NC BL 12/00/2005 Table: Iowa City, IA, Bulletin 3130-25, August 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, Iowa City, IA, August 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................................................................. $19.94 7.0 36.7 $16.54 6.3 35.3 $23.24 10.9 38.1 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 22.81 8.4 37.5 19.01 8.2 36.1 25.71 12.9 38.6 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 26.19 3.6 36.9 23.43 2.4 34.4 27.36 4.6 38.1 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 44.69 27.2 40.0 51.28 23.4 41.2 39.89 47.6 39.2 Sales............................................................. 10.01 4.5 34.2 10.01 4.5 34.2 – – – Administrative support............................................ 15.54 3.0 39.1 12.38 3.4 38.7 17.98 1.2 39.5 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 16.36 3.8 39.6 15.68 4.2 39.8 19.98 3.7 38.7 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19.99 2.5 40.2 20.02 3.6 40.4 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 14.88 .7 39.9 14.88 .7 39.9 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.21 9.7 42.8 13.96 9.8 45.2 20.12 11.9 35.4 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 10.88 9.2 31.0 10.88 9.2 31.0 – – – Service occupations(5).............................................. 13.15 8.7 31.9 8.44 4.3 26.6 16.04 9.6 36.5 Full time........................................................... 20.82 7.2 40.2 17.74 6.0 40.7 23.45 11.4 39.9 Part time........................................................... 11.97 8.8 20.3 10.13 6.9 20.6 18.49 22.5 19.2 Union............................................................... 19.42 2.8 38.6 16.09 .6 40.0 22.32 5.1 37.5 Nonunion............................................................ 20.02 8.0 36.4 16.61 7.2 34.7 23.40 12.7 38.2 Time................................................................ 20.20 7.1 36.3 16.79 7.0 34.4 23.24 10.9 38.1 Incentive........................................................... 13.77 10.9 48.9 13.77 10.9 48.9 – – – Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 11.68 12.1 32.1 11.64 12.3 32.0 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 18.04 9.9 37.3 17.18 12.5 37.6 22.24 5.1 35.7 500 workers or more................................................. 22.86 9.3 37.8 21.22 2.7 36.2 23.35 11.9 38.3 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, Iowa City, IA, August 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................................................................... $19.94 7.0 $16.54 6.3 $23.24 10.9 All excluding sales............................................... 20.74 7.2 17.71 7.0 23.24 10.9 White collar........................................................ 22.81 8.4 19.01 8.2 25.71 12.9 White collar excluding sales.................................... 24.47 9.0 22.27 9.6 25.71 12.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 26.19 3.6 23.43 2.4 27.36 4.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 28.72 6.9 27.46 3.5 29.12 9.0 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 33.66 5.2 – – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 33.66 5.2 – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 24.05 2.5 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 30.05 3.5 – – 31.36 1.0 Elementary school teachers.................................. 30.29 3.7 – – 31.61 1.5 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 16.94 7.1 16.37 8.8 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 13.60 9.8 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 44.69 27.2 51.28 23.4 39.89 47.6 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 47.11 28.8 59.56 23.8 40.12 48.0 Management related............................................ – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 10.01 4.5 10.01 4.5 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 9.07 2.4 9.07 2.4 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 15.54 3.0 12.38 3.4 17.98 1.2 Secretaries................................................. 18.04 1.7 15.38 4.9 18.49 1.6 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 12.97 6.5 12.97 6.5 – – General office clerks....................................... 14.01 10.8 10.27 5.4 – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 13.18 7.3 13.18 7.3 – – Blue collar......................................................... 16.36 3.8 15.68 4.2 19.98 3.7 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19.99 2.5 20.02 3.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.88 .7 14.88 .7 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.21 9.7 13.96 9.8 20.12 11.9 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.88 9.2 10.88 9.2 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. $7.52 7.7 $7.52 7.7 – – Service............................................................. 13.15 8.7 8.44 4.3 $16.04 9.6 Protective service............................................ 20.85 8.7 – – 20.85 8.7 Food service.................................................. 7.98 8.2 7.27 9.8 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 3.64 8.5 3.64 8.5 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 3.44 5.5 3.44 5.5 – – Other food service........................................... 9.72 5.5 9.11 2.8 – – Cooks....................................................... 9.47 .7 – – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 8.79 4.6 8.59 5.4 – – Health service................................................ 10.57 10.1 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. $15.92 16.6 $10.08 7.5 $16.19 17.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 13.51 4.5 – – 13.69 4.7 Personal service.............................................. 11.67 19.3 12.24 21.3 – – Service, n.e.c.............................................. 13.20 18.4 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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, Iowa City, IA, August 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................................................................... $20.82 7.2 $17.74 6.0 $23.45 11.4 All excluding sales............................................... 21.51 7.5 18.88 6.8 23.45 11.4 White collar........................................................ 23.35 8.9 19.84 8.6 25.73 13.3 White collar excluding sales.................................... 24.69 9.5 22.69 10.1 25.73 13.3 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 26.51 3.8 24.02 2.6 27.43 4.8 Professional specialty.......................................... 28.99 7.4 28.11 3.7 29.24 9.3 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 33.66 5.2 – – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 33.66 5.2 – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 23.77 2.7 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 30.02 3.9 – – 31.46 .7 Elementary school teachers.................................. 30.29 3.7 – – 31.61 1.5 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 17.22 6.8 16.78 5.4 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 44.70 27.2 51.28 23.4 39.89 47.6 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 47.12 28.8 59.56 23.8 40.12 48.0 Management related............................................ – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 10.55 6.0 10.55 6.0 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 15.62 3.1 12.46 3.6 17.96 1.2 Secretaries................................................. 18.04 1.7 15.38 4.9 18.49 1.6 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 13.15 6.0 13.15 6.0 – – General office clerks....................................... 14.01 10.9 10.27 5.4 – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 13.18 7.3 13.18 7.3 – – Blue collar......................................................... 16.75 3.8 16.10 4.3 20.18 3.2 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19.99 2.5 20.02 3.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.95 .7 14.95 .7 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.41 10.1 14.12 10.2 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 13.04 5.8 13.04 5.8 – – Service............................................................. 14.73 9.5 9.97 7.6 16.43 10.9 Protective service............................................ $20.85 8.7 – – $20.85 8.7 Food service.................................................. 9.91 1.4 $9.90 1.7 – – Other food service........................................... 9.91 1.4 9.90 1.7 – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 16.02 16.7 – – 16.19 17.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 13.59 4.6 – – 13.69 4.7 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, Iowa City, IA, August 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................................................................... $11.97 8.8 $10.13 6.9 $18.49 22.5 All excluding sales............................................... 12.77 10.9 10.68 9.1 18.49 22.5 White collar........................................................ 16.13 10.5 13.62 8.9 24.88 9.0 White collar excluding sales.................................... 20.69 7.9 18.41 8.0 24.88 9.0 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 22.45 7.7 – – 25.80 10.8 Professional specialty.......................................... 25.34 6.1 – – 26.67 10.5 Health related................................................ – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 8.29 4.5 8.29 4.5 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.43 5.6 8.43 5.6 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.02 16.1 10.94 14.3 – – Blue collar......................................................... 8.16 7.8 7.40 3.3 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.05 4.1 7.05 4.1 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 6.78 3.7 6.78 3.7 – – Service............................................................. 8.00 12.5 6.72 10.3 – – Food service.................................................. 7.32 13.6 6.42 15.7 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 3.64 8.5 3.64 8.5 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 3.44 5.5 3.44 5.5 – – Other food service........................................... 9.62 8.8 8.65 5.4 – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. 8.51 8.4 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, 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, Iowa City, IA, August 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................................................................... $838 7.2 40.2 $721 6.3 40.7 $936 11.4 39.9 All excluding sales............................................... 864 7.5 40.2 765 7.1 40.5 936 11.4 39.9 White collar........................................................ 932 8.9 39.9 799 8.8 40.3 1,022 13.3 39.7 White collar excluding sales.................................... 983 9.5 39.8 906 10.4 40.0 1,022 13.3 39.7 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 1,052 3.8 39.7 960 2.4 40.0 1,086 4.8 39.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,148 7.4 39.6 1,123 3.6 40.0 1,155 9.3 39.5 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 1,335 5.3 39.7 – – – – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 1,335 5.3 39.7 – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 951 2.7 40.0 – – – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 1,110 2.9 37.0 – – – 1,150 .4 36.6 Elementary school teachers.................................. 1,113 2.8 36.8 – – – 1,151 .9 36.4 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 689 6.8 40.0 671 5.4 40.0 – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,801 27.5 40.3 2,112 24.7 41.2 1,583 47.7 39.7 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,912 29.2 40.6 2,519 25.0 42.3 1,592 48.0 39.7 Management related............................................ – – – – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 437 5.6 41.4 437 5.6 41.4 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 622 3.1 39.8 493 3.5 39.6 719 1.2 40.0 Secretaries................................................. 721 1.7 40.0 610 5.2 39.7 739 1.6 40.0 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 526 6.0 40.0 526 6.0 40.0 – – – General office clerks....................................... 558 11.0 39.8 407 4.7 39.6 – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 523 7.1 39.7 523 7.1 39.7 – – – Blue collar......................................................... 695 3.0 41.5 673 3.4 41.8 807 3.2 40.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 804 3.0 40.2 808 4.2 40.4 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 598 .7 40.0 598 .7 40.0 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 743 3.8 48.2 715 3.7 50.6 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... $516 6.6 39.6 $516 6.6 39.6 – – – Service............................................................. 591 9.5 40.1 390 7.0 39.1 $665 10.8 40.4 Protective service............................................ 908 1.9 43.6 – – – 908 1.9 43.6 Food service.................................................. 352 6.0 35.5 365 4.5 36.8 – – – Other food service........................................... 352 6.0 35.5 365 4.5 36.8 – – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 641 16.7 40.0 – – – 647 17.0 40.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 544 4.6 40.0 – – – 547 4.7 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, Iowa City, IA, August 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................................................................... $42,179 7.2 2,026 $37,315 6.3 2,104 $46,069 11.4 1,964 All excluding sales............................................... 43,408 7.5 2,018 39,568 7.1 2,096 46,069 11.4 1,964 White collar........................................................ 46,351 8.9 1,985 41,289 8.8 2,081 49,539 13.3 1,925 White collar excluding sales.................................... 48,622 9.5 1,969 46,738 10.4 2,060 49,539 13.3 1,925 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 50,085 3.8 1,889 48,961 2.4 2,038 50,460 4.8 1,839 Professional specialty.......................................... 53,521 7.4 1,846 56,842 3.6 2,022 52,693 9.3 1,802 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 69,439 5.3 2,063 – – – – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 69,439 5.3 2,063 – – – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 49,311 2.7 2,074 – – – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 41,769 2.9 1,391 – – – 43,363 .4 1,378 Elementary school teachers.................................. 41,906 2.8 1,384 – – – 43,377 .9 1,372 Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 35,635 6.8 2,070 34,684 5.4 2,067 – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 92,984 27.5 2,080 109,827 24.7 2,142 81,294 47.7 2,038 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 98,605 29.2 2,093 131,013 25.0 2,200 81,744 48.0 2,037 Management related............................................ – – – – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 22,703 5.6 2,151 22,703 5.6 2,151 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 32,274 3.1 2,066 25,628 3.5 2,057 37,251 1.2 2,074 Secretaries................................................. 37,349 1.7 2,070 31,727 5.2 2,062 38,292 1.6 2,071 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 27,357 6.0 2,080 27,357 6.0 2,080 – – – General office clerks....................................... 29,013 11.0 2,071 21,144 4.7 2,060 – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 27,211 7.1 2,065 27,211 7.1 2,065 – – – Blue collar......................................................... 36,039 3.0 2,151 34,861 3.4 2,165 41,974 3.2 2,080 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 41,783 3.0 2,090 41,954 4.2 2,096 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 30,867 .7 2,064 30,867 .7 2,064 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 38,649 3.8 2,509 37,191 3.7 2,634 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... $26,817 6.6 2,057 $26,817 6.6 2,057 – – – Service............................................................. 30,463 9.5 2,068 20,293 7.0 2,035 $34,172 10.8 2,080 Protective service............................................ 47,240 1.9 2,266 – – – 47,240 1.9 2,266 Food service.................................................. 16,680 6.0 1,683 18,974 4.5 1,916 – – – Other food service........................................... 16,680 6.0 1,683 18,974 4.5 1,916 – – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 33,331 16.7 2,080 – – – 33,668 17.0 2,080 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 28,267 4.6 2,080 – – – 28,465 4.7 2,080 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, Iowa City, IA, August 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................................................................... $19.94 7.0 $16.54 6.3 $23.24 10.9 All excluding sales............................................... 20.74 7.2 17.71 7.0 23.24 10.9 White collar........................................................ 22.81 8.4 19.01 8.2 25.71 12.9 2....................................................... 10.57 4.6 10.57 4.6 – – 3....................................................... 10.50 4.8 10.39 4.6 – – 4....................................................... 13.96 5.2 12.70 7.3 – – 5....................................................... 16.27 4.9 12.97 10.8 17.37 3.3 6....................................................... 18.84 4.2 18.27 7.9 – – 7....................................................... 22.29 3.5 21.71 7.8 22.49 3.7 8....................................................... 26.03 5.0 – – 25.86 5.9 9....................................................... 28.29 5.1 24.61 3.8 31.25 1.5 11........................................................ 41.20 35.4 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 54.49 49.9 – – – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 24.47 9.0 22.27 9.6 25.71 12.9 2....................................................... 11.39 4.8 11.39 4.8 – – 3....................................................... 11.56 5.4 11.43 5.4 – – 4....................................................... 14.55 4.2 13.62 2.9 – – 5....................................................... 16.87 3.4 14.52 6.9 17.37 3.3 6....................................................... 18.38 4.8 17.22 10.2 – – 7....................................................... 22.04 3.3 20.77 5.8 22.49 3.7 8....................................................... 26.06 5.0 – – 25.86 5.9 9....................................................... 28.29 5.1 24.61 3.8 31.25 1.5 11........................................................ 41.20 35.4 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 80.14 32.2 – – – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 26.19 3.6 23.43 2.4 27.36 4.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 28.72 6.9 27.46 3.5 29.12 9.0 7....................................................... 23.34 1.7 – – – – 8....................................................... 26.49 5.7 – – 26.29 7.0 9....................................................... 28.64 5.9 24.53 6.3 – – 11........................................................ 41.00 29.2 – – – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 33.66 5.2 – – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 33.66 5.2 – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 24.05 2.5 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 30.05 3.5 – – 31.36 1.0 8....................................................... 33.06 1.9 – – 33.29 2.0 Elementary school teachers.................................. 30.29 3.7 – – 31.61 1.5 8....................................................... 33.45 1.9 – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... $16.94 7.1 $16.37 8.8 – – 5....................................................... 15.28 9.4 13.17 10.4 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 13.60 9.8 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 44.69 27.2 51.28 23.4 $39.89 47.6 9....................................................... 26.91 2.9 – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 47.11 28.8 59.56 23.8 40.12 48.0 9....................................................... 27.69 1.7 – – – – Management related............................................ – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 10.01 4.5 10.01 4.5 – – 3....................................................... 8.08 2.5 8.08 2.5 – – 5....................................................... 10.15 15.0 10.15 15.0 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 9.07 2.4 9.07 2.4 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 15.54 3.0 12.38 3.4 17.98 1.2 2....................................................... 11.35 5.3 11.35 5.3 – – 3....................................................... 11.33 4.7 11.18 4.5 – – 4....................................................... 14.61 5.4 13.62 2.9 – – 5....................................................... 17.18 4.3 15.07 5.7 – – 7....................................................... 20.00 3.8 – – – – Secretaries................................................. 18.04 1.7 15.38 4.9 18.49 1.6 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 12.97 6.5 12.97 6.5 – – General office clerks....................................... 14.01 10.8 10.27 5.4 – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 13.18 7.3 13.18 7.3 – – Blue collar......................................................... 16.36 3.8 15.68 4.2 19.98 3.7 1....................................................... 7.69 4.0 7.69 4.0 – – 2....................................................... 12.61 8.6 12.61 8.6 – – 3....................................................... 13.03 4.7 13.03 4.7 – – 4....................................................... 14.25 4.3 14.25 4.3 – – 5....................................................... 16.27 3.0 15.94 3.2 – – 6....................................................... 19.02 3.8 19.02 3.8 – – 7....................................................... 19.91 1.2 20.07 2.2 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19.99 2.5 20.02 3.6 – – 5....................................................... 17.59 4.2 – – – – 7....................................................... 20.19 2.2 21.12 4.5 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.88 .7 14.88 .7 – – 3....................................................... 13.67 4.9 13.67 4.9 – – 5....................................................... 16.18 2.9 16.18 2.9 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.21 9.7 13.96 9.8 20.12 11.9 5....................................................... $14.77 5.7 – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.88 9.2 $10.88 9.2 – – 1....................................................... 7.38 5.8 7.38 5.8 – – 3....................................................... 13.16 9.7 13.16 9.7 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 7.52 7.7 7.52 7.7 – – Service............................................................. 13.15 8.7 8.44 4.3 $16.04 9.6 2....................................................... 10.69 10.7 7.30 19.9 – – 3....................................................... 9.54 6.8 7.95 6.6 12.61 2.4 4....................................................... 14.32 8.1 – – – – Protective service............................................ 20.85 8.7 – – 20.85 8.7 Food service.................................................. 7.98 8.2 7.27 9.8 – – 2....................................................... 8.03 23.2 6.10 20.1 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 3.64 8.5 3.64 8.5 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 3.44 5.5 3.44 5.5 – – Other food service........................................... 9.72 5.5 9.11 2.8 – – 2....................................................... 9.95 11.3 8.23 8.4 – – 3....................................................... 8.82 3.2 8.75 3.0 – – Cooks....................................................... 9.47 .7 – – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 8.79 4.6 8.59 5.4 – – 2....................................................... 8.62 7.2 – – – – Health service................................................ 10.57 10.1 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 15.92 16.6 10.08 7.5 16.19 17.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 13.51 4.5 – – 13.69 4.7 Personal service.............................................. 11.67 19.3 12.24 21.3 – – Service, n.e.c.............................................. 13.20 18.4 – – – – 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 four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 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, Iowa City, IA, August 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................................................................... $20.82 7.2 $17.74 6.0 $23.45 11.4 All excluding sales............................................... 21.51 7.5 18.88 6.8 23.45 11.4 White collar........................................................ 23.35 8.9 19.84 8.6 25.73 13.3 2....................................................... 11.28 5.8 11.28 5.8 – – 3....................................................... 10.95 5.7 10.82 5.5 – – 4....................................................... 14.04 5.2 12.82 7.4 – – 5....................................................... 16.57 4.9 13.57 13.0 17.40 3.2 6....................................................... 18.68 3.9 17.93 7.2 – – 7....................................................... 21.96 3.9 20.74 10.2 22.32 4.0 8....................................................... 25.78 5.1 – – 25.58 5.9 9....................................................... 28.32 5.2 24.51 4.0 31.25 1.5 11........................................................ 41.20 35.4 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 54.53 49.9 – – – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 24.69 9.5 22.69 10.1 25.73 13.3 3....................................................... 11.46 5.5 11.33 5.4 – – 4....................................................... 14.64 4.2 13.78 2.6 – – 5....................................................... 17.23 3.1 16.15 7.1 17.40 3.2 6....................................................... 18.19 4.3 16.73 9.0 – – 7....................................................... 21.67 3.7 19.41 7.2 22.32 4.0 8....................................................... 25.81 5.2 – – 25.58 5.9 9....................................................... 28.32 5.2 24.51 4.0 31.25 1.5 11........................................................ 41.20 35.4 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 80.27 32.1 – – – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 26.51 3.8 24.02 2.6 27.43 4.8 Professional specialty.......................................... 28.99 7.4 28.11 3.7 29.24 9.3 7....................................................... 23.01 2.2 – – – – 8....................................................... 26.17 5.9 – – 25.98 7.0 9....................................................... 28.69 5.9 – – – – 11........................................................ 41.00 29.2 – – – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... – – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 33.66 5.2 – – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 33.66 5.2 – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 23.77 2.7 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 30.02 3.9 – – 31.46 .7 8....................................................... 32.71 .9 – – 32.95 1.0 Elementary school teachers.................................. 30.29 3.7 – – 31.61 1.5 8....................................................... 33.45 1.9 – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... $17.22 6.8 $16.78 5.4 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 44.70 27.2 51.28 23.4 $39.89 47.6 9....................................................... 26.91 2.9 – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 47.12 28.8 59.56 23.8 40.12 48.0 9....................................................... 27.69 1.7 – – – – Management related............................................ – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 10.55 6.0 10.55 6.0 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 15.62 3.1 12.46 3.6 17.96 1.2 3....................................................... 11.20 4.5 11.04 4.2 – – 4....................................................... 14.72 5.1 13.78 2.6 – – 5....................................................... 17.18 4.3 15.07 5.7 – – Secretaries................................................. 18.04 1.7 15.38 4.9 18.49 1.6 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 13.15 6.0 13.15 6.0 – – General office clerks....................................... 14.01 10.9 10.27 5.4 – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 13.18 7.3 13.18 7.3 – – Blue collar......................................................... 16.75 3.8 16.10 4.3 20.18 3.2 3....................................................... 13.15 4.8 13.15 4.8 – – 4....................................................... 14.25 4.3 14.25 4.3 – – 5....................................................... 16.31 3.1 15.94 3.2 – – 6....................................................... 19.02 3.8 19.02 3.8 – – 7....................................................... 19.91 1.2 20.07 2.2 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19.99 2.5 20.02 3.6 – – 5....................................................... 17.59 4.2 – – – – 7....................................................... 20.19 2.2 21.12 4.5 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.95 .7 14.95 .7 – – 3....................................................... 13.67 4.9 13.67 4.9 – – 5....................................................... 16.18 2.9 16.18 2.9 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.41 10.1 14.12 10.2 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 13.04 5.8 13.04 5.8 – – 3....................................................... 13.85 7.1 13.85 7.1 – – Service............................................................. 14.73 9.5 9.97 7.6 16.43 10.9 2....................................................... 11.88 4.8 – – – – 3....................................................... 10.53 8.1 – – – – 4....................................................... 15.17 8.6 – – – – Protective service............................................ 20.85 8.7 – – 20.85 8.7 Food service.................................................. 9.91 1.4 9.90 1.7 – – Other food service........................................... 9.91 1.4 9.90 1.7 – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. $16.02 16.7 – – $16.19 17.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 13.59 4.6 – – 13.69 4.7 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 four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 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, Iowa City, IA, August 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................................................................... $11.97 8.8 $10.13 6.9 $18.49 22.5 All excluding sales............................................... 12.77 10.9 10.68 9.1 18.49 22.5 White collar........................................................ 16.13 10.5 13.62 8.9 24.88 9.0 2....................................................... 8.43 3.2 8.43 3.2 – – 3....................................................... 9.12 7.0 9.06 7.2 – – 5....................................................... 10.35 1.7 10.15 3.3 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 20.69 7.9 18.41 8.0 24.88 9.0 5....................................................... 10.36 1.7 – – – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 22.45 7.7 – – 25.80 10.8 Professional specialty.......................................... 25.34 6.1 – – 26.67 10.5 Health related................................................ – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 8.29 4.5 8.29 4.5 – – 3....................................................... 8.35 5.0 8.35 5.0 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.43 5.6 8.43 5.6 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.02 16.1 10.94 14.3 – – Blue collar......................................................... 8.16 7.8 7.40 3.3 – – 1....................................................... 7.19 3.4 7.19 3.4 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 7.05 4.1 7.05 4.1 – – 1....................................................... 6.98 4.4 6.98 4.4 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 6.78 3.7 6.78 3.7 – – Service............................................................. 8.00 12.5 6.72 10.3 – – 2....................................................... 8.63 27.9 5.38 16.3 – – 3....................................................... 6.85 11.9 6.55 13.4 – – Food service.................................................. 7.32 13.6 6.42 15.7 – – 2....................................................... 7.47 31.7 – – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 3.64 8.5 3.64 8.5 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 3.44 5.5 3.44 5.5 – – Other food service........................................... 9.62 8.8 8.65 5.4 – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. $8.51 8.4 – – – – 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 four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 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, Iowa City, IA, August 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....................................................... $20.82 $11.97 $19.42 $20.02 $20.20 $13.77 All excluding sales............................................. 21.51 12.77 19.42 20.97 20.92 14.71 White collar........................................................ 23.35 16.13 25.06 22.64 23.05 12.05 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 24.69 20.69 25.06 24.42 24.47 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 26.51 22.45 26.75 26.11 26.19 – Professional specialty.......................................... 28.99 25.34 31.57 28.39 28.72 – Technical....................................................... 17.22 – – 16.84 16.94 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 44.70 – – 44.69 44.69 – Sales............................................................. 10.55 8.29 – 10.01 9.53 12.05 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 15.62 13.02 – 15.51 15.54 – Blue collar......................................................... 16.75 8.16 16.45 16.31 16.66 14.71 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 19.99 – 20.25 19.94 19.86 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.95 – – 14.62 14.88 – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.41 – 18.49 13.67 18.12 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 13.04 7.05 – 10.64 10.03 – Service............................................................. 14.73 8.00 16.99 12.39 13.15 – 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....................................................... 7.2 8.8 2.8 8.0 7.1 10.9 All excluding sales............................................. 7.5 10.9 2.8 8.4 7.4 13.3 White collar........................................................ 8.9 10.5 4.2 9.1 8.5 30.4 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 9.5 7.9 4.2 9.8 9.0 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 3.8 7.7 3.8 4.1 3.6 – Professional specialty.......................................... 7.4 6.1 .6 7.8 6.9 – Technical....................................................... 6.8 – – 8.8 7.1 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 27.2 – – 27.2 27.2 – Sales............................................................. 6.0 4.5 – 4.5 6.0 30.4 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 3.1 16.1 – 3.2 3.0 – Blue collar......................................................... 3.8 7.8 1.3 6.2 3.6 13.3 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 2.5 – 1.7 3.0 3.2 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... .7 – – 2.7 .7 – Transportation and material moving................................ 10.1 – 10.4 11.3 8.0 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 5.8 4.1 – 10.8 10.3 – Service............................................................. 9.5 12.5 9.8 10.6 8.7 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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, Iowa City, IA, August 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....................................................... $16.54 - – – - - - - $34.46 $19.82 All excluding sales............................................. 17.71 - – – - - - - – 19.82 White collar........................................................ 19.01 - – – - - - - 34.46 23.19 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 22.27 - – – - - - - – 23.19 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.43 - – – - - - - – 26.05 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.46 - – – - - - - – 30.03 Technical....................................................... 16.37 - – – - - - - – 15.96 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 51.28 - – – - - - - – – Sales............................................................. 10.01 - – – - - - - – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.38 - – – - - - - 12.85 12.10 Blue collar......................................................... 15.68 - – – - - - - – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.02 - – – - - - - – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.88 - – – - - - - – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.96 - – – - - - - – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.88 - – – - - - - – – Service............................................................. 8.44 - – – - - - - – – 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....................................................... 6.3 - – – - - - - 43.6 9.0 All excluding sales............................................. 7.0 - – – - - - - – 9.0 White collar........................................................ 8.2 - – – - - - - 43.6 2.4 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 9.6 - – – - - - - – 2.4 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 2.4 - – – - - - - – 3.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 3.5 - – – - - - - – 3.8 Technical....................................................... 8.8 - – – - - - - – 16.5 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 23.4 - – – - - - - – – Sales............................................................. 4.5 - – – - - - - – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 3.4 - – – - - - - 2.6 4.8 Blue collar......................................................... 4.2 - – – - - - - – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 3.6 - – – - - - - – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... .7 - – – - - - - – – Transportation and material moving................................ 9.8 - – – - - - - – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.2 - – – - - - - – – Service............................................................. 4.3 - – – - - - - – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Service-producing industries include transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 5-3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Iowa City, IA, August 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....................................................... $16.54 $11.64 $18.85 $17.18 $21.22 All excluding sales............................................. 17.71 13.03 19.39 17.89 21.22 White collar........................................................ 19.01 11.60 22.52 20.96 24.06 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 22.27 15.11 24.17 24.32 24.06 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 23.43 – 23.35 16.49 27.13 Professional specialty.......................................... 27.46 – 27.46 16.46 31.74 Technical....................................................... 16.37 – 16.61 – 16.70 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 51.28 – 51.87 72.69 – Sales............................................................. 10.01 – 12.80 12.80 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.38 10.39 13.33 13.50 13.16 Blue collar......................................................... 15.68 17.64 15.20 15.32 – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 20.02 20.20 19.80 19.99 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.88 – 15.04 15.27 – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.96 – 14.09 14.26 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.88 – 11.64 11.64 – Service............................................................. 8.44 7.48 – – – 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....................................................... 6.3 12.3 7.2 12.5 2.7 All excluding sales............................................. 7.0 14.1 7.8 14.3 2.7 White collar........................................................ 8.2 18.0 8.7 19.2 3.9 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 9.6 23.1 9.3 22.1 3.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 2.4 – 2.8 4.5 3.3 Professional specialty.......................................... 3.5 – 4.3 13.4 4.4 Technical....................................................... 8.8 – 9.7 – 18.0 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 23.4 – 23.5 35.3 – Sales............................................................. 4.5 – 10.9 10.9 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 3.4 4.3 2.3 2.3 3.4 Blue collar......................................................... 4.2 12.7 2.7 4.1 – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 3.6 6.4 1.7 1.3 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... .7 – 1.0 3.6 – Transportation and material moving................................ 9.8 – 10.0 10.5 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.2 – 9.9 9.9 – Service............................................................. 4.3 8.1 – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Iowa City, IA, August 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $9.00 $12.18 $17.06 $22.45 $31.88 All excluding sales........................... 10.22 13.30 17.74 23.27 32.81 White collar.................................... 9.50 13.77 19.23 25.57 37.93 White collar excluding sales................ 12.02 15.82 20.67 26.58 38.90 Professional specialty and technical.......... 15.82 18.15 22.90 29.90 37.93 Professional specialty...................... 18.12 21.15 25.14 32.01 40.83 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... – – – – – Mathematical and computer scientists...... 25.64 28.94 33.20 38.37 41.83 Computer systems analysts and scientists 25.64 28.94 33.20 38.37 41.83 Natural scientists........................ – – – – – Health related............................ 20.92 21.16 22.62 26.04 28.14 Teachers, college and university.......... – – – – – Teachers, except college and university... 17.56 22.79 29.61 37.93 42.73 Elementary school teachers.............. 18.19 22.99 29.88 37.93 42.73 Social scientists and urban planners...... – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers. – – – – – Lawyers and judges........................ – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... – – – – – Technical................................... 11.66 14.01 16.97 18.05 23.67 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 10.60 11.08 14.01 15.21 16.00 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 19.97 20.23 38.90 63.78 63.78 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 19.97 20.23 38.90 63.78 63.78 Management related........................ – – – – – Sales......................................... 6.75 7.00 8.27 10.13 14.65 Sales workers, other commodities........ 6.00 7.25 9.19 10.09 12.35 Administrative support, including clerical.... 10.53 12.56 15.39 18.47 21.08 Secretaries............................. 13.30 15.58 18.47 21.08 21.88 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 10.75 10.95 13.77 14.39 15.10 General office clerks................... 9.05 10.05 13.89 18.47 18.47 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 10.24 10.82 12.00 15.18 17.52 Blue collar..................................... 10.95 13.50 15.45 19.83 21.92 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 14.00 17.74 20.17 21.29 24.40 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 11.00 14.49 15.00 15.66 17.86 Transportation and material moving............ 11.67 11.87 13.08 17.90 21.92 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 6.25 7.50 10.23 14.07 15.45 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.50 6.25 7.50 8.90 10.00 Service......................................... $7.50 $9.00 $12.13 $16.08 $23.95 Protective service........................ 16.08 16.08 22.02 24.66 25.11 Food service.............................. 3.09 3.50 8.50 10.00 12.11 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 3.09 3.09 3.09 3.09 5.25 Waiters and waitresses.................. 3.09 3.09 3.09 3.09 3.50 Other food service....................... 7.25 8.50 9.54 10.58 13.46 Cooks................................... 8.00 9.00 9.54 9.75 11.00 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 7.00 7.50 9.00 10.00 10.58 Health service............................ 8.05 8.40 10.67 12.18 14.76 Cleaning and building service............. 11.16 12.11 14.08 17.69 23.95 Janitors and cleaners................... 11.15 11.76 13.48 14.73 16.92 Personal service.......................... 7.00 8.25 9.66 16.51 16.76 Service, n.e.c.......................... 7.25 8.50 16.51 16.76 16.76 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, Iowa City, IA, August 2005 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.50 $9.50 $13.49 $18.00 $27.46 All excluding sales........................... 8.49 10.70 14.49 19.37 28.91 White collar.................................... 7.25 10.00 13.52 23.90 36.90 White collar excluding sales................ 10.31 12.15 16.40 26.01 38.90 Professional specialty and technical.......... 12.50 16.92 22.07 28.65 38.44 Professional specialty...................... 13.99 21.52 26.29 35.27 40.84 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 10.79 13.60 16.97 17.50 20.10 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 23.90 26.47 38.90 58.16 114.86 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 27.46 38.90 49.15 58.16 114.86 Management related........................ - - - - - Sales......................................... 6.75 7.00 8.27 10.13 14.65 Sales workers, other commodities........ 6.00 7.25 9.19 10.09 12.35 Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.05 10.53 12.11 13.93 16.15 Secretaries............................. 12.50 13.10 15.82 17.12 17.71 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 10.75 10.95 13.77 14.39 15.10 General office clerks................... 9.00 9.05 10.05 10.53 12.67 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 10.24 10.82 12.00 15.18 17.52 Blue collar..................................... 10.50 12.67 15.00 17.60 21.92 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 12.00 16.25 19.35 22.44 27.01 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 11.00 14.49 15.00 15.66 17.86 Transportation and material moving............ 11.67 11.80 12.67 15.45 21.92 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 6.25 7.50 10.23 14.07 15.45 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.50 6.25 7.50 8.90 10.00 Service......................................... 3.09 7.50 8.49 9.54 12.00 Food service.............................. 3.09 3.09 8.00 9.54 10.58 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 3.09 3.09 3.09 3.09 5.25 Waiters and waitresses.................. 3.09 3.09 3.09 3.09 3.50 Other food service....................... $7.25 $7.80 $9.00 $10.00 $10.75 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 7.00 7.50 8.57 10.00 10.58 Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. 7.00 8.50 10.23 12.00 13.24 Personal service.......................... 7.00 8.00 12.00 16.51 16.76 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, Iowa City, IA, August 2005 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $12.88 $15.89 $20.23 $24.28 $33.69 All excluding sales........................... 12.88 15.89 20.23 24.28 33.69 White collar.................................... 15.62 18.27 21.08 26.80 37.93 White collar excluding sales................ 15.62 18.27 21.08 26.80 37.93 Professional specialty and technical.......... 16.18 19.95 22.98 30.77 37.93 Professional specialty...................... 18.54 21.07 24.50 31.49 37.93 Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ - - - - - Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 19.12 24.66 33.12 37.93 42.73 Elementary school teachers.............. 20.60 24.66 33.12 37.93 42.73 Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Technical................................... - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 19.97 20.23 25.84 63.78 63.78 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 19.97 20.23 25.84 63.78 63.78 Management related........................ - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 13.89 15.69 18.47 21.08 21.08 Secretaries............................. 13.90 15.87 18.47 21.08 22.12 Blue collar..................................... 18.10 18.79 20.17 20.17 21.63 Precision production, craft, and repair....... - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ 14.78 15.24 18.79 25.98 25.98 Service......................................... 11.15 12.18 14.09 18.82 23.95 Protective service........................ 16.08 16.08 22.02 24.66 25.11 Food service.............................. - - - - - Other food service....................... - - - - - Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. 11.66 12.32 14.08 17.69 23.95 Janitors and cleaners................... 11.16 11.77 14.08 14.79 16.92 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, Iowa City, IA, August 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $10.22 $13.36 $17.71 $22.99 $32.86 All excluding sales........................... 11.15 14.08 18.15 23.53 33.65 White collar.................................... 10.53 14.42 19.67 25.75 38.37 White collar excluding sales................ 12.50 15.82 20.63 26.80 38.90 Professional specialty and technical.......... 15.82 18.15 22.70 30.77 37.93 Professional specialty...................... 18.12 21.07 25.14 32.33 41.30 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... 25.64 28.94 33.20 38.37 41.83 Computer systems analysts and scientists 25.64 28.94 33.20 38.37 41.83 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 20.92 21.13 22.23 25.57 28.14 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 18.19 22.98 29.34 37.93 42.73 Elementary school teachers.............. 18.19 22.99 29.88 37.93 42.73 Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 12.99 15.82 17.00 18.05 23.58 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 19.97 20.23 38.90 63.78 63.78 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 19.97 20.23 38.90 63.78 63.78 Management related........................ - - - - - Sales......................................... 6.75 7.00 8.30 10.74 18.59 Administrative support, including clerical.... 10.53 12.56 15.58 18.47 21.08 Secretaries............................. 13.30 15.58 18.47 21.08 21.88 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 10.75 10.95 13.77 14.39 15.10 General office clerks................... 9.05 10.05 13.89 18.47 18.47 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 10.24 10.82 12.00 15.18 17.52 Blue collar..................................... 11.67 14.45 15.65 20.03 21.92 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 14.00 17.74 20.17 21.29 24.40 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 11.30 14.49 15.00 15.99 17.97 Transportation and material moving............ 11.67 11.87 13.17 18.15 21.92 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 10.00 10.38 13.98 14.45 15.48 Service......................................... 8.50 10.68 13.48 16.92 23.95 Protective service........................ 16.08 16.08 22.02 24.66 25.11 Food service.............................. 8.20 8.50 9.54 10.58 13.46 Other food service....................... 8.20 8.50 9.54 10.58 13.46 Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. $11.16 $12.22 $14.08 $17.69 $23.95 Janitors and cleaners................... 11.15 11.76 13.75 14.73 16.92 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, Iowa City, IA, August 2005 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $3.21 $7.50 $9.00 $13.53 $25.57 All excluding sales........................... 3.09 7.50 9.66 15.94 26.05 White collar.................................... 7.25 8.50 11.25 25.00 26.99 White collar excluding sales................ 9.23 12.50 22.70 26.05 28.85 Professional specialty and technical.......... 10.47 18.19 24.95 26.42 32.00 Professional specialty...................... 18.68 23.19 25.57 26.99 33.57 Health related............................ - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial..... - - - - - Executives, administrators, and managers.. - - - - - Sales......................................... 6.75 7.25 8.00 9.05 10.06 Cashiers................................ 6.75 7.25 8.10 9.32 11.03 Administrative support, including clerical.... 7.75 8.65 13.49 15.13 20.18 Blue collar..................................... 5.75 6.75 7.50 8.67 12.79 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 5.50 6.25 7.20 7.50 8.00 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.50 6.00 7.00 7.50 7.50 Service......................................... 3.09 5.69 8.06 10.50 12.42 Food service.............................. 3.09 3.09 7.75 9.75 12.00 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 3.09 3.09 3.09 3.09 5.25 Waiters and waitresses.................. 3.09 3.09 3.09 3.09 3.50 Other food service....................... 7.15 7.75 9.00 11.00 13.48 Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. - - - - - Personal service.......................... 6.25 7.00 8.85 9.66 10.06 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, Iowa City, IA, August 2005 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 32,000 15,900 16,000 All excluding sales............................................. 29,500 13,500 16,000 White collar........................................................ 20,400 8,800 11,600 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 17,900 6,400 11,600 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 10,500 3,100 7,300 Professional specialty.......................................... 8,300 2,000 6,400 Technical....................................................... 2,100 1,200 - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,700 700 1,000 Sales............................................................. 2,500 2,500 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 5,800 2,500 3,200 Blue collar......................................................... 4,900 4,100 - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 1,700 1,100 - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 1,800 1,800 – Transportation and material moving................................ 900 700 200 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 500 500 – Service............................................................. 6,600 3,000 3,600 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. 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.