 28.27 31.02 38.91 46.78
Teacher assistants................................................ 8.60 9.75 11.95 13.38 13.48
Protective service occupations...................................... 17.17 17.17 20.13 26.36 33.66
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.83 8.22 10.26 13.72 13.72
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.71 9.63 12.63 14.37 16.06
Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.71 9.56 11.21 13.18 14.64
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.45 9.82 11.43 13.28 14.64
Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.84 7.00 7.50 7.50 9.24
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.81 10.31 12.91 14.17 15.16
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 12.22 12.91 14.17 14.50 16.21
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.22 12.91 14.17 14.17 14.50
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 10.60 12.12 13.94 15.95 17.49
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), York, PA, October 2006
Full-time workers
Occupation(3)
10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $8.50 $11.50 $15.39 $21.10 $30.50
Management occupations.............................................. 22.00 24.27 30.81 38.97 42.52
Education administrators.......................................... 33.29 33.29 37.82 52.74 56.92
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.00 18.46 22.36 27.27 40.00
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 16.15 18.46 18.76 20.50 22.84
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 15.00 16.92 25.23 26.44 31.85
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 25.89 28.72 31.25 36.06 40.87
Engineers......................................................... 29.49 31.25 33.02 36.34 44.56
Mechanical engineers............................................ 31.11 35.11 36.27 38.58 45.54
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 16.81 16.81 24.39 25.89 28.71
Community and social services occupations........................... 12.15 14.47 16.93 18.68 21.97
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 22.15 27.02 35.10 45.68 49.22
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 25.44 28.35 35.55 45.36 48.36
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.44 28.04 36.13 45.71 48.76
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 26.24 28.39 36.89 45.44 48.46
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 24.41 27.02 34.48 45.87 50.08
Secondary school teachers....................................... 25.90 29.85 35.89 44.23 47.76
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 25.34 29.42 38.42 45.36 47.76
Special education teachers...................................... 25.97 28.27 31.02 38.91 46.78
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 17.33 18.69 25.68 30.11 41.00
Registered nurses................................................. 22.00 24.32 26.98 30.11 32.80
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 15.49 16.05 17.60 18.43 18.95
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.00 10.35 10.97 13.15 14.85
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.00 10.00 10.82 11.50 12.90
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 10.35 10.35 10.96 11.88 13.15
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.00 7.94 8.82 12.01 13.00
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.00 8.50 8.61 10.67 12.38
Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.00 8.35 8.50 9.80 11.00
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.00 8.35 8.50 9.50 11.00
Sales and related occupations....................................... 9.00 10.35 14.12 22.60 31.94
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.37 19.26 27.47 29.55 29.55
Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.07 9.20 10.00 12.50 14.68
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.07 8.07 10.00 12.00 13.50
Cashiers...................................................... 8.07 8.07 10.00 12.00 13.50
Retail salespersons............................................. 8.64 9.25 10.31 12.50 14.68
Office and administrative support occupations....................... $10.11 $11.01 $12.69 $15.87 $18.50
Financial clerks.................................................. 10.56 10.77 11.43 12.99 15.22
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.26 11.33 12.50 12.50 14.49
Tellers......................................................... 10.00 10.77 10.77 12.85 14.69
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 9.96 10.11 10.11 18.75 18.75
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 12.91 14.17 16.83 18.47 19.92
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.22 14.17 16.83 19.92 19.92
Office clerks, general............................................ 10.50 11.00 12.05 14.25 16.95
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 12.25 14.40 17.25 21.00 24.35
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 12.00 15.50 18.50 22.00 25.42
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers.......................................................... 14.88 17.08 18.97 20.54 21.79
Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 18.25 19.28 20.54 20.64 22.09
Production occupations.............................................. 7.50 10.23 14.36 19.05 21.45
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 16.17 16.29 16.74 26.44 32.26
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 7.00 9.85 17.84 19.84 21.45
Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 12.85 13.40 14.18 14.18 15.75
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic.......................................................... 11.90 12.95 14.00 17.21 20.50
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 11.50 12.09 13.77 17.00 19.05
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 13.65 15.45 20.97 21.16 22.02
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 13.75 16.46 20.97 21.16 22.02
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 13.44 13.69 15.70 23.85 23.85
Printers.......................................................... 17.40 17.40 20.23 21.79 21.91
Printing machine operators...................................... 17.91 19.54 21.10 21.87 21.91
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 12.47 16.19 20.29 20.78 20.78
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 13.09 13.23 14.80 15.29 15.37
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 7.50 7.50 8.00 13.60 18.86
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 10.00 11.90 13.21 15.75 16.60
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.00 13.80 15.75 16.18 16.25
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.00 15.00 16.18 16.18 16.42
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 11.30 13.69 14.84 15.55 18.99
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.50 11.85 12.95 13.46 13.66
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 11.46 12.95 13.00 13.50 20.78
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.00 10.52 11.85 12.80 13.35
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), York, PA, October 2006
Part-time workers
Occupation(3)
10 25 Median 75 90
50
All workers........................................................... $3.35 $6.45 $7.70 $10.00 $14.20
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 11.81 12.50 13.41 33.61 33.61
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 10.00 23.05 24.50 29.00 29.50
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.83 2.85 6.50 8.00 9.65
Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.83 2.83 2.85 3.35 4.00
Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.83 2.83 2.85 3.00 3.35
Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.25 6.50 7.25 7.46 8.70
Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee
shop........................................................... 7.46 7.46 7.46 7.68 10.36
Child care workers................................................ 7.00 7.50 7.50 7.75 8.50
Sales and related occupations....................................... 6.00 6.30 7.25 8.00 8.35
Retail sales workers.............................................. 6.00 6.30 7.25 8.00 8.35
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 6.15 6.75 7.25 7.88 8.25
Cashiers...................................................... 6.15 6.75 7.25 7.88 8.25
Retail salespersons............................................. 6.50 6.75 7.60 8.06 10.04
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 6.00 6.45 7.88 11.00 13.62
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 7.40 10.60 11.97 11.97 11.97
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each
establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the
hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are
paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime,
vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for
more information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups
may include data for categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
Table 11. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, York, PA, October
2006
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $17.83 $15.39 $708 $614 39.7 $36,257 $32,219 2,033
Management occupations.............................................. 32.72 30.81 1,401 1,332 42.8 72,731 69,249 2,223
Education administrators.......................................... 41.57 37.82 1,625 1,513 39.1 82,932 78,670 1,995
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.61 22.36 1,031 979 41.9 53,614 50,900 2,179
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.56 18.76 969 826 44.9 50,374 42,954 2,337
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 22.96 25.23 919 1,009 40.0 47,790 52,478 2,081
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.45 31.25 1,298 1,250 40.0 67,459 65,000 2,079
Engineers......................................................... 34.77 33.02 1,391 1,321 40.0 72,263 68,682 2,078
Mechanical engineers............................................ 37.61 36.27 1,505 1,451 40.0 77,947 75,442 2,072
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.19 24.39 928 976 40.0 48,236 50,737 2,080
Community and social services occupations........................... 17.93 16.93 681 660 38.0 34,710 34,426 1,936
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 35.65 35.10 1,341 1,290 37.6 52,149 50,746 1,463
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 36.45 35.55 1,378 1,313 37.8 52,857 50,989 1,450
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 36.91 36.13 1,396 1,365 37.8 53,300 51,873 1,444
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 37.05 36.89 1,410 1,412 38.1 53,658 53,468 1,448
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 36.59 34.48 1,363 1,278 37.3 52,504 49,504 1,435
Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.62 35.89 1,375 1,278 37.5 53,027 55,034 1,448
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 37.34 38.42 1,407 1,441 37.7 53,550 55,034 1,434
Special education teachers...................................... 33.15 31.02 1,274 1,210 38.4 49,588 46,374 1,496
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.04 25.68 1,049 966 38.8 54,537 50,211 2,017
Registered nurses................................................. 27.33 26.98 1,061 1,013 38.8 55,176 52,660 2,019
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.41 17.60 684 697 39.3 35,554 36,267 2,043
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.80 10.97 433 431 36.7 22,528 22,431 1,910
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.82 10.82 409 411 37.8 21,282 21,366 1,967
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.31 10.96 422 411 37.4 21,965 21,366 1,942
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.28 8.82 357 320 38.5 18,582 16,640 2,003
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.70 8.61 384 344 39.6 19,800 17,888 2,042
Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.23 8.50 365 340 39.6 18,951 17,680 2,052
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 9.15 8.50 366 340 40.0 19,023 17,680 2,080
Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.73 14.12 723 628 40.8 37,584 32,655 2,120
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 24.15 27.47 971 1,099 40.2 50,472 57,136 2,090
Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.07 10.00 440 400 39.8 22,889 20,800 2,068
Cashiers, all workers........................................... $10.57 $10.00 $420 $400 39.8 $21,862 $20,800 2,069
Cashiers...................................................... 10.57 10.00 420 400 39.8 21,862 20,800 2,069
Retail salespersons............................................. 11.30 10.31 449 412 39.8 23,361 21,403 2,067
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.60 12.69 540 502 39.7 27,968 26,125 2,056
Financial clerks.................................................. 12.29 11.43 486 457 39.6 25,281 23,774 2,057
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.17 12.50 473 475 38.9 24,612 24,710 2,022
Tellers......................................................... 11.80 10.77 472 431 40.0 24,537 22,402 2,080
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.53 10.11 501 404 40.0 25,908 21,020 2,068
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 16.57 16.83 643 673 38.8 33,053 35,006 1,995
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.32 16.83 628 673 38.5 32,154 35,006 1,970
Office clerks, general............................................ 12.95 12.05 515 482 39.8 26,797 25,064 2,069
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.42 17.25 737 690 40.0 38,310 35,880 2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.85 18.50 753 740 39.9 39,127 38,480 2,076
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers.......................................................... 18.48 18.97 736 755 39.8 38,271 39,355 2,070
Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.88 20.54 795 822 40.0 41,354 42,719 2,080
Production occupations.............................................. 14.88 14.36 595 570 40.0 30,900 29,640 2,077
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 21.36 16.74 854 670 40.0 44,422 34,819 2,080
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.97 17.84 599 714 40.0 31,098 37,107 2,077
Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.26 14.18 565 564 39.6 29,381 29,349 2,061
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic.......................................................... 15.16 14.00 606 560 40.0 31,489 29,120 2,077
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 14.72 13.77 589 551 40.0 30,620 28,642 2,080
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.81 20.97 752 839 40.0 39,118 43,618 2,080
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 19.16 20.97 766 839 40.0 39,849 43,618 2,080
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 18.12 15.70 725 628 40.0 37,688 32,656 2,080
Printers.......................................................... 19.72 20.23 790 814 40.1 41,098 42,341 2,084
Printing machine operators...................................... $20.50 $21.10 $822 $849 40.1 $42,767 $44,162 2,086
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.87 20.29 755 812 40.0 39,256 42,203 2,080
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.27 14.80 560 556 39.2 29,103 28,915 2,040
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.93 8.00 437 320 40.0 22,742 16,640 2,080
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.55 13.21 540 520 39.9 28,096 27,040 2,073
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.36 15.75 572 647 39.8 29,750 33,654 2,072
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.89 16.18 662 647 41.6 34,419 33,654 2,166
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.72 14.84 584 593 39.6 30,349 30,861 2,062
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.82 12.95 512 518 39.9 26,625 26,936 2,077
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.69 13.00 547 520 40.0 28,465 27,040 2,080
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.39 11.85 453 474 39.7 23,535 24,654 2,067
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another
firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard
pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all
workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,
exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,
exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
Table 12. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, York, PA,
October 2006
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $17.15 $15.00 $684 $600 39.9 $35,517 $31,200 2,071
Management occupations.............................................. 32.06 28.91 1,410 1,232 44.0 73,303 64,076 2,286
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.19 23.68 1,058 995 42.0 54,990 51,746 2,183
Accountants and auditors.......................................... 21.56 18.76 969 826 44.9 50,374 42,954 2,337
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 22.96 25.23 919 1,009 40.0 47,790 52,478 2,081
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 32.45 31.25 1,298 1,250 40.0 67,459 65,000 2,079
Engineers......................................................... 34.77 33.02 1,391 1,321 40.0 72,263 68,682 2,078
Mechanical engineers............................................ 37.61 36.27 1,505 1,451 40.0 77,947 75,442 2,072
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.19 24.39 928 976 40.0 48,236 50,737 2,080
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 27.26 25.86 1,058 975 38.8 55,036 50,710 2,019
Registered nurses................................................. 27.33 26.98 1,061 1,013 38.8 55,180 52,660 2,019
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 17.21 17.60 680 693 39.5 35,363 36,046 2,055
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.85 11.28 437 441 36.9 22,725 22,922 1,918
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.88 10.96 416 411 38.2 21,644 21,366 1,989
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.58 11.07 441 425 38.1 22,918 22,122 1,980
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.28 8.82 357 320 38.5 18,582 16,640 2,003
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.30 8.50 368 340 39.6 19,136 17,680 2,058
Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.89 8.50 351 340 39.5 18,247 17,680 2,053
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 8.83 8.50 353 340 40.0 18,370 17,680 2,080
Sales and related occupations....................................... 17.78 14.38 726 628 40.8 37,736 32,655 2,122
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 24.15 27.47 971 1,099 40.2 50,472 57,136 2,090
Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.03 10.00 439 400 39.8 22,852 20,800 2,071
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.40 9.78 416 391 40.0 21,636 20,342 2,080
Cashiers...................................................... 10.40 9.78 416 391 40.0 21,636 20,342 2,080
Retail salespersons............................................. 11.30 10.31 449 412 39.8 23,361 21,403 2,067
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.70 12.69 546 502 39.9 28,412 26,125 2,073
Financial clerks.................................................. 12.34 11.43 491 457 39.8 25,533 23,774 2,068
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 12.31 12.50 485 500 39.4 25,205 26,000 2,047
Tellers......................................................... 11.80 10.77 472 431 40.0 24,537 22,402 2,080
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.53 10.11 501 404 40.0 25,908 21,020 2,068
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.76 17.71 704 702 39.6 36,621 36,504 2,062
Office clerks, general............................................ 13.11 12.05 523 482 39.9 27,218 25,064 2,075
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.34 17.36 734 694 40.0 38,153 36,109 2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... $18.94 $18.97 $757 $759 40.0 $39,365 $39,458 2,078
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers.......................................................... 18.61 18.97 743 759 39.9 38,636 39,458 2,076
Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 19.88 20.54 795 822 40.0 41,359 42,719 2,080
Production occupations.............................................. 14.87 14.33 594 570 40.0 30,883 29,640 2,077
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 21.36 16.74 854 670 40.0 44,422 34,819 2,080
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.97 17.84 599 714 40.0 31,098 37,107 2,077
Miscellaneous food processing workers............................. 14.26 14.18 565 564 39.6 29,381 29,349 2,061
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic.......................................................... 15.16 14.00 606 560 40.0 31,489 29,120 2,077
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 14.72 13.77 589 551 40.0 30,620 28,642 2,080
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 18.81 20.97 752 839 40.0 39,118 43,618 2,080
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers........................ 19.16 20.97 766 839 40.0 39,849 43,618 2,080
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 18.12 15.70 725 628 40.0 37,688 32,656 2,080
Printers.......................................................... 19.72 20.23 790 814 40.1 41,098 42,341 2,084
Printing machine operators...................................... 20.50 21.10 822 849 40.1 42,767 44,162 2,086
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.87 20.29 755 812 40.0 39,256 42,203 2,080
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.27 14.80 560 556 39.2 29,103 28,915 2,040
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 10.91 8.00 436 320 40.0 22,692 16,640 2,080
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.53 13.18 540 520 39.9 28,070 27,040 2,075
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 14.43 16.00 575 647 39.8 29,884 33,654 2,071
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.89 16.18 662 647 41.6 34,419 33,654 2,166
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.72 14.84 584 593 39.6 30,349 30,861 2,062
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.82 12.95 512 518 39.9 26,634 26,936 2,077
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.69 13.00 548 520 40.0 28,485 27,040 2,080
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.39 11.85 453 474 39.7 23,535 24,654 2,067
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another
firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard
pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all
workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,
exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,
exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
Table 13. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours,
York, PA, October 2006
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $24.88 $21.25 $948 $810 38.1 $42,592 $40,015 1,712
Management occupations.............................................. 35.69 34.47 1,369 1,339 38.4 70,494 69,618 1,975
Education administrators.......................................... 37.33 33.47 1,476 1,339 39.5 74,947 69,618 2,008
Community and social services occupations........................... 20.59 17.97 773 674 37.5 38,710 35,971 1,880
Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.90 33.77 1,310 1,256 37.5 50,356 48,856 1,443
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 36.45 35.55 1,378 1,313 37.8 52,857 50,989 1,450
Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 36.91 36.13 1,396 1,365 37.8 53,300 51,873 1,444
Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 37.05 36.89 1,410 1,412 38.1 53,658 53,468 1,448
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 36.59 34.48 1,363 1,278 37.3 52,504 49,504 1,435
Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.62 35.89 1,375 1,278 37.5 53,027 55,034 1,448
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational
education.................................................... 37.34 38.42 1,407 1,441 37.7 53,550 55,034 1,434
Special education teachers...................................... 33.15 31.02 1,274 1,210 38.4 49,588 46,374 1,496
Protective service occupations...................................... 22.81 20.13 937 805 41.1 48,755 41,870 2,138
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.28 12.93 491 517 40.0 23,884 23,774 1,945
Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.58 11.21 463 448 40.0 23,673 22,298 2,045
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.82 11.61 473 464 40.0 24,589 24,149 2,080
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.54 12.91 470 496 37.5 23,593 25,779 1,882
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.10 14.17 525 503 37.3 26,370 25,795 1,870
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.72 14.17 505 496 36.8 25,196 25,795 1,837
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 14.25 13.94 556 558 39.0 28,948 28,995 2,031
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another
firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard
pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all
workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,
exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,
exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings(1) of private industry
establishments for major occupational groups, York, PA, October 2006
1-99 100-499 500
Occupational group(2) Total workers workers workers
or more
All workers.................................. $16.06 $14.47 $16.28 $19.34
Management, professional, and related...... 27.11 25.19 26.54 30.97
Management, business, and financial...... 28.28 27.24 30.80 27.27
Professional and related................. 26.62 23.84 25.12 31.80
Service.................................... 8.73 8.25 9.73 –
Sales and office........................... 13.26 13.41 12.71 14.21
Sales and related........................ 13.55 14.17 13.61 –
Office and administrative support........ 13.05 13.08 11.07 15.15
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................... 18.60 16.46 – 21.75
Construction and extraction............. 18.34 15.99 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 18.90 16.97 20.89 –
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................... 14.30 13.45 13.83 15.75
Production............................... 14.85 12.71 14.54 18.55
Transportation and material moving....... 13.39 14.98 11.83 –
B
1-99 100-499 500
Total workers workers workers
or more
Occupational group(2)
Relative error(3)
(percent)
Relative error(3) (percent)
All workers........................................................... 3.2 6.1 5.4 7.1
Management, professional, and related............................... 3.4 7.9 4.3 3.7
Management, business, and financial............................... 8.1 13.9 12.3 10.6
Professional and related.......................................... 5.1 14.6 6.3 4.6
Service............................................................. 2.7 4.5 1.9 –
Sales and office.................................................... 2.2 5.3 .8 2.8
Sales and related................................................. 6.1 13.4 4.8 –
Office and administrative support................................. 5.1 5.5 11.0 3.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.3 6.8 – 10.3
Construction and extraction...................................... 6.0 3.0 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 7.2 14.3 8.6 –
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 4.5 9.8 8.3 8.2
Production........................................................ 6.1 13.8 8.3 4.6
Transportation and material moving................................ 4.2 4.5 9.2 –
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay,
cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used
to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for
full-time(1) private industry workers, York, PA, October 2006
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $15.84 $14.42 $631 $570 39.9 $32,836 $29,640 2,073
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 25.44 20.50 1,086 1,025 42.7 56,451 53,300 2,219
Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.13 8.50 351 317 38.4 18,241 16,507 1,998
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.17 8.50 362 340 39.5 18,843 17,680 2,055
Building cleaning workers......................................... 8.67 8.50 342 340 39.4 17,778 17,680 2,050
Sales and related occupations....................................... 25.79 22.84 1,032 913 40.0 53,651 47,501 2,080
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.25 12.50 529 500 39.9 27,509 26,000 2,076
Financial clerks.................................................. 11.94 11.33 475 440 39.8 24,681 22,880 2,067
Tellers......................................................... 11.80 10.77 472 431 40.0 24,537 22,402 2,080
Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.99 14.40 640 576 40.0 33,269 29,952 2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 16.97 16.43 679 657 40.0 35,289 34,179 2,080
Production occupations.............................................. 12.71 12.50 508 500 40.0 26,435 26,000 2,080
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.14 15.75 629 647 41.5 32,690 33,654 2,160
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 15.57 16.18 650 647 41.8 33,819 33,654 2,173
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 15.86 16.18 665 647 41.9 34,560 33,654 2,180
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another
firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard
pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all
workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,
exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half
of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year,
exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for
full-time(1) private industry workers, York, PA, October 2006
Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5)
Occupation(2)
Mean Mean
Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual
hours hours
All workers........................................................... $18.04 $15.87 $720 $635 39.9 $37,343 $33,001 2,070
Management occupations.............................................. 31.73 28.91 1,456 1,384 45.9 75,711 71,989 2,386
Business and financial operations occupations....................... 24.38 24.47 975 979 40.0 50,701 50,900 2,080
Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.59 25.23 944 1,009 40.0 49,112 52,478 2,082
Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 31.39 30.83 1,255 1,233 40.0 65,215 62,218 2,078
Engineers......................................................... 35.18 34.89 1,407 1,396 40.0 73,061 72,363 2,077
Mechanical engineers............................................ 37.61 36.27 1,505 1,451 40.0 77,947 75,442 2,072
Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 23.19 24.39 928 976 40.0 48,236 50,737 2,080
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 28.64 26.12 1,122 1,013 39.2 58,360 52,660 2,037
Registered nurses................................................. 27.33 26.98 1,061 1,013 38.8 55,180 52,660 2,019
Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.10 10.96 426 411 38.3 22,138 21,366 1,994
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.88 10.96 416 411 38.2 21,644 21,366 1,989
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.58 11.07 441 425 38.1 22,918 22,122 1,980
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.55 9.50 422 380 40.0 21,949 19,760 2,081
Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.55 9.50 422 380 40.0 21,949 19,760 2,081
Sales and related occupations....................................... 15.63 12.50 641 509 41.0 33,347 26,468 2,134
Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.03 10.00 439 400 39.8 22,852 20,800 2,071
Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.40 9.78 416 391 40.0 21,636 20,342 2,080
Cashiers...................................................... 10.40 9.78 416 391 40.0 21,636 20,342 2,080
Retail salespersons............................................. 11.30 10.31 449 412 39.8 23,361 21,403 2,067
Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.30 13.90 570 556 39.8 29,602 28,904 2,071
Financial clerks.................................................. 13.58 11.43 541 457 39.9 28,141 23,774 2,072
Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.53 10.11 501 404 40.0 25,908 21,020 2,068
Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.88 17.71 708 702 39.6 36,800 36,504 2,058
Office clerks, general............................................ 13.81 14.03 550 561 39.9 28,624 29,182 2,073
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.96 19.28 838 771 40.0 43,523 40,096 2,077
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers.......................................................... 18.51 18.97 739 759 39.9 38,404 39,458 2,075
Industrial machinery mechanics.................................. 20.06 20.54 802 822 40.0 41,723 42,719 2,080
Production occupations.............................................. 15.68 15.50 626 620 40.0 32,552 32,148 2,076
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating
workers.......................................................... 23.45 24.32 938 973 40.0 48,774 50,577 2,080
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 14.78 16.81 591 672 40.0 30,704 34,965 2,077
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic.......................................................... $15.34 $14.33 $614 $573 40.0 $31,841 $29,765 2,075
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and
tenders, metal and plastic..................................... 14.25 12.97 570 519 40.0 29,634 26,978 2,080
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers........................... 19.78 21.16 791 846 40.0 41,138 44,013 2,080
Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers.................... 18.12 15.70 725 628 40.0 37,688 32,656 2,080
Printers.......................................................... 20.37 21.10 817 849 40.1 42,479 44,162 2,086
Printing machine operators...................................... 20.50 21.10 822 849 40.1 42,767 44,162 2,086
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 18.87 20.29 755 812 40.0 39,256 42,203 2,080
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders............... 14.27 14.80 560 556 39.2 29,103 28,915 2,040
Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 12.57 9.75 503 390 40.0 26,150 20,280 2,081
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.05 12.95 515 518 39.4 26,769 26,936 2,051
Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 14.45 14.80 573 564 39.6 29,773 29,349 2,060
Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.91 12.95 516 518 39.9 26,810 26,936 2,077
Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.39 11.85 453 474 39.7 23,535 24,654 2,067
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, York, PA, October 2006
Union Nonunion
Occupational group(3) Private State and Private State and
Civilian industry local Civilian industry local
workers workers government workers workers government
workers workers
All workers........................................................... $20.64 $17.55 $26.20 $16.05 $15.89 $20.66
Management, professional, and related............................... 33.73 – 34.22 26.99 27.09 26.01
Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 28.32 28.28 28.74
Professional and related.......................................... 33.51 – 34.00 26.43 26.58 24.82
Service............................................................. 16.11 – 16.14 8.85 8.72 12.94
Sales and office.................................................... 13.26 – 13.09 13.22 13.26 12.03
Sales and related................................................. – – – 13.55 13.55 –
Office and administrative support................................. 13.30 – 13.18 12.98 13.03 12.03
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 22.28 23.38 16.39 17.99 17.93 –
Construction and extraction...................................... 21.55 – – 18.13 18.02 –
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 22.63 23.73 – 17.80 17.80 –
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 16.31 16.37 14.67 13.57 13.57 –
Production........................................................ 16.33 16.32 – 14.13 14.13 –
Transportation and material moving................................ 16.22 16.58 14.09 12.84 12.84 –
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........................................................... 7.0 12.1 1.9 3.0 3.1 1.1
Management, professional, and related............................... 2.1 – 2.1 3.3 3.5 8.2
Management, business, and financial............................... – – – 7.5 8.1 14.8
Professional and related.......................................... 2.2 – 2.2 4.9 5.2 6.6
Service............................................................. 5.4 – 5.5 2.6 2.7 10.6
Sales and office.................................................... 16.5 – 2.9 2.0 2.0 6.9
Sales and related................................................. – – – 6.1 6.1 –
Office and administrative support................................. 17.3 – 2.9 4.5 4.7 6.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 9.9 9.4 5.8 2.8 2.9 –
Construction and extraction...................................... 4.4 – – 7.1 7.5 –
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 13.0 12.1 – 6.8 6.8 –
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 9.0 9.4 5.4 5.0 5.0 –
Production........................................................ 11.9 12.0 – 5.8 5.8 –
Transportation and material moving................................ 8.2 11.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 –
1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments,
and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by
totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a
"confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Table 18. Time and incentive workers(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, York, PA, October
2006
Time Incentive
Occupational group(3)
Civilian Private Civilian Private
workers industry workers industry
workers workers
All workers........................................................... $16.73 $16.04 $16.57 $16.50
Management, professional, and related............................... 28.06 27.10 – –
Management, business, and financial............................... 28.57 28.27 – –
Professional and related.......................................... 27.88 26.62 – –
Service............................................................. 9.38 8.74 – –
Sales and office.................................................... 12.42 12.42 19.98 19.98
Sales and related................................................. 11.22 11.21 21.67 21.67
Office and administrative support................................. 13.08 13.12 – –
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 18.91 18.92 – –
Construction and extraction...................................... – 18.34 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 19.52 19.64 – –
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 14.38 14.38 12.94 12.94
Production........................................................ 14.96 14.95 – –
Transportation and material moving................................ 13.38 13.36 – –
Time Incentive
Civilian Private Civilian Private
workers industry workers industry
workers workers
Relative error(4)
(percent)
Relative error(4) (percent)
All workers........................................................... 3.3 3.5 9.7 10.1
Management, professional, and related............................... 2.6 3.5 – –
Management, business, and financial............................... 7.5 8.3 – –
Professional and related.......................................... 3.6 5.1 – –
Service............................................................. 3.0 2.7 – –
Sales and office.................................................... 4.2 4.4 6.8 6.8
Sales and related................................................. 9.0 9.1 10.7 10.7
Office and administrative support................................. 5.1 5.5 – –
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 3.3 3.4 – –
Construction and extraction...................................... – 6.0 – –
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 7.3 7.5 – –
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 4.8 4.8 11.4 11.4
Production........................................................ 6.6 6.6 – –
Transportation and material moving................................ 4.4 4.6 – –
1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary. Incentive workers are those whose wages are
at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay,
cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used
to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
Table 19. Industry sector(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for private industry workers by major occupational group, York, PA, October 2006
Goods producing Service providing
Occupational group(3) Trade, Profes- Education Leisure
Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other
tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services
and es business services ity
utilities services
All workers........................................................... $19.51 $17.28 $15.18 – $15.50 $12.29 $20.65 $7.17 -
Management, professional, and related............................... – 28.40 28.36 – 23.67 23.36 26.70 – -
Management, business, and financial............................... – 26.28 29.95 – – – 28.19 – -
Professional and related.......................................... – 28.97 26.58 – – 24.75 26.54 – -
Service............................................................. – – – – – 9.05 11.25 7.17 -
Sales and office.................................................... – 15.09 12.16 – 13.85 12.37 14.18 – -
Sales and related................................................. – – 12.47 – – – – – -
Office and administrative support................................. – 13.76 11.45 – 12.06 12.37 14.18 – -
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 18.66 19.80 18.70 – – – – – -
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. – 18.91 18.48 – – – – – -
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... – 15.48 13.31 – – – – – -
Production........................................................ – 15.64 – – – – – – -
Transportation and material moving................................ – 14.84 13.09 – – – – – -
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........................................................... 2.8 4.6 5.0 – 7.5 17.3 2.4 3.0 -
Management, professional, and related............................... – 11.8 4.0 – 5.0 23.0 1.3 – -
Management, business, and financial............................... – 2.8 11.8 – – – 16.0 – -
Professional and related.......................................... – 12.7 9.3 – – 31.9 2.4 – -
Service............................................................. – – – – – 4.0 7.2 3.0 -
Sales and office.................................................... – 4.4 2.6 – 11.6 6.0 7.4 – -
Sales and related................................................. – – 6.7 – – – – – -
Office and administrative support................................. – 11.6 12.6 – 4.2 6.0 7.4 – -
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 1.7 3.8 20.2 – – – – – -
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. – 8.2 20.0 – – – – – -
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... – 3.1 3.7 – – – – – -
Production........................................................ – 5.4 – – – – – – -
Transportation and material moving................................ – 5.9 3.8 – – – – – -
1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a
sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, York, PA, October 2006
Private State and
Occupational group(2) Civilian industry local
workers workers government
workers
All workers........................................................... 166,700 151,000 15,700
Management, professional, and related............................... 37,100 27,700 9,400
Management, business, and financial............................... 7,900 6,800 1,000
Professional and related.......................................... 29,200 20,900 8,300
Service............................................................. 33,400 29,900 3,500
Sales and office.................................................... 38,400 36,700 1,600
Sales and related................................................. 16,400 16,300 –
Office and administrative support................................. 22,000 20,400 1,600
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 17,800 17,300 500
Construction and extraction...................................... 9,400 9,200 –
Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 8,400 8,100 –
Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 40,000 39,400 600
Production........................................................ 24,600 24,500 –
Transportation and material moving................................ 15,500 14,900 600
1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the
number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the
survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure
employment trends or levels.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system. See appendix B for more information.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, York, PA, October 2006
Private State and
Establishments Total industry local
government
Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 10,995 10,965 30
Total in sample....................................................... 215 190 25
Responding........................................................ 143 122 21
Refused or unable to provide data................................. 45 41 4
Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 27 27 0
1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed
from State unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2002 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical
location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government
entity.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
Last Modified Date: July 31, 2007
