NC BL 06/00/2005 Table: Birmingham, AL, Bulletin 3125-62, February 2005 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 2005 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................................................................. $16.35 5.8 37.8 $15.47 7.1 37.5 $19.95 3.4 39.1 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 19.35 7.0 37.8 18.45 9.3 37.5 22.18 4.5 38.6 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.35 3.2 39.0 22.22 4.6 39.4 25.60 5.4 38.3 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.36 13.0 40.4 32.49 15.3 40.5 26.25 6.2 40.2 Sales............................................................. 11.64 12.4 32.5 11.66 12.6 32.4 – – – Administrative support............................................ 12.17 4.1 37.9 11.74 5.0 37.6 13.59 5.4 38.8 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 15.13 4.8 39.3 15.17 5.4 39.4 14.78 2.3 39.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.51 9.2 39.5 17.44 9.8 39.4 18.50 3.4 40.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 15.20 5.0 40.0 15.37 4.9 40.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.66 5.6 38.7 13.20 6.9 39.1 15.21 6.1 37.7 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 11.46 5.2 39.0 11.54 5.9 38.8 – – – Service occupations(5).............................................. 10.58 5.1 36.5 9.37 3.8 35.7 16.16 2.1 40.8 Full time........................................................... 16.89 5.8 39.8 16.08 7.2 39.9 20.00 3.5 39.5 Part time........................................................... 8.90 4.9 22.5 8.57 4.2 22.6 16.40 25.0 22.2 Union............................................................... 19.42 10.6 37.5 19.61 11.4 37.7 17.96 12.4 36.4 Nonunion............................................................ 16.00 5.9 37.9 14.95 7.2 37.5 20.07 4.0 39.3 Time................................................................ 16.59 6.2 37.6 15.69 7.8 37.3 19.95 3.4 39.1 Incentive........................................................... 13.29 1.2 40.6 13.29 1.2 40.6 – – – Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 15.72 2.6 39.9 (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 16.75 16.5 36.2 16.75 16.5 36.2 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 14.16 11.6 37.7 13.65 12.7 37.7 19.22 1.8 38.1 500 workers or more................................................. 18.30 3.4 38.6 17.21 5.0 38.2 20.13 4.2 39.3 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, 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 2005 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................................................................... $16.35 5.8 $15.47 7.1 $19.95 3.4 All excluding sales............................................... 16.73 5.8 15.86 7.3 19.99 3.4 White collar........................................................ 19.35 7.0 18.45 9.3 22.18 4.5 White collar excluding sales.................................... 20.61 5.8 19.96 8.1 22.27 4.5 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.35 3.2 22.22 4.6 25.60 5.4 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.57 4.3 25.45 6.4 27.84 5.7 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ 25.13 2.4 24.85 2.7 26.11 4.8 Registered nurses........................................... 24.38 2.4 23.97 2.4 25.82 5.4 Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 28.58 1.3 – – 28.58 1.3 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 19.18 9.4 19.58 10.5 17.07 2.6 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 17.72 10.4 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 15.52 2.8 15.30 3.3 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 12.20 5.9 11.63 7.4 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.36 13.0 32.49 15.3 26.25 6.2 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 34.31 17.1 35.15 19.8 29.44 6.3 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 48.57 19.3 50.54 18.5 – – Management related............................................ 25.12 9.3 26.06 14.4 – – Sales............................................................. 11.64 12.4 11.66 12.6 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.49 4.3 8.34 3.7 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.17 4.1 11.74 5.0 13.59 5.4 Secretaries................................................. 13.18 4.1 13.05 8.2 13.27 3.7 Receptionists............................................... 9.63 6.2 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 17.00 15.3 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 11.74 6.8 – – 12.69 6.5 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 12.25 4.0 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 15.13 4.8 15.17 5.4 14.78 2.3 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.51 9.2 17.44 9.8 18.50 3.4 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 15.20 5.0 15.37 4.9 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.66 5.6 13.20 6.9 15.21 6.1 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... $11.46 5.2 $11.54 5.9 – – Service............................................................. 10.58 5.1 9.37 3.8 $16.16 2.1 Protective service............................................ 11.36 18.9 9.14 2.1 18.52 1.5 Guards and police, except public service.................... 8.67 3.1 8.63 2.6 – – Food service.................................................. 11.45 28.9 11.44 30.8 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... – – – – – – Other food service........................................... 14.16 30.7 – – – – Health service................................................ 9.94 4.0 9.50 3.2 – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 11.01 11.9 10.20 15.9 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 9.37 3.5 9.37 3.7 – – Cleaning and building service................................. $8.45 8.8 $8.04 9.9 $10.14 4.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.47 8.9 8.07 10.3 10.03 4.2 Personal service.............................................. 10.49 1.8 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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 2005 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................................................................... $16.89 5.8 $16.08 7.2 $20.00 3.5 All excluding sales............................................... 17.14 5.9 16.33 7.4 20.05 3.4 White collar........................................................ 20.04 6.4 19.28 8.7 22.25 4.6 White collar excluding sales.................................... 20.93 5.9 20.36 8.2 22.35 4.6 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.36 3.2 22.25 4.6 25.55 5.4 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.55 4.3 25.42 6.6 27.80 5.7 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ 25.01 2.5 24.79 2.8 25.82 5.4 Registered nurses........................................... 24.32 2.6 23.87 2.6 25.82 5.4 Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 28.58 1.3 – – 28.58 1.3 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 19.25 9.4 19.67 10.5 17.07 2.6 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 17.80 10.1 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 15.52 2.8 15.30 3.3 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 12.25 6.6 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.36 13.0 32.49 15.3 26.25 6.2 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 34.31 17.1 35.15 19.8 29.44 6.3 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 48.57 19.3 50.54 18.5 – – Management related............................................ 25.12 9.3 26.06 14.4 – – Sales............................................................. 12.86 11.9 12.91 12.2 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.47 3.9 12.06 4.8 13.76 4.9 Secretaries................................................. 13.18 4.1 13.05 8.2 13.27 3.7 Receptionists............................................... 10.48 6.4 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 17.00 15.3 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 12.81 5.3 – – 13.03 6.5 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 12.25 4.0 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 15.39 4.9 15.47 5.5 14.77 2.3 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.64 9.3 17.57 10.0 18.50 3.4 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 15.20 5.0 15.37 4.9 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.15 5.7 13.81 7.0 15.21 6.5 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... $11.69 6.2 $11.82 7.2 – – Service............................................................. 10.93 6.9 9.64 4.7 $16.18 2.0 Protective service............................................ 11.54 18.7 – – 18.52 1.5 Food service.................................................. 12.90 32.6 – – – – Health service................................................ 9.94 4.0 9.50 3.2 – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 11.01 11.9 10.20 15.9 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 9.37 3.5 9.37 3.7 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.95 6.1 8.59 7.4 10.14 4.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.94 6.4 8.60 7.8 10.03 4.2 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 2005 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................................................................... $8.90 4.9 $8.57 4.2 $16.40 25.0 All excluding sales............................................... 9.16 6.3 8.70 5.8 16.40 25.0 White collar........................................................ 9.83 11.6 9.37 9.4 17.36 32.2 White collar excluding sales.................................... 11.75 16.3 10.92 16.3 17.36 32.2 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 22.94 10.5 20.52 15.6 – – Professional specialty.......................................... 28.01 6.2 – – – – Health related................................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 8.28 2.9 8.28 2.9 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 8.70 2.6 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 9.06 4.5 8.62 3.2 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... – – – – – – Service............................................................. 7.32 7.8 7.31 7.9 – – Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food 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 2005 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................................................................... $672 5.5 39.8 $641 6.9 39.9 $791 3.3 39.5 All excluding sales............................................... 682 5.6 39.8 651 7.1 39.9 792 3.3 39.5 White collar........................................................ 795 6.5 39.7 769 8.8 39.9 867 4.4 39.0 White collar excluding sales.................................... 830 5.9 39.7 814 8.3 40.0 871 4.4 39.0 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 922 3.2 39.5 887 4.6 39.9 988 5.3 38.7 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,036 4.2 39.0 1,009 6.3 39.7 1,066 5.6 38.3 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 1,001 2.5 40.0 992 2.8 40.0 1,033 5.4 40.0 Registered nurses........................................... 973 2.6 40.0 955 2.6 40.0 1,033 5.4 40.0 Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 1,074 1.7 37.6 – – – 1,074 1.7 37.6 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 770 9.4 40.0 787 10.5 40.0 683 2.6 40.0 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 712 10.1 40.0 – – – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 621 2.8 40.0 612 3.3 40.0 – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 490 6.6 40.0 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,268 13.9 40.4 1,315 16.4 40.5 1,055 6.5 40.2 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,395 18.5 40.7 1,431 21.4 40.7 1,188 6.8 40.4 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 2,036 22.1 41.9 2,124 21.4 42.0 – – – Management related............................................ 1,003 9.2 39.9 1,040 14.3 39.9 – – – Sales............................................................. 508 12.5 39.5 510 12.7 39.5 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 496 3.9 39.7 481 4.8 39.9 540 5.1 39.3 Secretaries................................................. 515 4.2 39.1 520 8.1 39.8 511 4.5 38.5 Receptionists............................................... 417 6.1 39.8 – – – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 680 15.3 40.0 – – – – – – General office clerks....................................... 512 5.3 40.0 – – – 521 6.5 40.0 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 490 4.0 40.0 – – – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 619 4.7 40.2 622 5.3 40.2 591 2.3 40.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 705 9.3 40.0 703 10.0 40.0 740 3.4 40.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... $608 5.0 40.0 $615 4.9 40.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 581 6.2 41.1 572 7.9 41.4 $609 6.5 40.0 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 468 6.2 40.0 473 7.2 40.0 – – – Service............................................................. 433 5.8 39.7 379 5.4 39.3 665 2.8 41.1 Protective service............................................ 466 20.2 40.4 – – – 781 2.1 42.2 Food service.................................................. 544 39.6 42.2 – – – – – – Health service................................................ 394 3.8 39.7 376 3.0 39.6 – – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 440 11.9 40.0 408 15.9 40.0 – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 371 4.0 39.6 371 4.2 39.6 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 323 13.5 36.1 301 16.8 35.0 406 4.0 40.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 322 14.0 36.0 300 17.5 34.8 401 4.2 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 2005 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................................................................... $33,886 5.5 2,006 $33,117 6.9 2,060 $36,494 3.3 1,825 All excluding sales............................................... 34,340 5.6 2,003 33,635 7.1 2,060 36,563 3.3 1,824 White collar........................................................ 39,203 6.5 1,956 39,638 8.8 2,056 38,147 4.4 1,714 White collar excluding sales.................................... 40,697 5.9 1,945 41,869 8.3 2,056 38,256 4.4 1,712 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 44,164 3.2 1,891 45,637 4.6 2,051 41,847 5.3 1,638 Professional specialty.......................................... 46,930 4.2 1,768 51,398 6.3 2,022 43,101 5.6 1,550 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 51,631 2.5 2,064 51,070 2.8 2,060 53,698 5.4 2,080 Registered nurses........................................... 50,376 2.6 2,071 49,379 2.6 2,069 53,698 5.4 2,080 Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 39,108 1.7 1,368 – – – 39,108 1.7 1,368 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 39,974 9.4 2,077 40,833 10.5 2,076 35,508 2.6 2,080 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 36,653 10.1 2,059 – – – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 32,283 2.8 2,080 31,823 3.3 2,080 – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 25,470 6.6 2,080 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 65,890 13.9 2,101 68,395 16.4 2,105 54,720 6.5 2,085 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 72,499 18.5 2,113 74,416 21.4 2,117 61,494 6.8 2,089 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 105,852 22.1 2,179 110,435 21.4 2,185 – – – Management related............................................ 52,176 9.2 2,077 54,103 14.3 2,076 – – – Sales............................................................. 26,427 12.5 2,056 26,528 12.7 2,055 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 24,656 3.9 1,977 24,622 4.8 2,042 24,748 5.1 1,798 Secretaries................................................. 22,926 4.2 1,740 26,218 8.1 2,009 20,961 4.5 1,579 Receptionists............................................... 21,683 6.1 2,069 – – – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 35,352 15.3 2,080 – – – – – – General office clerks....................................... 26,041 5.3 2,033 – – – 26,353 6.5 2,023 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 25,484 4.0 2,080 – – – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 32,175 4.7 2,090 32,358 5.3 2,091 30,714 2.3 2,080 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 36,681 9.3 2,080 36,555 10.0 2,080 38,475 3.4 2,080 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... $31,607 5.0 2,080 $31,980 4.9 2,080 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 30,207 6.2 2,135 29,738 7.9 2,153 $31,643 6.5 2,080 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 24,319 6.2 2,080 24,591 7.2 2,080 – – – Service............................................................. 22,298 5.8 2,041 19,558 5.4 2,029 33,797 2.8 2,089 Protective service............................................ 24,184 20.2 2,096 – – – 40,246 2.1 2,174 Food service.................................................. 25,277 39.6 1,960 – – – – – – Health service................................................ 20,410 3.8 2,054 19,475 3.0 2,051 – – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 22,901 11.9 2,080 21,206 15.9 2,080 – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 19,181 4.0 2,047 19,165 4.2 2,046 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 16,630 13.5 1,857 15,517 16.8 1,806 20,751 4.0 2,046 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 16,662 14.0 1,863 15,588 17.5 1,812 20,518 4.2 2,046 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 2005 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................................................................... $16.35 5.8 $15.47 7.1 $19.95 3.4 All excluding sales............................................... 16.73 5.8 15.86 7.3 19.99 3.4 White collar........................................................ 19.35 7.0 18.45 9.3 22.18 4.5 1....................................................... 9.97 6.2 10.00 6.3 – – 2....................................................... 9.55 6.4 9.13 3.9 11.77 8.4 3....................................................... 11.79 5.4 11.77 5.8 11.97 2.0 4....................................................... 12.58 4.5 12.00 6.8 13.65 4.8 5....................................................... 17.81 8.0 16.60 10.8 21.06 12.5 6....................................................... 19.01 6.1 19.29 6.1 – – 7....................................................... 22.75 7.1 – – 20.74 8.4 8....................................................... 21.76 9.4 21.18 10.6 24.11 18.2 9....................................................... 26.66 4.7 25.13 10.0 28.20 1.6 10........................................................ 31.72 6.9 – – – – 11........................................................ 33.89 4.8 34.07 4.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 23.22 29.9 20.79 33.5 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 20.61 5.8 19.96 8.1 22.27 4.5 1....................................................... 9.95 6.4 9.98 6.5 – – 2....................................................... 10.35 5.7 9.65 5.4 11.77 8.4 3....................................................... 12.03 7.5 11.98 8.5 – – 4....................................................... 12.58 4.5 12.00 6.8 13.65 4.8 5....................................................... 18.32 8.2 17.12 11.6 21.06 12.5 6....................................................... 18.27 6.1 18.48 6.3 – – 7....................................................... 22.75 7.1 – – 20.74 8.4 8....................................................... 21.76 9.4 21.18 10.6 24.11 18.2 9....................................................... 26.66 4.7 25.13 10.0 28.20 1.6 10........................................................ 31.79 7.2 – – – – 11........................................................ 33.89 4.8 34.07 4.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 27.45 20.3 25.17 24.6 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.35 3.2 22.22 4.6 25.60 5.4 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.57 4.3 25.45 6.4 27.84 5.7 7....................................................... 25.25 4.5 – – 25.55 5.9 8....................................................... 22.27 14.6 21.27 16.2 – – 9....................................................... 28.01 3.4 27.15 7.1 28.75 1.6 Not able to be leveled.................................... 38.68 7.5 – – – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ 25.13 2.4 24.85 2.7 26.11 4.8 8....................................................... 29.00 1.7 – – – – 9....................................................... 24.32 2.7 23.41 1.3 – – Registered nurses........................................... 24.38 2.4 23.97 2.4 25.82 5.4 9....................................................... 24.44 2.8 23.55 .9 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 28.58 1.3 – – 28.58 1.3 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... $19.18 9.4 $19.58 10.5 $17.07 2.6 4....................................................... 13.46 9.7 13.92 11.0 – – 5....................................................... 15.79 4.5 – – – – 7....................................................... – – – – 17.69 7.1 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 17.72 10.4 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 15.52 2.8 15.30 3.3 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 12.20 5.9 11.63 7.4 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.36 13.0 32.49 15.3 26.25 6.2 8....................................................... 20.34 16.3 – – – – 9....................................................... 22.88 14.7 – – 26.76 3.1 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 34.31 17.1 35.15 19.8 29.44 6.3 9....................................................... 22.07 17.7 – – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 48.57 19.3 50.54 18.5 – – Management related............................................ 25.12 9.3 26.06 14.4 – – Sales............................................................. 11.64 12.4 11.66 12.6 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.49 4.3 8.34 3.7 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.17 4.1 11.74 5.0 13.59 5.4 1....................................................... 9.95 6.4 9.98 6.5 – – 2....................................................... 10.38 6.1 9.60 6.3 11.77 8.4 3....................................................... 12.27 7.3 12.24 8.4 – – 4....................................................... 12.27 4.6 11.09 5.1 14.01 5.2 5....................................................... 17.85 11.4 17.98 13.0 – – Secretaries................................................. 13.18 4.1 13.05 8.2 13.27 3.7 4....................................................... 13.37 7.2 – – 13.90 6.1 Receptionists............................................... 9.63 6.2 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 17.00 15.3 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 11.74 6.8 – – 12.69 6.5 2....................................................... 10.30 6.3 – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 12.25 4.0 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 15.13 4.8 15.17 5.4 14.78 2.3 1....................................................... 9.88 2.1 9.50 2.5 – – 2....................................................... 11.84 6.2 11.34 8.1 – – 3....................................................... 13.50 7.8 13.48 8.3 – – 4....................................................... 14.16 5.1 14.20 5.8 – – 5....................................................... 14.57 6.2 14.45 6.5 – – 6....................................................... 22.03 15.3 22.21 16.4 – – 7....................................................... 18.45 1.7 18.59 2.1 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... $17.51 9.2 $17.44 9.8 $18.50 3.4 4....................................................... 15.84 4.1 15.84 4.1 – – 5....................................................... 12.92 11.8 12.53 12.8 – – 6....................................................... 25.91 10.9 26.03 11.5 – – 7....................................................... 18.61 .8 18.84 .4 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 15.20 5.0 15.37 4.9 – – 4....................................................... 15.60 7.4 15.92 7.9 – – 5....................................................... 15.65 1.2 15.65 1.2 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.66 5.6 13.20 6.9 15.21 6.1 2....................................................... 11.86 8.3 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.46 5.2 11.54 5.9 – – 1....................................................... 10.10 1.1 9.73 1.9 – – Service............................................................. 10.58 5.1 9.37 3.8 16.16 2.1 1....................................................... 7.32 4.9 7.00 4.9 9.54 4.8 2....................................................... 8.58 3.6 8.45 3.3 – – 3....................................................... 10.57 8.1 9.29 6.0 14.38 2.3 4....................................................... 11.29 8.1 – – 15.21 5.9 5....................................................... 15.56 5.8 – – – – Protective service............................................ 11.36 18.9 9.14 2.1 18.52 1.5 3....................................................... 11.81 21.5 – – – – Guards and police, except public service.................... 8.67 3.1 8.63 2.6 – – Food service.................................................. 11.45 28.9 11.44 30.8 – – Other food service........................................... 14.16 30.7 – – – – Health service................................................ 9.94 4.0 9.50 3.2 – – 3....................................................... 9.19 6.4 8.77 6.0 – – 4....................................................... 12.42 10.3 – – – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 11.01 11.9 10.20 15.9 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 9.37 3.5 9.37 3.7 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.45 8.8 8.04 9.9 10.14 4.0 1....................................................... 7.80 9.3 7.26 11.6 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.47 8.9 8.07 10.3 10.03 4.2 1....................................................... 7.77 9.8 – – – – Personal service.............................................. $10.49 1.8 – – – – 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 2005 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................................................................... $16.89 5.8 $16.08 7.2 $20.00 3.5 All excluding sales............................................... 17.14 5.9 16.33 7.4 20.05 3.4 White collar........................................................ 20.04 6.4 19.28 8.7 22.25 4.6 2....................................................... 10.50 5.4 9.94 4.4 11.77 8.4 3....................................................... 12.13 4.5 12.09 4.9 – – 4....................................................... 12.58 4.5 11.99 6.9 13.65 4.8 5....................................................... 17.81 8.0 16.60 10.8 21.06 12.5 6....................................................... 19.01 6.1 19.29 6.1 – – 7....................................................... 22.79 7.1 – – 20.74 8.4 8....................................................... 21.09 9.3 20.77 10.3 – – 9....................................................... 26.66 4.7 25.12 10.1 28.20 1.6 10........................................................ 31.72 6.9 – – – – 11........................................................ 33.89 4.8 34.07 4.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 23.21 29.9 20.79 33.5 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 20.93 5.9 20.36 8.2 22.35 4.6 2....................................................... 11.08 6.3 10.39 8.2 11.77 8.4 3....................................................... 12.14 7.4 12.01 8.5 – – 4....................................................... 12.58 4.5 11.99 6.9 13.65 4.8 5....................................................... 18.32 8.2 17.12 11.6 21.06 12.5 6....................................................... 18.27 6.1 18.48 6.3 – – 7....................................................... 22.79 7.1 – – 20.74 8.4 8....................................................... 21.09 9.3 20.77 10.3 – – 9....................................................... 26.66 4.7 25.12 10.1 28.20 1.6 10........................................................ 31.79 7.2 – – – – 11........................................................ 33.89 4.8 34.07 4.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 27.44 20.3 25.17 24.6 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.36 3.2 22.25 4.6 25.55 5.4 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.55 4.3 25.42 6.6 27.80 5.7 7....................................................... 25.38 4.4 – – 25.55 5.9 8....................................................... 20.92 15.3 20.50 15.8 – – 9....................................................... 28.02 3.4 27.16 7.2 28.75 1.6 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ 25.01 2.5 24.79 2.8 25.82 5.4 9....................................................... 24.30 2.7 – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 24.32 2.6 23.87 2.6 25.82 5.4 9....................................................... 24.42 2.8 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 28.58 1.3 – – 28.58 1.3 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... $19.25 9.4 $19.67 10.5 $17.07 2.6 4....................................................... 13.47 10.0 – – – – 5....................................................... 15.79 4.5 – – – – 7....................................................... – – – – 17.69 7.1 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 17.80 10.1 – – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 15.52 2.8 15.30 3.3 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 12.25 6.6 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.36 13.0 32.49 15.3 26.25 6.2 8....................................................... 20.34 16.3 – – – – 9....................................................... 22.88 14.7 – – 26.76 3.1 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 34.31 17.1 35.15 19.8 29.44 6.3 9....................................................... 22.07 17.7 – – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 48.57 19.3 50.54 18.5 – – Management related............................................ 25.12 9.3 26.06 14.4 – – Sales............................................................. 12.86 11.9 12.91 12.2 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.47 3.9 12.06 4.8 13.76 4.9 2....................................................... 11.20 6.2 10.48 9.8 11.77 8.4 3....................................................... 12.36 7.1 12.24 8.4 – – 4....................................................... 12.27 4.6 11.09 5.1 14.01 5.3 5....................................................... 17.85 11.4 17.98 13.0 – – Secretaries................................................. 13.18 4.1 13.05 8.2 13.27 3.7 4....................................................... 13.37 7.2 – – 13.90 6.1 Receptionists............................................... 10.48 6.4 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 17.00 15.3 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 12.81 5.3 – – 13.03 6.5 2....................................................... 10.97 6.2 – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 12.25 4.0 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 15.39 4.9 15.47 5.5 14.77 2.3 1....................................................... 10.14 3.3 9.75 4.4 – – 3....................................................... 13.50 7.8 13.48 8.3 – – 4....................................................... 14.31 5.4 14.37 6.2 – – 5....................................................... 14.57 6.2 14.45 6.5 – – 6....................................................... 22.03 15.3 22.21 16.4 – – 7....................................................... 18.45 1.7 18.59 2.1 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.64 9.3 17.57 10.0 18.50 3.4 4....................................................... 15.84 4.1 15.84 4.1 – – 5....................................................... 12.92 11.8 12.53 12.8 – – 6....................................................... 25.91 10.9 26.03 11.5 – – 7....................................................... 18.61 .8 18.84 .4 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 15.20 5.0 15.37 4.9 – – 4....................................................... $15.60 7.4 $15.92 7.9 – – 5....................................................... 15.65 1.2 15.65 1.2 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.15 5.7 13.81 7.0 $15.21 6.5 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.69 6.2 11.82 7.2 – – 1....................................................... 10.47 1.9 – – – – Service............................................................. 10.93 6.9 9.64 4.7 16.18 2.0 1....................................................... 7.91 6.3 7.52 7.0 – – 2....................................................... 8.56 3.6 8.43 3.3 – – 3....................................................... 11.15 8.1 9.65 2.8 14.38 2.3 4....................................................... 11.29 8.1 – – – – 5....................................................... 15.53 5.9 – – – – Protective service............................................ 11.54 18.7 – – 18.52 1.5 3....................................................... 14.88 9.6 – – – – Food service.................................................. 12.90 32.6 – – – – Health service................................................ 9.94 4.0 9.50 3.2 – – 3....................................................... 9.19 6.4 8.77 6.0 – – 4....................................................... 12.42 10.3 – – – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 11.01 11.9 10.20 15.9 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 9.37 3.5 9.37 3.7 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.95 6.1 8.59 7.4 10.14 4.0 1....................................................... 8.55 6.2 – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.94 6.4 8.60 7.8 10.03 4.2 1....................................................... 8.57 6.8 – – – – 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 2005 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................................................................... $8.90 4.9 $8.57 4.2 $16.40 25.0 All excluding sales............................................... 9.16 6.3 8.70 5.8 16.40 25.0 White collar........................................................ 9.83 11.6 9.37 9.4 17.36 32.2 2....................................................... 8.48 2.7 8.48 2.7 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 11.75 16.3 10.92 16.3 17.36 32.2 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 22.94 10.5 20.52 15.6 – – Professional specialty.......................................... 28.01 6.2 – – – – Health related................................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 8.28 2.9 8.28 2.9 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 8.70 2.6 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 9.06 4.5 8.62 3.2 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... – – – – – – Service............................................................. 7.32 7.8 7.31 7.9 – – Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food 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 2005 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....................................................... $16.89 $8.90 $19.42 $16.00 $16.59 $13.29 All excluding sales............................................. 17.14 9.16 20.02 16.34 16.88 13.87 White collar........................................................ 20.04 9.83 22.96 19.07 19.72 – White-collar excluding sales.................................... 20.93 11.75 – 20.24 20.61 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.36 22.94 – 22.95 23.35 – Professional specialty.......................................... 26.55 28.01 – 26.59 26.57 – Technical....................................................... 19.25 – – 16.88 19.18 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.36 – – 31.36 31.36 – Sales............................................................. 12.86 8.28 – 11.88 11.32 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.47 8.70 17.83 12.03 12.17 – Blue collar......................................................... 15.39 9.06 17.22 14.38 15.44 13.87 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.64 – 18.83 17.05 18.10 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 15.20 – 17.34 13.31 15.45 – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.15 – 16.54 13.08 14.48 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.69 – 12.54 11.22 11.46 – Service............................................................. 10.93 7.32 – 10.58 10.58 – 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....................................................... 5.8 4.9 10.6 5.9 6.2 1.2 All excluding sales............................................. 5.9 6.3 10.1 5.9 6.2 4.4 White collar........................................................ 6.4 11.6 12.3 7.2 7.0 – White-collar excluding sales.................................... 5.9 16.3 – 5.8 5.8 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 3.2 10.5 – 3.2 3.2 – Professional specialty.......................................... 4.3 6.2 – 4.4 4.3 – Technical....................................................... 9.4 – – 3.5 9.4 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 13.0 – – 13.0 13.0 – Sales............................................................. 11.9 2.9 – 14.2 19.3 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 3.9 2.6 11.2 4.1 4.1 – Blue collar......................................................... 4.9 4.5 4.9 4.1 5.2 4.4 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 9.3 – 8.6 11.9 9.6 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 5.0 – 1.6 3.9 4.5 – Transportation and material moving................................ 5.7 – 13.0 6.4 6.2 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 6.2 – 6.2 6.5 5.2 – Service............................................................. 6.9 7.8 – 5.1 5.1 – 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 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 2005 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....................................................... $15.47 $15.72 – - $16.19 - $25.63 - - $14.34 All excluding sales............................................. 15.86 15.49 – - 15.91 - 25.63 - - 14.31 White collar........................................................ 18.45 – – - – - 26.65 - - 19.60 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 19.96 – – - – - 26.65 - - 19.56 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 22.22 – – - – - – - - 21.10 Professional specialty.......................................... 25.45 – – - – - – - - 25.71 Technical....................................................... 19.58 – – - – - – - - 16.34 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.49 – – - – - 37.71 - - 25.33 Sales............................................................. 11.66 – – - – - – - - – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 11.74 – – - – - 14.43 - - 10.38 Blue collar......................................................... 15.17 15.87 – - 16.54 - 21.72 - - – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.44 18.28 – - 19.87 - – - - – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 15.37 15.89 – - 15.79 - – - - – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.20 – – - – - – - - – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.54 11.48 – - 11.73 - – - - – Service............................................................. 9.37 – – - – - – - - 9.35 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....................................................... 7.1 2.6 – - 3.6 - 9.9 - - 12.3 All excluding sales............................................. 7.3 2.9 – - 3.7 - 9.9 - - 12.3 White collar........................................................ 9.3 – – - – - 10.2 - - 7.9 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 8.1 – – - – - 10.2 - - 7.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 4.6 – – - – - – - - 4.3 Professional specialty.......................................... 6.4 – – - – - – - - 6.2 Technical....................................................... 10.5 – – - – - – - - 6.4 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 15.3 – – - – - 13.2 - - 13.6 Sales............................................................. 12.6 – – - – - – - - – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 5.0 – – - – - 11.9 - - 6.4 Blue collar......................................................... 5.4 5.8 – - 7.3 - 10.4 - - – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 9.8 11.4 – - 15.7 - – - - – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4.9 3.6 – - 4.4 - – - - – Transportation and material moving................................ 6.9 – – - – - – - - – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 5.9 4.0 – - 5.5 - – - - – Service............................................................. 3.8 – – - – - – - - 4.0 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 2005 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....................................................... $15.47 $16.75 $15.14 $13.65 $17.21 All excluding sales............................................. 15.86 16.53 15.67 14.23 17.38 White collar........................................................ 18.45 24.48 17.41 15.12 19.25 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 19.96 24.34 19.07 18.06 19.58 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 22.22 – 22.35 24.47 21.32 Professional specialty.......................................... 25.45 – 24.90 27.15 24.50 Technical....................................................... 19.58 – 19.87 – 16.09 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.49 – 29.25 – 33.23 Sales............................................................. 11.66 – 10.88 10.77 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 11.74 13.14 11.56 11.08 11.84 Blue collar......................................................... 15.17 12.89 16.34 16.59 15.71 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.44 14.65 18.97 20.25 14.75 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 15.37 13.06 16.54 15.59 – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.20 – 13.57 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.54 10.55 12.64 12.47 13.08 Service............................................................. 9.37 11.15 9.00 9.14 8.56 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....................................................... 7.1 16.5 8.1 12.7 5.0 All excluding sales............................................. 7.3 16.7 8.4 14.4 5.0 White collar........................................................ 9.3 20.1 9.6 19.2 8.9 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 8.1 21.6 8.3 19.5 9.1 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 4.6 – 5.5 10.9 4.2 Professional specialty.......................................... 6.4 – 5.9 28.1 4.6 Technical....................................................... 10.5 – 13.2 – 5.7 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 15.3 – 10.3 – 6.7 Sales............................................................. 12.6 – 9.2 10.3 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 5.0 21.8 3.4 7.0 3.2 Blue collar......................................................... 5.4 7.0 8.0 9.3 8.4 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 9.8 9.5 11.6 12.4 14.7 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4.9 3.9 4.8 6.8 – Transportation and material moving................................ 6.9 – 7.3 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 5.9 7.8 8.6 9.4 10.4 Service............................................................. 3.8 13.3 2.2 1.8 6.8 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $8.00 $9.79 $13.55 $20.63 $27.60 All excluding sales........................... 8.00 9.96 14.00 21.11 28.15 White collar.................................... 9.00 11.17 16.88 25.71 31.47 White collar excluding sales................ 9.60 12.17 18.75 26.49 32.06 Professional specialty and technical.......... 13.00 17.45 23.90 27.07 32.06 Professional specialty...................... 17.45 22.25 25.92 30.90 35.20 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists...... – – – – – Health related............................ 19.53 21.90 24.14 27.07 30.04 Registered nurses....................... 19.78 21.90 24.10 26.92 29.73 Teachers, college and university.......... – – – – – Teachers, except college and university... 22.35 25.50 28.41 32.06 34.39 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners...... – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers. – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... – – – – – Technical................................... 11.07 14.50 18.00 25.94 26.49 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 9.52 13.53 19.24 21.72 23.71 Licensed practical nurses............... 13.10 14.36 15.44 17.03 17.53 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 9.30 9.72 11.07 13.21 18.41 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 15.39 20.63 26.79 38.32 64.32 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 14.95 24.57 29.71 39.86 68.75 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 15.39 33.00 47.60 68.75 68.75 Management related........................ 18.39 20.63 20.63 28.11 40.77 Sales......................................... 7.80 8.40 10.40 12.95 17.31 Cashiers................................ 6.70 7.75 7.85 9.21 10.60 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.50 9.38 11.37 13.50 17.44 Secretaries............................. 9.58 11.29 12.94 15.45 17.00 Receptionists........................... 7.50 7.81 8.90 10.42 13.36 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 10.35 12.26 16.35 22.50 22.50 General office clerks................... 9.21 9.25 10.94 14.36 16.50 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 9.47 10.50 12.50 14.24 14.35 Blue collar..................................... 9.40 10.97 14.69 17.47 20.14 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 8.50 14.00 17.00 19.83 26.17 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 11.32 12.36 15.00 17.35 18.80 Transportation and material moving............ 9.50 10.84 12.95 15.88 18.14 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... $8.75 $9.50 $10.00 $13.00 $16.18 Service......................................... 6.70 7.96 8.98 11.49 18.17 Protective service........................ 7.25 8.00 8.63 13.29 19.88 Guards and police, except public service 7.20 8.00 8.34 10.00 10.20 Food service.............................. 6.00 6.50 8.09 10.21 29.65 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... – – – – – Other food service....................... 6.00 6.75 9.00 29.65 29.65 Health service............................ 7.50 8.24 9.27 11.27 13.03 Health aides, except nursing............ 6.68 8.49 11.81 13.70 14.36 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 7.59 8.01 9.10 10.24 11.78 Cleaning and building service............. 5.65 6.71 8.17 9.79 11.67 Janitors and cleaners................... 5.65 6.71 8.25 9.91 11.67 Personal service.......................... 6.00 6.40 12.56 13.70 13.70 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 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 2005 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.81 $9.25 $12.50 $18.80 $26.49 All excluding sales........................... 7.90 9.36 13.00 19.61 26.49 White collar.................................... 8.65 10.58 14.84 24.14 29.61 White collar excluding sales................ 9.25 11.85 17.50 26.00 31.67 Professional specialty and technical.......... 12.20 16.00 22.96 26.49 30.14 Professional specialty...................... 15.91 20.87 24.13 29.00 36.42 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ 19.53 21.77 23.90 26.52 30.04 Registered nurses....................... 19.82 21.90 23.81 25.71 28.21 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 11.22 14.60 18.47 26.49 26.49 Licensed practical nurses............... 13.07 14.00 15.20 17.03 17.15 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 8.94 9.69 10.46 13.10 14.82 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 15.39 20.63 27.60 39.86 68.75 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 14.84 23.67 29.86 42.45 68.75 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 15.39 33.00 47.60 68.75 68.75 Management related........................ 18.39 20.63 20.63 33.28 40.77 Sales......................................... 7.75 8.40 10.40 12.95 17.31 Cashiers................................ 6.50 7.75 7.80 9.03 10.60 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.30 9.25 10.95 13.10 16.64 Secretaries............................. 9.00 10.00 12.94 16.64 17.44 Blue collar..................................... 9.00 10.79 14.75 17.47 20.22 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 8.00 14.00 17.00 19.83 29.33 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 11.50 12.50 16.36 17.35 19.71 Transportation and material moving............ 9.50 10.51 12.35 15.88 17.30 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 8.50 9.50 10.00 13.18 16.18 Service......................................... 6.50 7.50 8.45 10.20 12.56 Protective service........................ 7.20 8.00 8.34 10.00 10.20 Guards and police, except public service 7.20 8.00 8.34 10.00 10.20 Food service.............................. 6.00 6.25 8.00 10.00 29.65 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... - - - - - Health service............................ $7.20 $8.00 $9.05 $10.65 $12.35 Health aides, except nursing............ 6.55 8.00 9.55 12.53 14.33 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 7.59 8.00 9.00 10.40 11.78 Cleaning and building service............. 5.65 6.00 7.68 9.50 11.14 Janitors and cleaners................... 5.65 6.00 7.74 9.50 11.15 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 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 2005 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $10.71 $13.22 $18.15 $25.53 $31.47 All excluding sales........................... 10.71 13.25 18.17 25.53 31.47 White collar.................................... 11.27 14.29 22.21 28.39 32.06 White collar excluding sales................ 11.49 14.35 22.25 28.40 32.06 Professional specialty and technical.......... 13.81 20.81 25.92 30.55 33.65 Professional specialty...................... 20.29 24.47 27.97 31.47 34.60 Health related............................ 19.88 23.36 27.06 28.44 31.31 Registered nurses....................... 18.78 23.30 26.12 28.44 31.31 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 22.35 25.50 28.41 32.06 34.39 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 11.07 13.71 17.45 20.54 22.52 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.31 22.25 24.86 30.79 35.77 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 18.10 24.86 29.71 32.54 41.04 Management related........................ - - - - - Sales......................................... - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.58 11.23 13.03 15.82 17.51 Secretaries............................. 10.87 11.92 12.80 14.56 15.82 General office clerks................... 8.88 9.62 12.28 15.82 16.50 Blue collar..................................... 10.08 11.70 14.32 17.45 19.26 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 14.32 15.84 18.31 20.86 24.31 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ 11.57 13.86 15.67 17.28 19.03 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... - - - - - Service......................................... 9.29 11.78 15.84 19.88 23.36 Protective service........................ 12.05 14.65 19.11 20.96 24.52 Food service.............................. - - - - - Other food service....................... - - - - - Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. 8.22 8.67 9.65 11.16 12.84 Janitors and cleaners................... 8.22 8.67 9.61 11.16 12.84 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 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 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $8.34 $10.20 $14.01 $21.16 $28.15 All excluding sales........................... 8.33 10.20 14.60 22.04 28.41 White collar.................................... 9.75 12.00 17.45 26.25 31.83 White collar excluding sales................ 9.93 12.42 19.34 26.49 32.06 Professional specialty and technical.......... 13.00 17.45 23.82 27.07 32.06 Professional specialty...................... 17.11 22.18 25.87 30.90 35.13 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ 19.53 21.90 24.13 27.06 30.04 Registered nurses....................... 19.88 21.90 24.10 26.84 29.54 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 22.35 25.50 28.41 32.06 34.39 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 11.07 14.60 18.00 26.00 26.49 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 9.52 13.93 19.24 21.72 23.71 Licensed practical nurses............... 13.10 14.36 15.44 17.03 17.53 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 9.30 9.72 11.07 13.21 18.41 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 15.39 20.63 26.79 38.32 64.32 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 14.95 24.57 29.71 39.86 68.75 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 15.39 33.00 47.60 68.75 68.75 Management related........................ 18.39 20.63 20.63 28.11 40.77 Sales......................................... 8.60 10.00 11.37 13.55 17.31 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.65 9.80 11.85 13.99 17.45 Secretaries............................. 9.58 11.29 12.94 15.45 17.00 Receptionists........................... 7.80 7.80 10.24 11.86 15.07 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 10.35 12.26 16.35 22.50 22.50 General office clerks................... 9.19 10.49 12.02 15.82 16.50 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 9.47 10.50 12.50 14.24 14.35 Blue collar..................................... 9.60 11.50 15.00 17.50 20.86 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 8.60 14.25 17.00 19.83 26.17 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 11.32 12.36 15.00 17.35 18.80 Transportation and material moving............ 10.47 11.42 13.72 15.88 18.45 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 9.00 9.69 10.60 13.00 16.18 Service......................................... $7.20 $8.00 $9.25 $11.88 $19.11 Protective service........................ 7.35 8.00 8.93 13.29 19.88 Food service.............................. 6.06 6.66 8.83 12.05 29.65 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... - - - - - Health service............................ 7.50 8.24 9.27 11.27 13.03 Health aides, except nursing............ 6.68 8.49 11.81 13.70 14.36 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 7.59 8.01 9.10 10.24 11.78 Cleaning and building service............. 6.27 7.60 8.98 10.50 11.67 Janitors and cleaners................... 6.25 7.65 8.98 10.50 11.67 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 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 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $5.80 $7.00 $8.00 $9.25 $10.50 All excluding sales........................... 5.65 6.40 8.09 9.25 13.08 White collar.................................... 7.41 7.75 8.31 9.25 11.27 White collar excluding sales................ 7.56 7.95 9.25 10.12 26.53 Professional specialty and technical.......... 10.08 14.81 25.00 27.07 36.88 Professional specialty...................... 18.82 25.00 27.07 30.96 36.88 Health related............................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... - - - - - Sales......................................... 7.40 7.65 8.00 8.51 10.20 Administrative support, including clerical.... 7.41 7.90 8.90 9.25 10.12 Blue collar..................................... 7.00 8.29 9.00 9.62 9.62 Precision production, craft, and repair....... - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... - - - - - Service......................................... 5.65 5.65 6.25 7.50 10.00 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. - - - - - Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. - - - - - Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 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 2005 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 206,400 163,500 42,900 All excluding sales............................................. 189,100 146,300 42,800 White collar........................................................ 112,300 82,300 30,000 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 94,900 65,100 29,800 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 51,000 31,300 19,700 Professional specialty.......................................... 30,900 14,400 16,500 Technical....................................................... 20,200 17,000 3,200 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 11,400 9,300 2,100 Sales............................................................. - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 32,500 24,500 8,000 Blue collar......................................................... 46,300 41,100 5,200 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19,100 17,900 1,200 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 8,700 8,100 - Transportation and material moving................................ 9,600 7,300 2,300 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 8,900 7,800 - Service............................................................. 47,800 40,100 7,700 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.