OC SM 07/01/97 Column: Asheville, NC 05/01/97

For the 9 digit-code               Industry (Position 1)  0=All 1=Private 2=Govt etc.)
after Job Title,                   Location by BLS Area Code (Positions 2-5)
refer to these                     BLS Job Code (Positions 6-9)
position descriptions ---->

                                                     Mean               1st   3rd
                                     9-digit      #  Wkly  Mean  Medn  Qrtl  Qrtl
Job Title                               code  Wrkrs Hours  Wage  Wage  Wage  Wage
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COMPUTER SYS ANALYSTS              100482910     29  39.7   931   946   779  1058
COMPUTER SYS ANALYSTS 2            100482912     17  39.6   918     0     0     0
DRAFTERS                           100482220     47  39.6   552   575   475   596
ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS            100481800     41  39.8   720   664   643   827
ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 3          100481803     20  39.6   645     0     0     0
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING                 100481060    133  39.7   402   384   330   432
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING 2               100481062     95  39.5   389   358   316   400
CLERKS, ACCOUNTING 3               100481063     37  40.0   440   434   360   481
CLERKS, GENERAL                    100481330    178  39.8   355   338   338   385
CLERKS, GENERAL 3                  100481333     85  39.6   362   356   290   400
KEY ENTRY OPERATORS                100481120     61  39.7   360   399   280   399
KEY ENTRY OPERATORS 1              100481121     49  39.7   344   360   280   399
SECRETARIES                        100481140     71  39.8   492   501   390   586
SECRETARIES 1                      100481141     28  39.7   400   374   356   425
SECRETARIES 2                      100481142     16  40.0   521     0     0     0
SECRETARIES 3                      100481143     22  39.9   554     0     0     0
SWITCHBOARD-OPERATOR-RECEPTIONISTS 100481180     48  39.7   369   360   325   408
GENERAL MAINTENANCE WORKERS        100483110     53   0.0  8.24  7.97  7.50  8.75
GENERAL MAINTENANCE WORKERS 1      100483180     51   0.0  8.13  7.97  7.50  8.75
MAINT ELECTRICIANS                 100483020     57   0.0 15.12 15.08 12.02 18.50
MAINT ELECTRONICS TECHS            100483190     69   0.0 17.13 18.02 15.78 18.02
MAINT ELECTRONICS TECHS 2          100483192     55   0.0 16.63 16.05 15.78 18.02
MAINT MACHINISTS                   100483070     16   0.0 15.00  0.00  0.00  0.00
MAINT MACHINICS, MACHINERY         100483100    212   0.0 13.65 13.79 13.05 14.54
MAINT MACHINICS, MOTOR VEHICLE     100483090     26   0.0 11.25 11.70 10.07 12.35
TOOL AND DIE MAKERS                100483170     94   0.0 17.00 17.43 16.98 17.43
GUARDS                             100484020    245   0.0  6.26  5.00  5.00  7.20
GUARDS 1                           100484021    241   0.0  6.13  5.00  5.00  7.20
JANITORS                           100484030    165   0.0  7.93  7.20  6.80  8.78
MAT MOVMT AND STORAGE WORKERS      100484000   1252   0.0  9.74  9.15  8.00 10.82
MAT MOVMT AND STORAGE WORKERS 1    100484070    183   0.0  8.84  8.88  7.24 10.00
MAT MOVMT AND STORAGE WORKERS 2    100484100   1069   0.0  9.90  9.28  8.10 10.91
FORKLIFT OPERATORS                 100484090    241   0.0  9.59  9.63  7.78 10.77
SHIPPING/RECEIVING CLERKS          100484360    131   0.0  9.45 10.17  7.50 10.75
TRUCKDRIVERS                       100484080    125   0.0  9.68 10.75  8.00 11.10
TRUCKDRIVERS, TRACTOR-TRAILER      100484084     43   0.0  9.95  9.89  9.03 11.19