NC BL 06/00/2002 Table: Birmingham, AL, Bulletin 3110-58, February 2002 Table 1-1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Total Private industry State and local government 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) Total................................................................. $16.28 3.8 38.3 $15.35 4.8 38.4 $19.71 4.3 38.2 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 19.45 4.6 38.2 18.33 6.0 38.1 22.65 4.8 38.4 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.74 5.4 38.8 22.23 9.4 39.3 25.54 5.2 38.1 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.42 4.1 40.5 29.16 4.4 40.5 31.11 11.0 40.4 Sales............................................................. 10.55 14.2 30.7 10.56 14.5 30.5 - - - Administrative support............................................ 11.91 2.7 38.9 11.72 3.2 39.0 12.75 4.1 38.5 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 13.22 5.8 39.5 13.19 6.4 39.8 13.53 4.7 36.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.25 8.0 40.0 17.28 8.6 40.0 16.90 8.6 40.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 12.76 8.9 40.0 12.86 9.4 40.0 - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 13.88 3.8 39.2 13.79 5.1 42.6 14.11 3.3 32.4 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 9.67 4.7 38.8 9.66 5.0 38.8 - - - Service occupations(5).............................................. 11.21 7.5 36.8 9.89 10.5 35.9 14.44 7.0 39.2 Full time........................................................... 16.64 3.7 39.7 15.75 4.8 40.0 19.78 4.3 38.7 Part time........................................................... 8.38 4.6 21.9 8.19 4.4 22.2 12.42 18.8 18.1 Union............................................................... 18.48 6.2 38.3 17.17 5.3 40.0 21.08 8.0 35.3 Nonunion............................................................ 16.04 4.1 38.3 15.19 5.1 38.2 19.46 5.0 38.8 Time................................................................ 16.06 3.8 38.4 15.02 4.8 38.4 19.71 4.3 38.2 Incentive........................................................... 21.16 16.4 37.7 21.16 16.4 37.7 - - - Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 13.79 6.5 40.2 (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 13.88 13.3 38.1 13.93 13.7 38.1 - - - 100-499 workers..................................................... 14.59 6.4 38.2 13.96 7.2 38.3 20.47 8.5 37.4 500 workers or more................................................. 18.79 4.0 38.6 18.11 5.5 38.7 19.84 5.3 38.4 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and 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. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $16.28 3.8 $15.35 4.8 $19.71 4.3 All excluding sales............................................... 16.58 3.7 15.67 4.7 19.75 4.3 White collar........................................................ 19.45 4.6 18.33 6.0 22.65 4.8 White collar excluding sales.................................... 20.36 3.9 19.43 5.3 22.74 4.8 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.74 5.4 22.23 9.4 25.54 5.2 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.15 6.2 26.13 12.2 28.09 5.0 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... - - - - € € Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... - - - - € € Health related................................................ 22.14 2.8 21.13 3.0 24.19 2.7 Registered nurses........................................... 21.76 2.5 20.47 2.0 24.11 2.7 Teachers, college and university.............................. - - - - - - Teachers, except college and university....................... 27.37 3.7 € € 27.37 3.7 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... - - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners.......................... - - € € - - Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 13.47 11.9 - - - - Social workers.............................................. 13.47 11.9 € € € € Lawyers and judges............................................ - - - - € € Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... - - - - - - Technical....................................................... 15.87 4.3 16.12 5.4 15.31 6.6 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 16.19 11.7 15.77 20.6 € € Licensed practical nurses................................... 13.37 3.2 13.09 3.4 € € Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 12.56 6.8 11.99 8.4 € € Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.42 4.1 29.16 4.4 31.11 11.0 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 30.82 5.5 30.23 6.1 33.69 10.9 Managers, medicine and health............................... 32.64 10.4 € € € € Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 33.52 5.5 33.82 5.8 € € Management related............................................ 27.16 5.3 27.63 5.4 - - Other financial officers.................................... 22.09 3.3 € € € € Sales............................................................. 10.55 14.2 10.56 14.5 - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 11.91 2.7 11.72 3.2 12.75 4.1 Secretaries................................................. 13.40 3.9 13.62 5.8 13.03 3.0 Receptionists............................................... 9.92 4.3 € € € € Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 15.04 8.3 € € € € General office clerks....................................... 11.25 4.5 € € 11.77 6.5 Teachers' aides............................................. 9.03 8.6 € € € € Blue collar......................................................... 13.22 5.8 13.19 6.4 13.53 4.7 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.25 8.0 17.28 8.6 16.90 8.6 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... $12.76 8.9 $12.86 9.4 - - Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 11.45 12.4 11.45 12.4 € € Transportation and material moving................................ 13.88 3.8 13.79 5.1 $14.11 3.3 Truck drivers............................................... 14.29 7.3 14.38 7.7 € € Bus drivers................................................. 13.73 1.7 € € 13.73 1.7 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.67 4.7 9.66 5.0 - - Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.71 14.6 9.71 14.6 € € Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.13 12.9 10.10 16.3 € € Service............................................................. 11.21 7.5 9.89 10.5 14.44 7.0 Protective service............................................ 12.57 14.7 7.74 4.1 17.85 3.6 Guards and police, except public service.................... 7.50 2.8 € € € € Food service.................................................. 14.55 14.8 15.29 14.9 - - Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... - - - - € € Other food service........................................... 16.98 18.7 - - - - Health service................................................ 9.41 3.5 9.32 4.0 - - Health aides, except nursing................................ 11.47 9.9 € € € € Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 8.98 3.7 9.00 4.0 € € Cleaning and building service................................. 8.29 7.1 7.03 6.6 10.86 10.9 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 7.79 6.2 7.01 6.8 9.76 6.4 Personal service.............................................. - - - - - - 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. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-2. Mean hourly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $16.64 3.7 $15.75 4.8 $19.78 4.3 All excluding sales............................................... 16.84 3.6 15.96 4.7 19.82 4.3 White collar........................................................ 19.88 4.5 18.85 5.9 22.69 4.8 White collar excluding sales.................................... 20.51 4.0 19.61 5.3 22.77 4.8 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.81 5.4 22.37 9.5 25.52 5.3 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.20 6.3 26.22 12.4 28.08 5.1 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... - - - - € € Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... - - - - € € Health related................................................ 22.13 2.8 21.13 3.1 24.11 2.7 Registered nurses........................................... 21.77 2.5 20.45 1.9 24.11 2.7 Teachers, college and university.............................. - - - - - - Teachers, except college and university....................... 27.37 3.7 € € 27.37 3.7 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... - - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners.......................... - - € € - - Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 13.47 11.9 - - - - Social workers.............................................. 13.47 11.9 € € € € Lawyers and judges............................................ - - - - € € Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... - - - - € € Technical....................................................... 15.97 4.3 16.26 5.5 15.31 6.6 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 16.45 11.6 € € € € Licensed practical nurses................................... 13.37 3.2 13.09 3.4 € € Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 12.78 6.9 12.27 8.7 € € Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.42 4.1 29.16 4.4 31.11 11.0 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 30.82 5.5 30.23 6.1 33.69 10.9 Managers, medicine and health............................... 32.64 10.4 € € € € Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 33.52 5.5 33.82 5.8 € € Management related............................................ 27.16 5.3 27.63 5.4 - - Other financial officers.................................... 22.09 3.3 € € € € Sales............................................................. 11.64 18.7 11.69 19.2 - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.01 2.7 11.82 3.2 12.81 4.0 Secretaries................................................. 13.40 3.9 13.62 5.8 13.03 3.0 Receptionists............................................... 9.92 4.3 € € € € Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 15.04 8.3 € € € € General office clerks....................................... 11.25 4.5 € € 11.77 6.5 Teachers' aides............................................. 9.03 8.6 € € € € Blue collar......................................................... 13.32 5.9 13.29 6.5 13.51 4.8 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.25 8.0 17.28 8.6 16.90 8.6 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... $12.76 8.9 $12.86 9.4 - - Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 11.45 12.4 11.45 12.4 € € Transportation and material moving................................ 13.98 3.8 13.93 5.1 $14.11 3.4 Truck drivers............................................... 14.29 7.3 14.38 7.7 € € Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.78 4.8 9.78 5.1 - - Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.40 10.4 10.40 10.4 € € Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.13 12.9 10.10 16.3 € € Service............................................................. 11.63 8.2 10.26 11.8 14.56 7.0 Protective service............................................ 13.83 15.5 - - 17.85 3.6 Food service.................................................. 15.40 18.7 - - - - Other food service........................................... 16.98 18.7 € € € € Health service................................................ 9.43 3.5 9.35 4.1 - - Health aides, except nursing................................ 11.47 9.9 € € € € Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 9.00 3.8 9.02 4.1 € € Cleaning and building service................................. $8.40 7.6 $7.12 7.0 $10.96 11.6 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 7.87 6.6 7.11 7.0 9.80 6.9 Personal service.............................................. - - - - - - 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. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-3. Mean hourly earnings,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $8.38 4.6 $8.19 4.4 $12.42 18.8 All excluding sales............................................... 8.79 6.8 8.53 6.6 12.42 18.8 White collar........................................................ 8.96 6.5 8.74 6.2 16.05 41.5 White collar excluding sales.................................... 11.42 9.7 11.02 9.6 16.05 41.5 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 17.52 16.0 16.11 17.0 - - Professional specialty.......................................... 22.72 11.2 - - - - Health related................................................ - - - - - - Teachers, college and university.............................. - - € € - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... - - € € - - Technical....................................................... - - - - € € Sales............................................................. 7.43 6.1 7.43 6.1 € € Administrative support, including clerical........................ 8.80 3.9 - - - - Blue collar......................................................... 7.60 8.8 - - - - Transportation and material moving................................ - - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... - - - - € € Service............................................................. 7.90 6.1 7.85 6.2 - - Protective service............................................ - - - - € € Food service.................................................. - - - - € € Health service................................................ - - - - € € Cleaning and building service................................. - - - - - - Personal service.............................................. - - € € - - 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. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Total Private industry State and local government Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $660 3.8 39.7 $630 4.9 40.0 $765 4.5 38.7 All excluding sales............................................... 668 3.7 39.7 638 4.8 40.0 766 4.5 38.7 White collar........................................................ 789 4.5 39.7 756 6.0 40.1 876 5.0 38.6 White collar excluding sales.................................... 813 4.0 39.6 786 5.4 40.1 879 5.0 38.6 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 931 5.4 39.1 892 9.5 39.9 975 5.3 38.2 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,054 6.4 38.7 1,045 12.4 39.8 1,061 5.8 37.8 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... - - - - - - € € € Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... - - - - - - € € € Health related................................................ 885 2.8 40.0 845 3.1 40.0 964 2.7 40.0 Registered nurses........................................... 871 2.5 40.0 818 1.9 40.0 964 2.7 40.0 Teachers, college and university.............................. - - - - - - - - - Teachers, except college and university....................... 991 4.7 36.2 € € € 991 4.7 36.2 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... - - - - - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners.......................... - - - € € € - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 539 11.9 40.0 - - - - - - Social workers.............................................. 539 11.9 40.0 € € € € € € Lawyers and judges............................................ - - - - - - € € € Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... - - - - - - € € € Technical....................................................... 639 4.3 40.0 650 5.5 40.0 612 6.6 40.0 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 658 11.6 40.0 € € € € € € Licensed practical nurses................................... 535 3.2 40.0 523 3.4 40.0 € € € Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 511 6.9 40.0 491 8.7 40.0 € € € Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,190 4.3 40.5 1,180 4.6 40.5 1,257 11.1 40.4 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,256 5.8 40.8 1,234 6.5 40.8 1,364 10.9 40.5 Managers, medicine and health............................... 1,305 10.4 40.0 € € € € € € Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 1,387 5.2 41.4 1,403 5.5 41.5 € € € Management related............................................ 1,087 5.3 40.0 1,105 5.4 40.0 - - - Other financial officers.................................... 884 3.3 40.0 € € € € € € Sales............................................................. 469 19.2 40.3 471 19.8 40.3 - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 477 2.7 39.7 472 3.2 39.9 499 4.5 38.9 Secretaries................................................. 526 4.2 39.2 541 5.7 39.7 499 4.3 38.3 Receptionists............................................... 397 4.3 40.0 € € € € € € Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 602 8.3 40.0 € € € € € € General office clerks....................................... 450 4.5 40.0 € € € 471 6.5 40.0 Teachers' aides............................................. 344 6.7 38.1 € € € € € € Blue collar......................................................... $532 6.0 40.0 $537 6.5 40.4 $494 7.7 36.6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 690 8.0 40.0 691 8.6 40.0 676 8.6 40.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 510 8.9 40.0 514 9.4 40.0 - - - Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 458 12.4 40.0 458 12.4 40.0 € € € Transportation and material moving................................ 557 6.9 39.8 600 6.3 43.1 468 12.1 33.2 Truck drivers............................................... 612 8.9 42.8 618 9.3 42.9 € € € Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 391 4.8 40.0 391 5.1 40.0 - - - Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 416 10.4 40.0 416 10.4 40.0 € € € Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 405 12.9 40.0 404 16.3 40.0 € € € Service............................................................. 455 10.2 39.1 396 14.7 38.6 586 8.1 40.2 Protective service............................................ 563 16.5 40.7 - - - 753 4.0 42.2 Food service.................................................. 684 26.3 44.5 - - - - - - Other food service........................................... 770 27.8 45.4 € € € € € € Health service................................................ 374 3.7 39.6 370 4.3 39.6 - - - Health aides, except nursing................................ 459 9.9 40.0 € € € € € € Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 356 4.0 39.5 356 4.3 39.5 € € € Cleaning and building service................................. 277 16.0 33.0 216 19.2 30.3 438 11.6 40.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 255 16.4 32.4 215 19.4 30.2 392 6.9 40.0 Personal service.............................................. - - - - - - - - - 1 Earnings are the straight-time weekly 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. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 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. 5 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Total Private industry State and local government Annual earnings Annual earnings Annual earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean annual annual annual Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $33,279 3.8 2,000 $32,535 4.9 2,065 $35,574 4.5 1,799 All excluding sales............................................... 33,623 3.7 1,996 32,942 4.8 2,064 35,631 4.5 1,797 White collar........................................................ 39,183 4.5 1,971 39,026 6.0 2,070 39,545 5.0 1,743 White collar excluding sales.................................... 40,255 4.0 1,962 40,541 5.4 2,067 39,651 5.0 1,741 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 44,112 5.4 1,852 46,107 9.5 2,061 42,226 5.3 1,655 Professional specialty.......................................... 48,124 6.4 1,769 53,800 12.4 2,052 44,195 5.8 1,574 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... - - - - - - € € € Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... - - - - - - € € € Health related................................................ 45,946 2.8 2,076 43,819 3.1 2,074 50,151 2.7 2,080 Registered nurses........................................... 45,239 2.5 2,078 42,473 1.9 2,076 50,151 2.7 2,080 Teachers, college and university.............................. - - - - - - - - - Teachers, except college and university....................... 36,112 4.7 1,319 € € € 36,112 4.7 1,319 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... - - - - - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners.......................... - - - € € € - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 28,009 11.9 2,080 - - - - - - Social workers.............................................. 28,009 11.9 2,080 € € € € € € Lawyers and judges............................................ - - - - - - € € € Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... - - - - - - € € € Technical....................................................... 33,183 4.3 2,078 33,775 5.5 2,077 31,834 6.6 2,080 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 33,961 11.6 2,065 € € € € € € Licensed practical nurses................................... 27,811 3.2 2,080 27,221 3.4 2,080 € € € Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 26,574 6.9 2,080 25,513 8.7 2,080 € € € Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 61,847 4.3 2,103 61,364 4.6 2,105 65,013 11.1 2,090 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 65,254 5.8 2,117 64,161 6.5 2,122 70,480 10.9 2,092 Managers, medicine and health............................... 67,883 10.4 2,080 € € € € € € Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 72,119 5.2 2,151 72,973 5.5 2,157 € € € Management related............................................ 56,502 5.3 2,080 57,468 5.4 2,080 - - - Other financial officers.................................... 45,949 3.3 2,080 € € € € € € Sales............................................................. 24,393 19.2 2,095 24,486 19.8 2,095 - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 24,134 2.7 2,009 24,216 3.2 2,049 23,826 4.5 1,860 Secretaries................................................. 26,473 4.2 1,976 28,055 5.7 2,060 24,027 4.3 1,844 Receptionists............................................... 20,636 4.3 2,080 € € € € € € Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 31,283 8.3 2,080 € € € € € € General office clerks....................................... 23,193 4.5 2,062 € € € 24,112 6.5 2,049 Teachers' aides............................................. 13,203 6.7 1,463 € € € € € € Blue collar......................................................... $27,384 6.0 2,057 $27,750 6.5 2,087 $24,300 7.7 1,798 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 35,320 8.0 2,047 35,332 8.6 2,045 35,151 8.6 2,080 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 26,543 8.9 2,080 26,746 9.4 2,080 - - - Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 23,814 12.4 2,080 23,814 12.4 2,080 € € € Transportation and material moving................................ 27,927 6.9 1,998 31,188 6.3 2,239 21,872 12.1 1,550 Truck drivers............................................... 31,801 8.9 2,225 32,119 9.3 2,233 € € € Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 20,346 4.8 2,080 20,336 5.1 2,080 - - - Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 21,627 10.4 2,080 21,627 10.4 2,080 € € € Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 21,080 12.9 2,080 21,000 16.3 2,080 € € € Service............................................................. 23,143 10.2 1,990 20,359 14.7 1,985 29,106 8.1 1,999 Protective service............................................ 29,093 16.5 2,103 - - - 38,754 4.0 2,171 Food service.................................................. 31,663 26.3 2,056 - - - - - - Other food service........................................... 34,843 27.8 2,052 € € € € € € Health service................................................ 19,409 3.7 2,057 19,203 4.3 2,054 - - - Health aides, except nursing................................ 23,858 9.9 2,080 € € € € € € Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 18,473 4.0 2,052 18,489 4.3 2,050 € € € Cleaning and building service................................. 14,335 16.0 1,707 11,186 19.2 1,572 22,627 11.6 2,065 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 13,248 16.4 1,683 11,170 19.4 1,570 20,185 6.9 2,061 Personal service.............................................. - - - - - - - - - 1 Earnings are the straight-time annual 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. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. 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. 5 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-1. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) all workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $16.28 3.8 $15.35 4.8 $19.71 4.3 All excluding sales............................................... 16.58 3.7 15.67 4.7 19.75 4.3 White collar........................................................ 19.45 4.6 18.33 6.0 22.65 4.8 1....................................................... 8.31 10.8 8.31 11.0 € € 2....................................................... 10.66 3.3 10.56 3.5 10.91 7.8 3....................................................... 9.99 4.0 9.38 3.6 € € 4....................................................... 12.04 3.3 11.93 4.3 12.35 3.7 5....................................................... 17.50 11.4 13.88 6.7 22.21 11.5 6....................................................... 18.67 6.0 18.75 6.3 € € 7....................................................... 18.00 8.3 16.75 11.5 21.72 7.6 8....................................................... 19.21 7.6 18.24 7.7 22.97 18.3 9....................................................... 25.22 3.5 24.44 5.6 26.17 3.6 10........................................................ 34.52 2.5 € € € € 11........................................................ 40.77 11.3 40.76 11.4 € € 12........................................................ 39.06 3.5 39.35 3.8 € € Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.05 15.6 € € € € White collar excluding sales.................................... 20.36 3.9 19.43 5.3 22.74 4.8 1....................................................... 9.14 7.8 9.16 8.0 € € 2....................................................... 10.99 3.9 11.04 3.9 10.91 7.8 3....................................................... 10.83 3.8 10.12 3.2 € € 4....................................................... 11.97 3.3 11.83 4.4 12.35 3.7 5....................................................... 17.66 11.3 14.05 6.6 22.21 11.5 6....................................................... 18.59 6.3 18.67 6.7 € € 7....................................................... 18.00 8.3 16.75 11.5 21.72 7.6 8....................................................... 19.37 9.4 18.10 10.4 22.97 18.3 9....................................................... 25.22 3.5 24.44 5.6 26.17 3.6 10........................................................ 34.88 2.2 € € € € 11........................................................ 41.08 11.7 41.07 11.9 € € 12........................................................ 39.06 3.5 39.35 3.8 € € Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.05 15.6 € € € € Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.74 5.4 22.23 9.4 25.54 5.2 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.15 6.2 26.13 12.2 28.09 5.0 7....................................................... 23.40 5.3 € € 24.20 5.4 8....................................................... 17.06 14.8 15.47 16.9 € € 9....................................................... 25.16 3.8 22.58 6.8 26.44 3.9 10........................................................ 30.81 3.4 € € € € 11........................................................ 43.11 12.7 43.11 12.7 € € Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... - - - - € € Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... - - - - € € Health related................................................ 22.14 2.8 21.13 3.0 24.19 2.7 9....................................................... 22.30 2.5 19.89 1.5 € € Registered nurses........................................... 21.76 2.5 20.47 2.0 24.11 2.7 9....................................................... 22.44 2.5 20.04 1.4 € € Teachers, college and university.............................. - - - - - - Teachers, except college and university....................... $27.37 3.7 € € $27.37 3.7 9....................................................... 28.18 6.5 € € 28.18 6.5 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... - - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners.......................... - - € € - - Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 13.47 11.9 - - - - Social workers.............................................. 13.47 11.9 € € € € Lawyers and judges............................................ - - - - € € Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... - - - - - - Technical....................................................... 15.87 4.3 $16.12 5.4 15.31 6.6 4....................................................... 12.06 9.1 12.52 10.3 € € 7....................................................... 14.66 4.3 14.09 3.8 16.06 9.7 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 16.19 11.7 15.77 20.6 € € Licensed practical nurses................................... 13.37 3.2 13.09 3.4 € € 7....................................................... 13.21 2.7 € € € € Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 12.56 6.8 11.99 8.4 € € Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.42 4.1 29.16 4.4 31.11 11.0 7....................................................... 25.16 9.4 € € € € 9....................................................... 25.51 6.7 25.42 7.5 € € 12........................................................ 39.06 3.5 39.35 3.8 € € Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 30.82 5.5 30.23 6.1 33.69 10.9 9....................................................... 23.12 9.9 € € € € 12........................................................ 39.06 3.5 39.35 3.8 € € Managers, medicine and health............................... 32.64 10.4 € € € € Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 33.52 5.5 33.82 5.8 € € Management related............................................ 27.16 5.3 27.63 5.4 - - Other financial officers.................................... 22.09 3.3 € € € € Sales............................................................. 10.55 14.2 10.56 14.5 - - 3....................................................... 8.32 6.0 8.21 6.4 € € Administrative support, including clerical........................ 11.91 2.7 11.72 3.2 12.75 4.1 1....................................................... 9.14 7.8 9.16 8.0 € € 2....................................................... 11.21 3.8 11.17 3.7 11.26 8.1 3....................................................... 10.86 4.3 9.99 3.9 € € 4....................................................... 11.96 3.6 11.72 4.8 12.60 3.6 5....................................................... 14.21 6.7 14.13 7.4 € € Secretaries................................................. 13.40 3.9 13.62 5.8 13.03 3.0 4....................................................... 12.81 4.5 € € 12.46 3.5 Receptionists............................................... 9.92 4.3 € € € € Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 15.04 8.3 € € € € General office clerks....................................... 11.25 4.5 € € 11.77 6.5 Teachers' aides............................................. 9.03 8.6 € € € € Blue collar......................................................... 13.22 5.8 13.19 6.4 13.53 4.7 1....................................................... $8.00 6.2 $7.59 6.7 € € 2....................................................... 9.65 5.0 9.16 3.7 $12.40 9.1 3....................................................... 9.80 5.0 9.52 4.3 € € 4....................................................... 12.08 7.9 12.00 8.5 € € 5....................................................... 14.46 5.6 14.41 5.7 € € 6....................................................... 17.91 4.0 17.83 4.2 € € 7....................................................... 20.15 9.5 20.62 10.1 € € Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.25 8.0 17.28 8.6 16.90 8.6 4....................................................... 15.14 5.7 15.14 5.7 € € 5....................................................... 14.56 8.2 14.46 8.9 € € 6....................................................... 18.49 5.3 18.09 5.7 € € 7....................................................... 20.89 10.8 21.39 11.1 € € Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 12.76 8.9 12.86 9.4 - - 4....................................................... 12.09 8.0 12.08 9.4 € € 6....................................................... 17.63 3.3 17.63 3.3 € € Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 11.45 12.4 11.45 12.4 € € Transportation and material moving................................ 13.88 3.8 13.79 5.1 14.11 3.3 2....................................................... 12.70 6.6 € € 13.65 3.1 4....................................................... 13.31 7.0 13.29 8.0 € € Truck drivers............................................... 14.29 7.3 14.38 7.7 € € Bus drivers................................................. 13.73 1.7 € € 13.73 1.7 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.67 4.7 9.66 5.0 - - 1....................................................... 7.72 9.6 7.03 9.4 € € 2....................................................... 9.28 5.2 9.32 5.6 € € 4....................................................... 10.54 11.5 10.54 11.5 € € 5....................................................... 12.83 2.8 12.83 2.8 € € Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.71 14.6 9.71 14.6 € € Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.13 12.9 10.10 16.3 € € 1....................................................... 9.62 7.2 € € € € Service............................................................. 11.21 7.5 9.89 10.5 14.44 7.0 1....................................................... 7.37 3.1 6.97 3.2 9.03 3.8 2....................................................... 8.46 5.5 8.16 6.0 10.81 9.5 3....................................................... 10.38 8.0 8.52 4.2 14.55 9.4 4....................................................... 11.91 6.7 € € 13.03 13.3 5....................................................... 14.78 5.7 € € 14.71 6.6 Protective service............................................ 12.57 14.7 7.74 4.1 17.85 3.6 3....................................................... 15.16 8.8 € € € € Guards and police, except public service.................... 7.50 2.8 € € € € Food service.................................................. 14.55 14.8 15.29 14.9 - - Other food service........................................... 16.98 18.7 € € € € Health service................................................ 9.41 3.5 9.32 4.0 - - 2....................................................... $9.20 1.1 € € € € 3....................................................... 8.19 5.1 $8.11 5.2 € € 4....................................................... 11.11 2.8 € € € € Health aides, except nursing................................ 11.47 9.9 € € € € Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 8.98 3.7 9.00 4.0 € € 2....................................................... 9.20 1.1 € € € € Cleaning and building service................................. 8.29 7.1 7.03 6.6 $10.86 10.9 1....................................................... 7.61 4.5 7.02 6.6 € € Janitors and cleaners....................................... 7.79 6.2 7.01 6.8 9.76 6.4 1....................................................... 7.61 4.6 € € € € Personal service.............................................. - - - - - - 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. 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 appendixes C and D for more information. 3 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 4 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. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-2. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) full-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $16.64 3.7 $15.75 4.8 $19.78 4.3 All excluding sales............................................... 16.84 3.6 15.96 4.7 19.82 4.3 White collar........................................................ 19.88 4.5 18.85 5.9 22.69 4.8 1....................................................... 8.29 11.6 8.28 11.6 € € 2....................................................... 11.11 3.6 11.20 3.7 10.91 7.8 3....................................................... 10.77 3.2 10.19 2.6 € € 4....................................................... 12.05 3.3 11.93 4.3 12.35 3.7 5....................................................... 17.58 11.4 13.94 6.8 22.21 11.5 6....................................................... 18.67 6.0 18.75 6.3 € € 7....................................................... 18.02 8.4 16.76 11.7 21.72 7.6 8....................................................... 19.06 7.7 18.17 7.8 22.62 19.3 9....................................................... 25.22 3.6 24.45 5.6 26.17 3.6 10........................................................ 34.53 2.5 € € € € 11........................................................ 40.77 11.3 40.76 11.4 € € 12........................................................ 39.06 3.5 39.35 3.8 € € Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.68 15.0 € € € € White collar excluding sales.................................... 20.51 4.0 19.61 5.3 22.77 4.8 1....................................................... 9.20 8.5 9.20 8.7 € € 2....................................................... 10.99 3.9 11.04 3.9 10.91 7.8 3....................................................... 11.00 3.7 10.27 3.3 € € 4....................................................... 11.97 3.3 11.83 4.4 12.35 3.7 5....................................................... 17.75 11.3 14.11 6.7 22.21 11.5 6....................................................... 18.59 6.3 18.67 6.7 € € 7....................................................... 18.02 8.4 16.76 11.7 21.72 7.6 8....................................................... 19.18 9.6 18.01 10.5 22.62 19.3 9....................................................... 25.22 3.6 24.45 5.6 26.17 3.6 10........................................................ 34.88 2.2 € € € € 11........................................................ 41.08 11.7 41.07 11.9 € € 12........................................................ 39.06 3.5 39.35 3.8 € € Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.68 15.0 € € € € Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.81 5.4 22.37 9.5 25.52 5.3 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.20 6.3 26.22 12.4 28.08 5.1 7....................................................... 23.62 5.1 € € 24.20 5.4 8....................................................... 16.58 15.5 15.25 17.4 € € 9....................................................... 25.17 3.8 22.55 7.0 26.44 3.9 10........................................................ 30.82 3.4 € € € € 11........................................................ 43.11 12.7 43.11 12.7 € € Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... - - - - € € Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... - - - - € € Health related................................................ 22.13 2.8 21.13 3.1 24.11 2.7 9....................................................... 22.27 2.6 19.74 1.3 € € Registered nurses........................................... 21.77 2.5 20.45 1.9 24.11 2.7 9....................................................... 22.41 2.5 19.89 1.1 € € Teachers, college and university.............................. - - - - - - Teachers, except college and university....................... $27.37 3.7 € € $27.37 3.7 9....................................................... 28.18 6.5 € € 28.18 6.5 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... - - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners.......................... - - € € - - Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 13.47 11.9 - - - - Social workers.............................................. 13.47 11.9 € € € € Lawyers and judges............................................ - - - - € € Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... - - - - € € Technical....................................................... 15.97 4.3 $16.26 5.5 15.31 6.6 4....................................................... 12.06 9.1 12.52 10.3 € € 7....................................................... 14.65 4.3 14.06 3.8 16.06 9.7 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 16.45 11.6 € € € € Licensed practical nurses................................... 13.37 3.2 13.09 3.4 € € 7....................................................... 13.21 2.7 € € € € Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 12.78 6.9 12.27 8.7 € € Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.42 4.1 29.16 4.4 31.11 11.0 7....................................................... 25.16 9.4 € € € € 9....................................................... 25.51 6.7 25.42 7.5 € € 12........................................................ 39.06 3.5 39.35 3.8 € € Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 30.82 5.5 30.23 6.1 33.69 10.9 9....................................................... 23.12 9.9 € € € € 12........................................................ 39.06 3.5 39.35 3.8 € € Managers, medicine and health............................... 32.64 10.4 € € € € Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 33.52 5.5 33.82 5.8 € € Management related............................................ 27.16 5.3 27.63 5.4 - - Other financial officers.................................... 22.09 3.3 € € € € Sales............................................................. 11.64 18.7 11.69 19.2 - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.01 2.7 11.82 3.2 12.81 4.0 1....................................................... 9.20 8.5 9.20 8.7 € € 2....................................................... 11.21 3.8 11.17 3.7 11.26 8.1 3....................................................... 11.00 4.2 10.12 3.9 € € 4....................................................... 11.96 3.6 11.72 4.8 12.60 3.6 5....................................................... 14.28 6.8 14.20 7.5 € € Secretaries................................................. 13.40 3.9 13.62 5.8 13.03 3.0 4....................................................... 12.81 4.5 € € 12.46 3.5 Receptionists............................................... 9.92 4.3 € € € € Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 15.04 8.3 € € € € General office clerks....................................... 11.25 4.5 € € 11.77 6.5 Teachers' aides............................................. 9.03 8.6 € € € € Blue collar......................................................... 13.32 5.9 13.29 6.5 13.51 4.8 1....................................................... 8.22 6.7 7.80 7.5 € € 2....................................................... $9.60 5.0 $9.16 3.7 € € 3....................................................... 9.80 5.0 9.52 4.3 € € 4....................................................... 12.14 8.1 12.06 8.7 € € 5....................................................... 14.46 5.6 14.41 5.7 € € 6....................................................... 17.91 4.0 17.83 4.2 € € 7....................................................... 20.15 9.5 20.62 10.1 € € Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.25 8.0 17.28 8.6 $16.90 8.6 4....................................................... 15.14 5.7 15.14 5.7 € € 5....................................................... 14.56 8.2 14.46 8.9 € € 6....................................................... 18.49 5.3 18.09 5.7 € € 7....................................................... 20.89 10.8 21.39 11.1 € € Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 12.76 8.9 12.86 9.4 - - 4....................................................... 12.09 8.0 12.08 9.4 € € 6....................................................... 17.63 3.3 17.63 3.3 € € Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 11.45 12.4 11.45 12.4 € € Transportation and material moving................................ 13.98 3.8 13.93 5.1 14.11 3.4 2....................................................... 12.55 7.5 € € € € 4....................................................... 13.63 6.7 13.70 7.4 € € Truck drivers............................................... 14.29 7.3 14.38 7.7 € € Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.78 4.8 9.78 5.1 - - 1....................................................... 8.04 11.4 7.29 12.1 € € 2....................................................... 9.28 5.3 9.32 5.8 € € 4....................................................... 10.54 11.5 10.54 11.5 € € 5....................................................... 12.83 2.8 12.83 2.8 € € Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.40 10.4 10.40 10.4 € € Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.13 12.9 10.10 16.3 € € 1....................................................... 9.62 7.2 € € € € Service............................................................. 11.63 8.2 10.26 11.8 14.56 7.0 1....................................................... 7.49 4.1 6.95 4.9 9.10 4.5 2....................................................... 8.35 6.3 € € 10.81 9.5 3....................................................... 10.40 8.1 8.53 4.2 14.55 9.4 4....................................................... 11.91 6.7 € € € € 5....................................................... 14.76 5.8 € € 14.71 6.6 Protective service............................................ 13.83 15.5 - - 17.85 3.6 3....................................................... 15.16 8.8 € € € € Food service.................................................. 15.40 18.7 - - - - Other food service........................................... 16.98 18.7 € € € € Health service................................................ 9.43 3.5 9.35 4.1 - - 3....................................................... 8.19 5.1 8.11 5.2 € € 4....................................................... 11.11 2.8 € € € € Health aides, except nursing................................ 11.47 9.9 € € € € Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... $9.00 3.8 $9.02 4.1 € € Cleaning and building service................................. 8.40 7.6 7.12 7.0 $10.96 11.6 1....................................................... 7.72 4.2 € € € € Janitors and cleaners....................................... 7.87 6.6 7.11 7.0 9.80 6.9 1....................................................... 7.72 4.3 € € € € Personal service.............................................. - - - - - - 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. 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 appendixes C and D 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 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. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-3. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) part-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $8.38 4.6 $8.19 4.4 $12.42 18.8 All excluding sales............................................... 8.79 6.8 8.53 6.6 12.42 18.8 White collar........................................................ 8.96 6.5 8.74 6.2 16.05 41.5 3....................................................... 7.09 4.3 7.09 4.3 € € White collar excluding sales.................................... 11.42 9.7 11.02 9.6 16.05 41.5 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 17.52 16.0 16.11 17.0 - - Professional specialty.......................................... 22.72 11.2 - - - - Health related................................................ - - - - - - Teachers, college and university.............................. - - € € - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... - - € € - - Technical....................................................... - - - - € € Sales............................................................. 7.43 6.1 7.43 6.1 € € 3....................................................... 6.61 2.7 6.61 2.7 € € Administrative support, including clerical........................ 8.80 3.9 - - - - Blue collar......................................................... 7.60 8.8 - - - - Transportation and material moving................................ - - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... - - - - € € Service............................................................. 7.90 6.1 7.85 6.2 - - Protective service............................................ - - - - € € Food service.................................................. - - - - € € Health service................................................ - - - - € € Cleaning and building service................................. - - - - - - Personal service.............................................. - - € € - - 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. 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 appendixes C and D 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 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. 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, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 5-1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Private industry and State and local government Occupational group Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Mean All occupations....................................................... $16.64 $8.38 $18.48 $16.04 $16.06 $21.16 All excluding sales............................................. 16.84 8.79 18.48 16.37 16.35 22.80 White collar........................................................ 19.88 8.96 23.24 19.25 19.37 21.29 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 20.51 11.42 23.24 20.20 20.21 - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.81 17.52 - 23.42 23.74 € Professional specialty.......................................... 27.20 22.72 - 27.25 27.15 € Technical....................................................... 15.97 - € 15.87 15.87 € Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.42 € € 29.42 30.03 - Sales............................................................. 11.64 7.43 € 10.55 10.01 - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.01 8.80 - 11.84 11.91 € Blue collar......................................................... 13.32 7.60 16.79 12.18 12.65 21.01 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.25 € 18.07 16.83 15.94 - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 12.76 € 18.29 11.17 12.76 € Transportation and material moving................................ 13.98 - 16.31 13.04 13.61 - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.78 - 12.27 9.34 9.67 € Service............................................................. 11.63 7.90 - 11.22 11.21 € B Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- Occupational group workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Relative error(6) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 3.7 4.6 6.2 4.1 3.8 16.4 All excluding sales............................................. 3.6 6.8 6.2 4.0 3.7 16.4 White collar........................................................ 4.5 6.5 5.5 4.8 4.6 14.5 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 4.0 9.7 5.5 4.2 4.1 - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 5.4 16.0 - 6.1 5.4 € Professional specialty.......................................... 6.3 11.2 - 7.2 6.2 € Technical....................................................... 4.3 - € 4.3 4.3 € Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 4.1 € € 4.1 4.6 - Sales............................................................. 18.7 6.1 € 14.2 14.1 - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 2.7 3.9 - 2.8 2.7 € Blue collar......................................................... 5.9 8.8 5.2 7.2 5.2 21.8 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 8.0 € 4.1 12.5 4.8 - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 8.9 € 4.5 7.2 8.9 € Transportation and material moving................................ 3.8 - 7.0 4.8 4.7 - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 4.8 - 15.7 4.3 4.7 € Service............................................................. 8.2 6.1 - 7.6 7.5 € 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B 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 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 5 Time workers' wages are based solely on an 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. 6 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 5-2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Full-time and part-time workers Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) Occupational group All pri- vate indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Mean All occupations....................................................... $15.35 $13.79 - $12.91 - - - - - $14.42 All excluding sales............................................. 15.67 13.65 - 12.91 - - - - - 14.40 White collar........................................................ 18.33 17.06 - - - - - - - 18.43 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 19.43 16.39 - - - - - - - 18.41 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 22.23 - - € - - - - - 21.96 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.13 - - € - - - - - 25.95 Technical....................................................... 16.12 - - € - - - - - 13.52 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.16 - - € - - - - - 23.69 Sales............................................................. 10.56 - - € - - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 11.72 13.89 - - - - - - - 11.22 Blue collar......................................................... 13.19 13.15 - 12.58 - - - - - 9.13 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.28 15.95 - - - - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 12.86 12.53 - € - - - - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 13.79 13.14 - € - - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.66 10.32 - - - - - - - - Service............................................................. 9.89 - - € - - - - - 9.96 B Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) All pri- vate Occupational group indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Relative error(5) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 4.8 6.5 - 13.9 - - - - - 9.5 All excluding sales............................................. 4.7 6.4 - 13.9 - - - - - 9.5 White collar........................................................ 6.0 15.1 - - - - - - - 9.9 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 5.3 15.0 - - - - - - - 10.0 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 9.4 - - € - - - - - 11.9 Professional specialty.......................................... 12.2 - - € - - - - - 14.1 Technical....................................................... 5.4 - - € - - - - - 4.8 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 4.4 - - € - - - - - 11.9 Sales............................................................. 14.5 - - € - - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 3.2 10.4 - - - - - - - 5.3 Blue collar......................................................... 6.4 7.1 - 16.6 - - - - - 11.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 8.6 5.3 - - - - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 9.4 9.8 - € - - - - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 5.1 4.1 - € - - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 5.0 6.8 - - - - - - - - Service............................................................. 10.5 - - € - - - - - 11.3 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Service-producing industries include transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. 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. Table 5-3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Mean All occupations....................................................... $15.35 $13.93 $15.85 $13.96 $18.11 All excluding sales............................................. 15.67 14.58 16.02 14.14 18.11 White collar........................................................ 18.33 17.64 18.46 16.24 20.56 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 19.43 24.48 18.92 16.94 20.56 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 22.23 - 20.23 20.64 20.04 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.13 - 23.12 23.43 22.93 Technical....................................................... 16.12 € 16.12 - 16.69 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.16 - 29.12 24.62 32.46 Sales............................................................. 10.56 - 11.45 11.45 € Administrative support, including clerical........................ 11.72 - 11.62 11.81 11.37 Blue collar......................................................... 13.19 11.69 14.37 14.09 14.69 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.28 16.35 17.82 18.71 16.73 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 12.86 13.78 12.43 10.85 13.24 Transportation and material moving................................ 13.79 - 14.33 13.09 - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.66 9.01 10.95 10.03 12.16 Service............................................................. 9.89 16.10 8.32 8.35 8.19 B Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Relative error(4) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 4.8 13.7 4.2 7.2 5.5 All excluding sales............................................. 4.7 13.8 4.3 7.6 5.5 White collar........................................................ 6.0 34.0 4.1 6.4 5.8 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 5.3 29.6 4.1 6.5 5.8 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 9.4 - 4.9 11.5 4.7 Professional specialty.......................................... 12.2 - 6.8 16.5 4.3 Technical....................................................... 5.4 € 5.4 - 6.9 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 4.4 - 4.5 9.0 4.7 Sales............................................................. 14.5 - 8.3 8.3 € Administrative support, including clerical........................ 3.2 - 2.9 4.1 3.8 Blue collar......................................................... 6.4 9.9 7.8 12.1 10.2 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 8.6 7.1 12.4 19.3 10.7 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 9.4 12.2 11.9 13.6 18.5 Transportation and material moving................................ 5.1 - 5.3 6.8 - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 5.0 4.7 8.7 10.5 12.5 Service............................................................. 10.5 15.4 3.4 3.5 10.1 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. 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 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.94 $9.37 $12.90 $20.30 $28.85 All excluding sales........................... 8.13 9.50 13.26 20.51 28.85 White collar.................................... 8.84 11.34 16.14 26.17 34.76 White collar excluding sales................ 9.38 11.98 17.47 27.10 34.76 Professional specialty and technical.......... 12.41 16.65 22.22 27.10 37.79 Professional specialty...................... 17.73 20.51 25.07 28.85 42.21 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ 19.09 19.79 20.78 23.61 27.11 Registered nurses....................... 19.09 19.79 20.78 23.18 24.48 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 25.07 26.17 26.72 27.10 28.97 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. 9.72 9.72 15.10 16.14 19.48 Social workers.......................... 9.72 9.72 15.10 16.14 19.48 Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 10.03 12.12 15.17 19.56 22.22 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 8.27 8.91 16.41 19.79 21.49 Licensed practical nurses............... 12.12 12.41 12.90 14.62 15.17 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 9.19 9.69 11.34 15.34 17.26 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 15.00 21.78 29.11 34.76 41.62 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 12.40 27.86 29.22 36.54 43.41 Managers, medicine and health........... 27.45 27.45 31.35 33.58 54.62 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 27.88 27.88 29.22 41.32 42.74 Management related........................ 17.13 21.01 25.10 34.76 37.50 Other financial officers................ 17.13 20.59 21.78 23.99 25.10 Sales......................................... 6.29 6.95 8.90 12.41 17.37 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.69 9.58 11.58 13.27 16.12 Secretaries............................. 9.58 11.78 13.52 14.42 18.00 Receptionists........................... 8.84 9.00 9.38 10.20 12.51 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 9.70 14.16 14.22 17.50 17.50 General office clerks................... 8.70 9.31 10.86 12.75 14.09 Teachers' aides......................... 6.32 6.32 8.43 11.35 11.35 Blue collar..................................... 8.33 8.98 12.14 16.64 19.71 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 9.94 12.46 16.97 19.71 20.79 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 8.98 8.98 10.77 16.75 18.58 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 8.00 8.50 10.58 10.77 20.82 Transportation and material moving............ $8.57 $12.71 $13.99 $15.76 $20.38 Truck drivers........................... 8.00 12.68 12.85 20.38 20.38 Bus drivers............................. 13.70 13.70 13.99 13.99 14.42 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.36 8.57 8.88 10.02 13.78 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 6.45 8.05 10.02 12.33 12.33 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.36 7.75 8.13 10.28 13.99 Service......................................... 6.60 7.33 9.32 11.99 19.27 Protective service........................ 7.21 7.33 10.43 17.37 19.27 Guards and police, except public service 7.21 7.21 7.33 7.33 7.33 Food service.............................. 6.60 8.91 9.75 24.68 24.68 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... 7.94 9.64 11.39 24.68 24.68 Health service............................ 6.74 8.35 9.32 10.02 11.29 Health aides, except nursing............ 6.13 11.29 11.99 12.81 15.15 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 6.74 8.35 9.32 9.45 10.95 Cleaning and building service............. $5.94 $5.94 $8.13 $9.79 $10.38 Janitors and cleaners................... 5.94 5.94 8.13 8.82 10.38 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles are calculated from average hourly wages for sampled establishment jobs within each occupation. The percentiles describe the distribution of an occupation's employment by the average wage rates for its jobs. For example, at the 10th percentile hourly wage for an occupation, one-tenth of the occupation's employment are found in sampled establishment jobs whose average wages are the same or less, and nine-tenths are in jobs averaging the same or more. The calculations of the 25th, 50th, 75th, 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.33 $8.97 $12.01 $19.09 $27.88 All excluding sales........................... 7.94 9.10 12.34 19.71 28.85 White collar.................................... 8.43 10.45 14.42 23.18 34.76 White collar excluding sales................ 9.10 11.58 15.76 26.46 34.76 Professional specialty and technical.......... 11.05 15.30 19.79 23.89 38.02 Professional specialty...................... 15.76 19.29 20.51 30.19 55.83 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ 16.72 19.29 19.82 20.78 23.61 Registered nurses....................... 19.09 19.71 19.82 20.78 23.61 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 10.03 12.41 14.62 22.22 26.46 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 8.27 8.27 16.41 17.46 26.71 Licensed practical nurses............... 12.12 12.41 12.90 14.62 14.62 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 9.19 9.54 10.03 15.34 17.26 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 15.00 21.78 29.11 34.76 41.62 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 12.40 27.45 29.22 41.32 42.74 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 27.88 27.88 29.22 41.32 43.77 Management related........................ 17.13 21.01 29.11 34.76 37.50 Sales......................................... 6.29 6.95 8.13 12.41 17.37 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.44 9.31 11.58 12.72 17.31 Secretaries............................. 9.37 9.58 14.42 14.42 18.00 Blue collar..................................... 8.13 8.88 11.29 16.84 19.71 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 9.94 12.46 16.97 19.71 20.79 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 8.98 8.98 10.77 16.98 18.91 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 8.00 8.50 10.58 10.77 20.82 Transportation and material moving............ 8.00 10.61 13.26 15.76 20.38 Truck drivers........................... 8.00 10.61 13.26 20.38 20.38 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.36 8.57 8.88 9.50 13.78 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 6.45 8.05 10.02 12.33 12.33 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... $7.36 $7.36 $8.05 $13.78 $13.99 Service......................................... 6.53 7.21 8.13 9.75 16.82 Protective service........................ 7.21 7.21 7.33 7.33 8.13 Food service.............................. 6.60 7.94 9.75 24.68 24.68 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... - - - - - Health service............................ 6.74 8.35 9.32 9.45 11.29 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 6.74 8.35 9.32 9.45 10.95 Cleaning and building service............. 5.93 5.94 6.53 8.13 8.13 Janitors and cleaners................... 5.93 5.94 6.53 8.13 8.13 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles are calculated from average hourly wages for sampled establishment jobs within each occupation. The percentiles describe the distribution of an occupation's employment by the average wage rates for its jobs. For example, at the 10th percentile hourly wage for an occupation, one-tenth of the occupation's employment are found in sampled establishment jobs whose average wages are the same or less, and nine-tenths are in jobs averaging the same or more. The calculations of the 25th, 50th, 75th, 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $9.80 $12.17 $17.28 $26.17 $28.98 All excluding sales........................... 9.80 12.51 17.28 26.17 28.98 White collar.................................... 11.02 14.22 23.04 27.10 34.78 White collar excluding sales................ 11.34 14.55 23.04 27.10 34.78 Professional specialty and technical.......... 15.17 21.00 26.11 27.10 37.79 Professional specialty...................... 22.73 23.90 26.17 27.35 40.69 Health related............................ 21.00 23.04 23.04 24.48 27.79 Registered nurses....................... 21.00 23.04 23.04 24.48 27.79 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 25.07 26.17 26.72 27.10 28.97 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 8.91 11.34 15.22 19.56 19.79 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 14.55 25.10 30.97 36.54 54.62 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 20.86 30.69 30.97 36.54 54.62 Management related........................ - - - - - Sales......................................... - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.27 10.93 12.54 14.22 15.79 Secretaries............................. 11.78 11.78 13.27 13.27 15.61 General office clerks................... 8.70 10.86 12.16 14.09 14.66 Blue collar..................................... 9.24 10.28 13.70 15.55 17.05 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 12.06 15.50 16.17 19.11 22.60 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ 10.81 13.70 13.99 15.55 16.51 Bus drivers............................. 13.70 13.70 13.99 13.99 14.42 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... - - - - - Service......................................... 8.82 10.13 14.53 17.89 20.82 Protective service........................ 14.53 17.13 17.37 19.27 22.22 Food service.............................. - - - - - Other food service....................... - - - - - Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. 8.31 8.82 9.80 11.17 13.11 Janitors and cleaners................... $8.31 $8.31 $9.71 $9.80 $13.11 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles are calculated from average hourly wages for sampled establishment jobs within each occupation. The percentiles describe the distribution of an occupation's employment by the average wage rates for its jobs. For example, at the 10th percentile hourly wage for an occupation, one-tenth of the occupation's employment are found in sampled establishment jobs whose average wages are the same or less, and nine-tenths are in jobs averaging the same or more. The calculations of the 25th, 50th, 75th, 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $8.13 $9.58 $13.28 $20.51 $28.97 All excluding sales........................... 8.43 9.69 13.75 20.65 28.97 White collar.................................... 9.13 11.58 17.01 26.46 34.76 White collar excluding sales................ 9.66 11.98 17.50 27.10 34.78 Professional specialty and technical.......... 12.41 16.65 22.22 27.10 37.79 Professional specialty...................... 17.73 20.51 25.07 28.85 42.21 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ 19.09 19.79 20.78 23.54 27.11 Registered nurses....................... 19.26 19.79 20.78 23.18 24.48 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 25.07 26.17 26.72 27.10 28.97 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. 9.72 9.72 15.10 16.14 19.48 Social workers.......................... 9.72 9.72 15.10 16.14 19.48 Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 10.03 12.41 15.22 19.56 22.22 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 8.27 8.91 17.13 19.79 21.49 Licensed practical nurses............... 12.12 12.41 12.90 14.62 15.17 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 9.19 10.03 11.90 15.34 17.26 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 15.00 21.78 29.11 34.76 41.62 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 12.40 27.86 29.22 36.54 43.41 Managers, medicine and health........... 27.45 27.45 31.35 33.58 54.62 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 27.88 27.88 29.22 41.32 42.74 Management related........................ 17.13 21.01 25.10 34.76 37.50 Other financial officers................ 17.13 20.59 21.78 23.99 25.10 Sales......................................... 6.95 6.95 9.80 14.49 20.30 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.69 9.66 11.61 13.27 16.79 Secretaries............................. 9.58 11.78 13.52 14.42 18.00 Receptionists........................... 8.84 9.00 9.38 10.20 12.51 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 9.70 14.16 14.22 17.50 17.50 General office clerks................... 8.70 9.31 10.86 12.75 14.09 Teachers' aides......................... 6.32 6.32 8.43 11.35 11.35 Blue collar..................................... 8.50 8.98 12.15 16.78 19.71 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 9.94 12.46 16.97 19.71 20.79 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 8.98 8.98 10.77 16.75 18.58 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 8.00 8.50 10.58 10.77 20.82 Transportation and material moving............ $8.00 $12.71 $13.99 $15.76 $20.38 Truck drivers........................... 8.00 12.68 12.85 20.38 20.38 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.75 8.57 8.88 10.28 13.78 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 8.05 8.45 10.34 12.33 12.33 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.36 7.75 8.13 10.28 13.99 Service......................................... 6.60 7.42 9.35 14.53 22.22 Protective service........................ 7.33 7.33 15.78 17.89 19.27 Food service.............................. 6.60 7.94 10.14 24.68 24.68 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... 7.94 9.64 11.39 24.68 24.68 Health service............................ 6.74 8.35 9.32 10.26 11.29 Health aides, except nursing............ 6.13 11.29 11.99 12.81 15.15 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 6.74 8.35 9.32 9.45 10.95 Cleaning and building service............. $5.94 $5.94 $8.13 $9.79 $11.17 Janitors and cleaners................... 5.94 5.94 8.13 8.82 10.38 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles are calculated from average hourly wages for sampled establishment jobs within each occupation. The percentiles describe the distribution of an occupation's employment by the average wage rates for its jobs. For example, at the 10th percentile hourly wage for an occupation, one-tenth of the occupation's employment are found in sampled establishment jobs whose average wages are the same or less, and nine-tenths are in jobs averaging the same or more. The calculations of the 25th, 50th, 75th, 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $6.29 $7.21 $7.72 $8.95 $9.75 All excluding sales........................... 5.90 7.21 8.06 9.54 9.75 White collar.................................... 6.29 6.61 8.06 8.95 11.86 White collar excluding sales................ 8.06 8.44 8.80 11.86 23.89 Professional specialty and technical.......... 8.47 9.54 16.09 23.89 25.00 Professional specialty...................... 16.09 16.09 23.89 25.00 30.82 Health related............................ - - - - - Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... - - - - - Sales......................................... 6.29 6.29 7.24 8.95 8.95 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.06 8.06 8.44 8.80 11.86 Blue collar..................................... 5.75 5.75 6.45 8.57 9.38 Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... - - - - - Service......................................... 6.50 7.21 7.21 9.75 9.75 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. - - - - - Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. - - - - - Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles are calculated from average hourly wages for sampled establishment jobs within each occupation. The percentiles describe the distribution of an occupation's employment by the average wage rates for its jobs. For example, at the 10th percentile hourly wage for an occupation, one-tenth of the occupation's employment are found in sampled establishment jobs whose average wages are the same or less, and nine-tenths are in jobs averaging the same or more. The calculations of the 25th, 50th, 75th, 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, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 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 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Birmingham, AL, February 2002 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 209,100 160,700 48,300 All excluding sales............................................. 196,300 148,100 48,200 White collar........................................................ 115,000 82,500 32,500 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 102,200 69,900 32,300 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 42,700 21,000 21,600 Professional specialty.......................................... 31,100 12,900 18,200 Technical....................................................... 11,600 8,100 3,400 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 20,300 17,600 2,700 Sales............................................................. 12,800 12,600 - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 39,200 31,200 8,000 Blue collar......................................................... 60,700 54,100 6,500 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18,200 17,000 1,200 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 11,100 10,600 - Transportation and material moving................................ 10,000 6,400 3,600 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 21,300 20,100 - Service............................................................. 33,400 24,100 9,300 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. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the survey. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.