OC BL 05/01/93 TABLE: BATTLE CREEK, MI Table 1. Weekly hours and earnings of professional, administrative, technical, and clerical occupations, Battle Creek, MI, May 1993 Weekly earnings Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly earnings (in dollars) ofÐ Average (in dollars)(2) Number weekly Occupation and level of hours(- workers 1) 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 400 425 450 475 500 525 550 575 600 625 650 675 700 725 (stan- Mean Median Middle range and - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - dard) under 275 300 325 350 375 400 425 450 475 500 525 550 575 600 625 650 675 700 725 750 250 Technical Occupations Computer Operators II.............................. 19 39.3 $424 ± ± ± ± ± ± 5 5 11 16 16 11 5 5 ± 5 5 16 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± Engineering Technicians IV.............................. 19 40.0 670 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 16 11 ± 26 11 11 26 Clerical Occupations Clerks, Accounting II.............................. 82 39.5 411 $401 $353 ± $476 1 5 4 6 6 11 17 9 9 7 12 5 2 4 ± 2 ± ± ± ± ± III............................. 49 39.2 479 469 455 ± 543 ± ± 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 35 2 6 10 14 10 ± ± ± ± ± ± Clerks, General III............................. 18 40.0 351 ± ± ± ± ± ± 17 11 11 44 6 6 6 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± Clerks, Order II.............................. 19 39.3 458 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 21 ± 5 ± ± 5 16 26 5 ± 11 5 5 ± ± ± ± ± Secretaries II.............................. 58 38.0 501 483 460 ± 547 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 10 14 17 19 9 7 12 3 ± 7 2 ± ± ± Switchboard Operator-Receptionists 28 39.9 352 341 292 ± 425 4 14 14 14 14 4 ± 4 21 4 4 4 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 1 Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for overtime at regular and/or premium rates), and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours. 2 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Scope and Method of Survey for definitions and methods used to compute means, medians, and middle ranges. Table 2. Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, material movement, and custodial occupations, Battle Creek, MI, May 1993 Hourly earnings Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly earnings (in dollars) ofÐ (in dollars)(1) Number Occupation and level of workers 5.00 5.50 6.00 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.50 9.00 9.50 10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 Mean Median Middle range and - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - under 6.00 6.50 7.00 7.50 8.00 8.50 9.00 9.50 10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00 5.50 Maintenance and Toolroom Occupations General Maintenance Workers....... 38 $8.70 $8.00 $6.00 ± $11.13 ± 13 16 ± 11 ± 18 ± 13 ± 3 ± 8 ± 5 13 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± Maintenance Electricians.......... 141 17.01 17.42 14.13 ± 20.44 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 14 1 25 6 4 2 ± 18 30 Maintenance Mechanics, Machinery.. 248 19.00 20.44 19.05 ± 20.44 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 6 ± 6 3 (2) 2 ± 30 53 Maintenance Mechanics, Motor Vehicle........................... 31 16.96 18.46 12.75 ± 19.94 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 6 26 3 ± ± ± 6 13 45 ± Maintenance Pipefitters........... 74 18.40 19.05 15.02 ± 20.44 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 3 ± 18 7 ± ± ± 26 47 Tool and Die Makers............... 43 16.61 17.17 15.79 ± 18.23 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 12 ± 2 23 7 28 26 2 ± Material Movement and Custodial Occupations Forklift Operators................ 81 11.55 11.32 9.30 ± 11.32 ± ± ± 1 ± ± 7 ± 37 ± ± 4 32 ± ± ± ± ± ± ± 19 ± ± Janitors.......................... 120 11.80 9.69 7.26 ± 18.78 3 2 4 11 15 ± 1 10 4 ± 6 ± 5 2 1 1 ± ± ± 10 26 ± ± Shipping/Receiving Clerks......... 32 10.66 9.94 9.94 ± 11.16 ± ± 3 ± 9 3 3 ± ± 34 ± 16 19 ± 3 ± ± ± ± ± 9 ± ± Truckdrivers Tractor Trailer................. 47 14.25 18.07 7.00 ± 18.07 ± ± ± ± 26 ± ± 4 ± ± ± 2 2 ± 2 6 ± 2 ± ± 36 19 ± Warehouse Specialists............. 281 15.05 19.12 10.93 ± 19.12 (2) ± ± 1 5 1 2 1 ± 5 ± 20 10 ± 1 1 ± ± ± ± 1 54 ± 1 Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Scope and Method of Survey for definitions and methods used to compute means, medians, and middle ranges. 2 Less than 0.5 percent.