NC BL 06/00/2003 Table: Memphis, TN-AR-MS, Bulletin 3115-60, March 2003 Table 1-1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) Total................................................................. $16.17 2.9 35.5 $15.36 3.8 35.5 $19.75 0.9 35.6 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 20.77 2.5 35.3 20.24 3.4 35.3 22.46 1.6 35.0 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.96 3.2 37.0 24.37 5.5 37.8 25.89 2.3 35.9 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.04 4.9 40.1 29.86 5.5 41.3 30.82 10.0 35.3 Sales............................................................. 18.99 22.6 31.4 19.27 22.6 31.3 – – – Administrative support............................................ 12.88 2.3 33.5 13.25 2.5 33.7 11.21 3.8 32.7 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 13.61 3.9 37.5 13.35 4.2 37.3 17.35 9.6 39.7 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.63 6.0 40.4 18.34 6.4 40.5 20.95 16.8 39.9 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 12.13 3.9 39.8 11.94 3.6 39.8 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.76 7.7 35.0 13.72 8.0 34.9 14.79 8.7 38.5 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 9.99 4.2 35.9 9.80 4.5 35.6 12.60 4.1 39.9 Service occupations(5).............................................. 9.98 3.8 32.7 7.91 3.3 31.8 15.27 7.3 35.0 Full time........................................................... 17.19 3.5 40.0 16.42 4.6 40.1 20.33 1.4 39.6 Part time........................................................... 9.36 4.5 20.2 9.09 4.9 21.0 11.86 4.6 14.9 Union............................................................... 20.07 5.1 38.0 18.77 9.8 36.6 21.43 2.9 39.6 Nonunion............................................................ 15.36 3.4 35.0 14.95 4.0 35.3 18.35 3.7 32.8 Time................................................................ 15.55 3.0 36.0 14.44 3.9 36.1 19.75 .9 35.6 Incentive........................................................... 20.92 11.2 32.0 20.92 11.2 32.0 – – – Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 15.20 7.5 40.4 (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) - - - (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 12.98 6.9 34.0 12.97 6.9 34.0 14.61 7.7 31.1 100-499 workers..................................................... 15.36 8.0 38.1 15.33 8.5 38.1 15.86 6.2 38.9 500 workers or more................................................. 18.14 4.0 34.6 17.03 6.1 34.3 20.23 1.0 35.3 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, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $16.17 2.9 $15.36 3.8 $19.75 0.9 All excluding sales............................................... 15.98 2.6 15.03 3.4 19.86 .8 White collar........................................................ 20.77 2.5 20.24 3.4 22.46 1.6 White collar excluding sales.................................... 21.06 2.7 20.45 3.8 22.68 1.2 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.96 3.2 24.37 5.5 25.89 2.3 Professional specialty.......................................... 25.43 2.6 24.19 4.2 27.23 2.8 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 26.63 4.3 25.55 1.6 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 25.91 7.8 25.31 8.1 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 25.91 7.8 25.31 8.1 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 24.27 6.6 24.60 7.4 21.79 5.4 Registered nurses........................................... 21.64 4.3 21.45 4.7 22.99 6.5 Teachers, college and university.............................. 26.70 7.9 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 29.47 1.2 – – 30.09 .4 Elementary school teachers.................................. 28.94 2.2 – – 29.86 .1 Secondary school teachers................................... 28.85 2.1 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 13.56 4.2 – – 13.39 3.6 Social workers.............................................. 12.90 4.6 – – 13.39 3.6 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 25.15 5.8 – – – – Technical....................................................... 23.11 14.7 25.01 19.7 19.03 6.4 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 20.46 5.4 20.48 5.8 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 14.72 3.6 – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 14.10 7.5 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.04 4.9 29.86 5.5 30.82 10.0 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 32.90 5.8 33.01 6.6 32.49 11.2 Financial managers.......................................... 28.43 10.0 28.43 10.0 – – Managers, medicine and health............................... 33.20 5.7 33.20 5.7 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 37.25 9.2 37.75 9.4 – – Management related............................................ 22.80 8.0 22.83 8.9 – – Other financial officers.................................... 22.73 12.4 22.73 12.4 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 21.56 12.8 21.56 12.8 – – Sales............................................................. 18.99 22.6 19.27 22.6 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 30.75 12.0 30.75 12.0 – – Cashiers.................................................... 7.97 1.7 7.88 1.7 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.88 2.3 13.25 2.5 11.21 3.8 Secretaries................................................. 14.66 2.4 15.05 2.0 12.55 2.4 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 13.37 5.9 12.96 6.1 – – General office clerks....................................... $9.97 3.0 $10.28 4.1 $9.61 4.6 Teachers' aides............................................. 10.14 3.2 – – 10.14 3.2 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 13.19 6.6 13.51 9.6 – – Blue collar......................................................... 13.61 3.9 13.35 4.2 17.35 9.6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.63 6.0 18.34 6.4 20.95 16.8 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 18.56 4.1 18.49 4.3 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 12.13 3.9 11.94 3.6 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.76 7.7 13.72 8.0 14.79 8.7 Truck drivers............................................... 16.25 7.8 16.34 8.0 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 10.28 8.4 10.15 8.3 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.99 4.2 9.80 4.5 12.60 4.1 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................... 13.23 .8 – – 13.23 .8 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.14 11.4 9.14 11.4 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 11.20 4.6 11.20 4.6 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 9.86 11.4 9.86 11.8 – – Service............................................................. 9.98 3.8 7.91 3.3 15.27 7.3 Protective service............................................ 16.16 6.8 8.93 4.8 18.46 6.5 Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention............... 20.90 12.5 – – 20.90 12.5 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 22.85 2.0 – – 22.85 2.0 Firefighting................................................ 15.25 1.1 – – 15.25 1.1 Police and detectives, public service....................... 19.41 1.6 – – 19.41 1.6 Guards and police, except public service.................... 9.00 4.5 8.93 4.8 – – Food service.................................................. 7.60 4.5 7.25 5.3 11.41 8.4 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 2.92 18.8 2.92 18.8 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 2.26 4.3 2.26 4.3 – – Other food service........................................... 9.33 2.2 9.06 2.9 11.41 8.4 Cooks....................................................... 10.15 4.8 10.08 5.6 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 7.11 6.1 7.06 6.4 – – Health service................................................ 8.73 9.6 8.58 10.9 – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 10.50 8.5 10.82 9.8 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 7.77 6.6 7.61 6.1 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 9.03 4.8 8.75 6.2 9.64 6.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 9.30 4.2 9.10 5.7 9.64 6.0 Personal service.............................................. 8.40 4.4 7.74 5.6 11.21 13.5 Baggage porters and bellhops................................ 8.02 12.1 8.02 12.1 – – 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 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, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 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................................................................... $17.19 3.5 $16.42 4.6 $20.33 1.4 All excluding sales............................................... 16.87 3.0 15.93 3.9 20.44 1.1 White collar........................................................ 21.93 2.7 21.52 3.6 23.15 2.2 White collar excluding sales.................................... 21.86 3.1 21.26 4.4 23.40 1.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.35 3.1 24.79 5.3 26.19 2.4 Professional specialty.......................................... 25.81 2.5 24.57 3.9 27.55 3.0 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 26.63 4.3 25.55 1.6 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 25.93 7.8 25.31 8.1 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 25.93 7.8 25.31 8.1 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 25.51 5.3 25.83 5.9 23.05 5.2 Registered nurses........................................... 22.69 1.1 22.57 .6 23.40 7.3 Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 29.76 1.5 – – 30.36 .5 Elementary school teachers.................................. 28.94 2.2 – – 29.86 .1 Secondary school teachers................................... 28.85 2.1 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 13.56 4.2 – – 13.39 3.6 Social workers.............................................. 12.90 4.6 – – 13.39 3.6 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 25.15 5.8 – – – – Technical....................................................... 23.49 15.2 25.54 20.0 18.97 7.0 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 20.48 5.8 20.48 5.8 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 14.71 3.9 – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 14.13 7.5 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.01 4.9 29.86 5.5 30.65 10.4 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 32.86 5.9 33.01 6.6 32.29 11.7 Financial managers.......................................... 28.43 10.0 28.43 10.0 – – Managers, medicine and health............................... 33.20 5.7 33.20 5.7 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 37.25 9.2 37.75 9.4 – – Management related............................................ 22.80 8.0 22.83 8.9 – – Other financial officers.................................... 22.73 12.4 22.73 12.4 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 21.56 12.8 21.56 12.8 – – Sales............................................................. 22.43 17.4 22.90 16.9 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 30.75 12.0 30.75 12.0 – – Cashiers.................................................... 9.51 4.8 – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.17 2.9 13.51 2.9 11.65 6.1 Secretaries................................................. 14.66 2.4 15.05 2.0 12.55 2.4 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 13.26 5.9 12.80 5.9 – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... $12.30 3.7 $12.30 3.7 – – General office clerks....................................... 10.19 2.9 10.31 4.0 – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 13.23 6.9 13.57 10.2 – – Blue collar......................................................... 13.90 4.5 13.64 4.7 $17.36 9.6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.63 6.0 18.34 6.4 20.95 16.8 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 18.58 4.1 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 12.13 3.9 11.94 3.6 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.51 8.7 14.50 9.1 14.79 8.7 Truck drivers............................................... 17.06 4.9 17.20 5.1 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 10.34 9.2 10.21 9.1 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.98 4.3 9.76 4.5 12.61 4.1 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................... 13.24 1.1 – – 13.24 1.1 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.74 10.6 9.74 10.6 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 11.15 6.3 11.15 6.3 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 9.88 11.8 9.87 12.2 – – Service............................................................. 11.13 4.2 8.72 3.2 15.75 6.3 Protective service............................................ 16.19 6.8 – – 18.48 6.5 Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention............... 20.90 12.5 – – 20.90 12.5 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 22.85 2.0 – – 22.85 2.0 Firefighting................................................ 15.25 1.1 – – 15.25 1.1 Police and detectives, public service....................... 19.41 1.6 – – 19.41 1.6 Guards and police, except public service.................... 8.98 4.4 – – – – Food service.................................................. 9.43 4.0 9.06 5.4 11.42 8.4 Other food service........................................... 9.65 2.0 9.29 2.7 11.42 8.4 Cooks....................................................... 9.63 3.2 9.37 1.8 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 7.31 2.8 – – – – Health service................................................ 9.13 6.5 8.95 8.1 – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 9.67 5.1 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 8.62 10.6 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.82 4.6 8.75 6.2 9.02 3.4 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 9.08 4.0 9.10 5.7 9.02 3.4 Personal service.............................................. 7.95 5.4 7.77 6.0 – – Baggage porters and bellhops................................ 8.02 12.7 8.02 12.7 – – 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 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, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 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................................................................... $9.36 4.5 $9.09 4.9 $11.86 4.6 All excluding sales............................................... 9.67 4.5 9.40 5.0 11.87 4.5 White collar........................................................ 11.28 8.4 11.10 10.4 12.36 7.6 White collar excluding sales.................................... 13.08 5.2 13.26 6.2 12.37 7.7 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 17.57 7.2 – – 17.39 12.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 18.03 10.1 – – 16.29 14.1 Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ – – – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 15.76 15.1 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 6.84 4.9 6.84 4.9 – – Cashiers.................................................... 6.84 4.8 – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 11.52 9.4 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 10.41 2.4 10.41 2.4 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 10.73 4.3 10.73 4.3 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... – – – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 6.13 7.8 6.13 7.8 – – Service............................................................. 6.83 10.4 6.29 14.6 11.24 10.9 Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 5.44 29.3 5.44 29.4 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 2.27 4.3 2.27 4.3 – – Other food service........................................... 8.63 12.4 8.63 12.4 – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. 10.05 11.4 7.51 4.2 11.33 18.5 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 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, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 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................................................................... $688 3.9 40.0 $659 5.1 40.1 $804 1.8 39.6 All excluding sales............................................... 673 3.3 39.9 637 4.2 40.0 809 1.4 39.6 White collar........................................................ 871 3.1 39.7 868 4.2 40.3 880 2.2 38.0 White collar excluding sales.................................... 863 3.3 39.5 852 4.7 40.1 889 1.9 38.0 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 986 3.5 38.9 982 5.7 39.6 992 2.4 37.9 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,007 3.0 39.0 985 4.9 40.1 1,037 3.0 37.6 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 1,133 4.0 42.6 1,098 2.5 43.0 – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 1,035 7.8 39.9 1,013 8.1 40.0 – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 1,035 7.8 39.9 1,013 8.1 40.0 – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 993 5.6 38.9 1,006 6.2 38.9 899 4.7 39.0 Registered nurses........................................... 876 4.0 38.6 869 4.6 38.5 918 7.3 39.2 Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 1,112 1.5 37.4 – – – 1,134 .4 37.3 Elementary school teachers.................................. 1,082 2.3 37.4 – – – 1,115 .1 37.3 Secondary school teachers................................... 1,077 2.3 37.3 – – – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 530 4.7 39.1 – – – 508 3.6 37.9 Social workers.............................................. 496 3.8 38.5 – – – 508 3.6 37.9 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 1,015 7.1 40.3 – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 905 15.2 38.5 976 19.9 38.2 745 7.3 39.3 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 819 5.8 40.0 819 5.8 40.0 – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 565 1.2 38.4 – – – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 565 7.5 40.0 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,231 5.1 41.0 1,234 5.7 41.3 1,218 10.7 39.7 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,353 6.1 41.2 1,372 6.9 41.5 1,289 12.0 39.9 Financial managers.......................................... 1,188 9.5 41.8 1,188 9.5 41.8 – – – Managers, medicine and health............................... 1,328 5.7 40.0 1,328 5.7 40.0 – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 1,530 9.4 41.1 1,553 9.7 41.1 – – – Management related............................................ 927 7.6 40.6 933 8.4 40.9 – – – Other financial officers.................................... 909 12.4 40.0 909 12.4 40.0 – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 912 11.1 42.3 912 11.1 42.3 – – – Sales............................................................. 931 20.9 41.5 953 20.5 41.6 – – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 1,356 16.0 44.1 1,356 16.0 44.1 – – – Cashiers.................................................... 376 5.1 39.6 – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ $520 3.2 39.5 $539 3.2 39.9 $437 5.6 37.6 Secretaries................................................. 583 2.7 39.8 602 2.0 40.0 485 3.4 38.6 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 522 6.0 39.3 504 6.3 39.4 – – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 492 3.7 40.0 492 3.7 40.0 – – – General office clerks....................................... 406 2.9 39.8 412 4.0 40.0 – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 516 6.3 39.0 538 9.9 39.6 – – – Blue collar......................................................... 559 4.7 40.2 549 4.9 40.2 690 9.6 39.8 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 754 6.8 40.5 744 7.4 40.5 835 16.8 39.9 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 743 4.1 40.0 – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 483 3.9 39.8 475 3.6 39.8 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 597 9.2 41.2 599 9.7 41.3 570 12.3 38.5 Truck drivers............................................... 759 6.5 44.5 767 6.8 44.6 – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 413 9.1 39.9 408 9.0 39.9 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 396 4.9 39.7 387 5.1 39.6 504 4.1 40.0 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................... 530 1.1 40.0 – – – 530 1.1 40.0 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 369 14.3 37.9 369 14.3 37.9 – – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 446 6.5 40.0 446 6.5 40.0 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 394 11.7 39.9 394 12.2 39.9 – – – Service............................................................. 449 4.5 40.3 340 4.7 39.0 680 6.4 43.2 Protective service............................................ 725 6.4 44.8 – – – 859 5.4 46.5 Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention............... 1,095 12.6 52.4 – – – 1,095 12.6 52.4 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 917 1.4 40.1 – – – 917 1.4 40.1 Firefighting................................................ 807 .9 52.9 – – – 807 .9 52.9 Police and detectives, public service....................... 780 1.5 40.2 – – – 780 1.5 40.2 Guards and police, except public service.................... 359 4.4 40.0 – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 361 7.5 38.3 350 9.6 38.7 415 11.0 36.3 Other food service........................................... 370 5.0 38.4 361 6.8 38.8 415 11.0 36.3 Cooks....................................................... 367 1.4 38.2 364 1.8 38.9 – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 262 7.6 35.8 – – – – – – Health service................................................ 350 7.2 38.4 344 9.0 38.4 – – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 376 6.4 38.9 – – – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 327 11.2 37.9 – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. $349 4.8 39.6 $347 6.6 39.7 $355 4.0 39.4 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 359 4.5 39.6 361 6.3 39.7 355 4.0 39.4 Personal service.............................................. 308 6.5 38.8 302 7.6 38.9 – – – Baggage porters and bellhops................................ 315 10.1 39.2 315 10.1 39.2 – – – 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, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 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................................................................... $34,903 3.9 2,030 $34,186 5.1 2,082 $37,483 1.8 1,844 All excluding sales............................................... 34,131 3.3 2,023 33,071 4.2 2,076 37,721 1.4 1,845 White collar........................................................ 43,308 3.1 1,975 44,962 4.2 2,089 39,293 2.2 1,697 White collar excluding sales.................................... 42,677 3.3 1,952 44,107 4.7 2,075 39,698 1.9 1,697 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 47,169 3.5 1,861 50,481 5.7 2,036 43,092 2.4 1,645 Professional specialty.......................................... 47,195 3.0 1,828 50,405 4.9 2,051 43,731 3.0 1,587 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 58,939 4.0 2,213 57,091 2.5 2,235 – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 53,815 7.8 2,076 52,651 8.1 2,080 – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 53,815 7.8 2,076 52,651 8.1 2,080 – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 51,654 5.6 2,025 52,290 6.2 2,024 46,773 4.7 2,029 Registered nurses........................................... 45,556 4.0 2,008 45,213 4.6 2,003 47,757 7.3 2,041 Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 44,299 1.5 1,489 – – – 45,143 .4 1,487 Elementary school teachers.................................. 43,082 2.3 1,489 – – – 44,420 .1 1,487 Secondary school teachers................................... 42,709 2.3 1,480 – – – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 27,554 4.7 2,031 – – – 26,423 3.6 1,973 Social workers.............................................. 25,800 3.8 1,999 – – – 26,423 3.6 1,973 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 52,758 7.1 2,098 – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 47,057 15.2 2,003 50,728 19.9 1,986 38,732 7.3 2,042 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 42,606 5.8 2,080 42,606 5.8 2,080 – – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 29,394 1.2 1,999 – – – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 29,393 7.5 2,080 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 63,444 5.1 2,114 64,193 5.7 2,150 60,418 10.7 1,971 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 69,479 6.1 2,114 71,320 6.9 2,160 63,361 12.0 1,962 Financial managers.......................................... 61,770 9.5 2,173 61,770 9.5 2,173 – – – Managers, medicine and health............................... 69,046 5.7 2,080 69,046 5.7 2,080 – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 79,579 9.4 2,137 80,754 9.7 2,139 – – – Management related............................................ 48,185 7.6 2,114 48,528 8.4 2,126 – – – Other financial officers.................................... 47,281 12.4 2,080 47,281 12.4 2,080 – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 47,424 11.1 2,199 47,424 11.1 2,199 – – – Sales............................................................. 48,143 20.9 2,146 49,574 20.5 2,165 – – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 70,523 16.0 2,294 70,523 16.0 2,294 – – – Cashiers.................................................... 18,657 5.1 1,961 – – – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ $26,379 3.2 2,003 $28,048 3.2 2,077 $20,111 5.6 1,727 Secretaries................................................. 30,322 2.7 2,068 31,282 2.0 2,079 25,221 3.4 2,009 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 27,121 6.0 2,046 26,194 6.3 2,046 – – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 25,579 3.7 2,080 25,579 3.7 2,080 – – – General office clerks....................................... 21,108 2.9 2,071 21,438 4.0 2,080 – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 25,782 6.3 1,949 27,982 9.9 2,062 – – – Blue collar......................................................... 29,063 4.7 2,090 28,541 4.9 2,093 35,712 9.6 2,057 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 39,201 6.8 2,104 38,662 7.4 2,108 43,417 16.8 2,073 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 38,648 4.1 2,080 – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 25,121 3.9 2,071 24,718 3.6 2,071 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 30,999 9.2 2,136 31,133 9.7 2,147 28,371 12.3 1,919 Truck drivers............................................... 39,460 6.5 2,312 39,900 6.8 2,320 – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 21,476 9.1 2,077 21,196 9.0 2,077 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 20,579 4.9 2,062 20,118 5.1 2,061 26,219 4.1 2,080 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................... 27,544 1.1 2,080 – – – 27,544 1.1 2,080 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 19,193 14.3 1,972 19,193 14.3 1,972 – – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 23,175 6.5 2,078 23,175 6.5 2,078 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 20,472 11.7 2,073 20,465 12.2 2,073 – – – Service............................................................. 22,908 4.5 2,058 17,649 4.7 2,023 33,517 6.4 2,129 Protective service............................................ 37,682 6.4 2,328 – – – 44,692 5.4 2,419 Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention............... 56,965 12.6 2,726 – – – 56,965 12.6 2,726 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 47,659 1.4 2,086 – – – 47,659 1.4 2,086 Firefighting................................................ 41,959 .9 2,751 – – – 41,959 .9 2,751 Police and detectives, public service....................... 40,554 1.5 2,090 – – – 40,554 1.5 2,090 Guards and police, except public service.................... 18,681 4.4 2,080 – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 17,984 7.5 1,908 18,216 9.6 2,011 17,045 11.0 1,492 Other food service........................................... 18,401 5.0 1,907 18,769 6.8 2,020 17,045 11.0 1,492 Cooks....................................................... 17,942 1.4 1,864 18,948 1.8 2,022 – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 13,283 7.6 1,816 – – – – – – Health service................................................ 18,224 7.2 1,995 17,885 9.0 1,999 – – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 19,537 6.4 2,021 – – – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 16,997 11.2 1,971 – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. $17,605 4.8 1,997 $18,066 6.6 2,066 $16,427 4.0 1,821 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 17,997 4.5 1,983 18,765 6.3 2,062 16,427 4.0 1,821 Personal service.............................................. 15,793 6.5 1,986 15,536 7.6 2,001 – – – Baggage porters and bellhops................................ 16,359 10.1 2,039 16,359 10.1 2,039 – – – 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, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $16.17 2.9 $15.36 3.8 $19.75 0.9 All excluding sales............................................... 15.98 2.6 15.03 3.4 19.86 .8 White collar........................................................ 20.77 2.5 20.24 3.4 22.46 1.6 1....................................................... 7.42 5.8 7.34 6.2 – – 2....................................................... 9.87 5.5 9.96 7.0 9.57 2.0 3....................................................... 10.56 2.1 10.59 2.6 10.49 3.1 4....................................................... 14.29 1.9 14.46 2.1 12.28 6.5 5....................................................... 16.06 3.3 15.83 2.8 17.30 10.7 6....................................................... 17.79 3.3 18.33 2.8 16.05 6.4 7....................................................... 21.62 3.7 21.53 5.1 21.79 5.2 8....................................................... 29.17 12.0 29.84 12.4 23.29 2.6 9....................................................... 27.68 2.4 25.74 3.6 29.29 2.1 10........................................................ 32.19 3.2 31.90 3.7 – – 11........................................................ 34.32 5.5 34.06 6.1 36.66 2.5 12........................................................ 41.26 11.1 42.02 16.8 – – 13........................................................ 72.58 26.7 72.85 26.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.94 22.6 16.78 22.6 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 21.06 2.7 20.45 3.8 22.68 1.2 1....................................................... 8.04 5.8 8.01 5.9 – – 2....................................................... 10.61 4.0 11.10 3.4 9.57 2.0 3....................................................... 10.97 3.0 11.14 3.9 10.62 3.3 4....................................................... 13.92 2.2 14.09 2.3 12.28 6.5 5....................................................... 15.96 3.3 15.70 2.6 17.30 10.7 6....................................................... 17.93 3.2 18.57 2.9 16.05 6.4 7....................................................... 21.64 3.7 21.56 5.1 21.79 5.2 8....................................................... 23.79 5.7 23.93 7.2 23.29 2.6 9....................................................... 27.68 2.4 25.74 3.6 29.29 2.1 10........................................................ 31.67 3.5 31.22 4.1 – – 11........................................................ 34.32 5.5 34.06 6.1 36.66 2.5 12........................................................ 43.84 11.5 46.66 17.8 – – 13........................................................ 72.58 26.7 72.85 26.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.94 22.6 16.78 22.6 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.96 3.2 24.37 5.5 25.89 2.3 Professional specialty.......................................... 25.43 2.6 24.19 4.2 27.23 2.8 5....................................................... 18.00 12.6 – – 20.58 12.6 7....................................................... 22.67 4.3 22.68 5.3 22.66 7.5 8....................................................... 22.37 4.0 22.25 5.1 22.81 3.4 9....................................................... 28.31 2.5 24.81 3.8 29.78 1.3 10........................................................ 31.33 5.5 30.27 7.6 – – 11........................................................ 31.05 4.0 – – 36.44 3.2 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 26.63 4.3 25.55 1.6 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 25.91 7.8 25.31 8.1 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 25.91 7.8 25.31 8.1 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ $24.27 6.6 $24.60 7.4 $21.79 5.4 7....................................................... 21.17 5.5 21.19 5.8 – – 9....................................................... 23.35 4.2 24.14 7.5 – – Registered nurses........................................... 21.64 4.3 21.45 4.7 22.99 6.5 7....................................................... 21.18 5.7 21.19 5.8 – – 9....................................................... 22.34 .7 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 26.70 7.9 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 29.47 1.2 – – 30.09 .4 9....................................................... 29.61 2.6 – – 30.36 1.1 Elementary school teachers.................................. 28.94 2.2 – – 29.86 .1 9....................................................... 29.17 2.8 – – – – Secondary school teachers................................... 28.85 2.1 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 13.56 4.2 – – 13.39 3.6 Social workers.............................................. 12.90 4.6 – – 13.39 3.6 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 25.15 5.8 – – – – Technical....................................................... 23.11 14.7 25.01 19.7 19.03 6.4 4....................................................... 14.99 4.8 14.99 4.8 – – 5....................................................... 15.15 5.8 15.52 6.7 – – 6....................................................... 17.60 10.0 – – – – 7....................................................... 19.57 7.2 – – – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 20.46 5.4 20.48 5.8 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 14.72 3.6 – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 14.10 7.5 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.04 4.9 29.86 5.5 30.82 10.0 7....................................................... 18.70 6.0 17.83 2.9 – – 8....................................................... 27.18 6.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 27.57 3.3 27.61 4.5 – – 10........................................................ 32.23 4.3 32.33 4.4 – – 11........................................................ 33.71 2.5 33.58 2.7 – – 12........................................................ 39.90 4.6 39.93 8.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.87 37.9 – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 32.90 5.8 33.01 6.6 32.49 11.2 8....................................................... 27.30 7.2 – – – – 9....................................................... 27.84 5.2 28.28 7.4 – – 10........................................................ 32.60 4.7 32.71 4.7 – – 11........................................................ 33.71 2.5 33.58 2.7 – – 12........................................................ 40.34 5.2 – – – – Financial managers.......................................... 28.43 10.0 28.43 10.0 – – Managers, medicine and health............................... 33.20 5.7 33.20 5.7 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 37.25 9.2 37.75 9.4 – – Management related............................................ 22.80 8.0 22.83 8.9 – – 7....................................................... $17.42 3.6 – – – – 9....................................................... 27.04 6.1 $26.60 7.3 – – Other financial officers.................................... 22.73 12.4 22.73 12.4 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 21.56 12.8 21.56 12.8 – – Sales............................................................. 18.99 22.6 19.27 22.6 – – 1....................................................... 6.80 8.2 6.60 8.6 – – 2....................................................... 7.87 5.9 7.87 5.9 – – 3....................................................... 9.26 6.2 9.28 7.0 – – 4....................................................... 16.09 7.0 16.09 7.0 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 30.75 12.0 30.75 12.0 – – Cashiers.................................................... 7.97 1.7 7.88 1.7 – – 2....................................................... 7.46 6.5 7.46 6.5 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 12.88 2.3 13.25 2.5 $11.21 3.8 1....................................................... 8.04 5.8 8.01 5.9 – – 2....................................................... 10.61 4.0 11.11 3.4 9.57 2.0 3....................................................... 11.05 3.2 11.24 3.9 10.63 3.6 4....................................................... 13.94 2.3 14.14 2.4 12.28 6.5 5....................................................... 15.24 2.7 15.32 2.6 14.62 12.4 6....................................................... 17.84 2.5 18.27 2.0 – – 7....................................................... 20.38 8.0 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 13.35 10.7 13.35 10.7 – – Secretaries................................................. 14.66 2.4 15.05 2.0 12.55 2.4 4....................................................... 14.78 2.5 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 13.37 5.9 12.96 6.1 – – 4....................................................... 12.73 6.9 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 9.97 3.0 10.28 4.1 9.61 4.6 Teachers' aides............................................. 10.14 3.2 – – 10.14 3.2 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 13.19 6.6 13.51 9.6 – – 4....................................................... 14.21 10.0 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 13.61 3.9 13.35 4.2 17.35 9.6 1....................................................... 8.71 3.5 8.71 3.6 – – 2....................................................... 10.40 5.2 10.15 5.2 12.48 5.7 3....................................................... 11.64 2.6 11.64 2.7 11.61 7.8 4....................................................... 13.08 7.6 13.05 8.1 13.51 5.1 5....................................................... 15.59 6.6 15.68 7.2 14.38 1.7 6....................................................... 21.33 5.9 21.50 6.0 – – 7....................................................... 21.27 4.3 20.66 5.2 24.11 2.4 9....................................................... 31.45 3.6 31.16 4.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.51 10.6 14.51 10.6 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.63 6.0 18.34 6.4 20.95 16.8 5....................................................... 14.48 6.3 14.48 7.0 – – 7....................................................... 21.50 4.8 20.89 5.9 24.11 2.8 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. $18.56 4.1 $18.49 4.3 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 12.13 3.9 11.94 3.6 – – 1....................................................... 8.11 3.2 8.11 3.2 – – 2....................................................... 10.40 5.6 10.40 5.6 – – 3....................................................... 12.17 2.0 12.17 2.0 – – 5....................................................... 14.38 3.3 – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.76 7.7 13.72 8.0 $14.79 8.7 2....................................................... 9.76 7.1 9.76 7.1 – – 3....................................................... 10.83 7.0 10.85 7.4 – – 4....................................................... 13.92 13.1 13.95 14.3 – – 5....................................................... 19.12 2.7 19.24 2.6 – – 6....................................................... 19.12 .6 19.18 .6 – – Truck drivers............................................... 16.25 7.8 16.34 8.0 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 10.28 8.4 10.15 8.3 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.99 4.2 9.80 4.5 12.60 4.1 1....................................................... 8.77 4.0 8.76 4.0 – – 2....................................................... 11.20 6.7 10.57 8.9 12.48 5.7 3....................................................... 11.39 4.2 11.33 4.3 – – 4....................................................... 12.61 5.6 – – – – Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................... 13.23 .8 – – 13.23 .8 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.14 11.4 9.14 11.4 – – 1....................................................... 7.56 11.4 7.56 11.4 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 11.20 4.6 11.20 4.6 – – 2....................................................... 10.74 8.8 10.74 8.8 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 9.86 11.4 9.86 11.8 – – 1....................................................... 8.27 14.4 8.24 14.7 – – Service............................................................. 9.98 3.8 7.91 3.3 15.27 7.3 1....................................................... 6.60 6.5 6.37 6.9 10.20 6.6 2....................................................... 7.92 11.3 7.56 13.1 9.61 7.4 3....................................................... 9.79 3.4 9.45 5.2 10.70 .9 4....................................................... 10.77 5.1 11.24 7.8 – – 5....................................................... 14.07 5.8 – – 14.20 6.3 6....................................................... 15.90 2.1 – – 16.15 1.6 7....................................................... 19.77 5.5 – – 19.77 5.5 8....................................................... 19.04 5.6 – – 19.04 5.6 Protective service............................................ 16.16 6.8 8.93 4.8 18.46 6.5 3....................................................... 8.87 3.4 – – – – 5....................................................... 14.52 7.0 – – 14.52 7.0 6....................................................... 16.38 1.4 – – 16.38 1.4 7....................................................... 19.77 5.5 – – 19.77 5.5 8....................................................... 19.04 5.6 – – 19.04 5.6 Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention............... 20.90 12.5 – – 20.90 12.5 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... $22.85 2.0 – – $22.85 2.0 Firefighting................................................ 15.25 1.1 – – 15.25 1.1 Police and detectives, public service....................... 19.41 1.6 – – 19.41 1.6 Guards and police, except public service.................... 9.00 4.5 $8.93 4.8 – – Food service.................................................. 7.60 4.5 7.25 5.3 11.41 8.4 1....................................................... 5.92 10.8 5.87 11.0 – – 2....................................................... 5.88 20.0 5.80 20.0 – – 3....................................................... 11.19 3.0 – – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 2.92 18.8 2.92 18.8 – – 1....................................................... 3.34 30.2 3.34 30.2 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 2.26 4.3 2.26 4.3 – – Other food service........................................... 9.33 2.2 9.06 2.9 11.41 8.4 1....................................................... 7.37 2.1 7.34 2.1 – – 3....................................................... 11.19 3.0 – – – – Cooks....................................................... 10.15 4.8 10.08 5.6 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 7.11 6.1 7.06 6.4 – – 1....................................................... 7.10 6.4 7.06 6.8 – – Health service................................................ 8.73 9.6 8.58 10.9 – – 2....................................................... 9.72 7.7 9.53 9.3 – – 3....................................................... 8.82 7.7 8.82 7.7 – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 10.50 8.5 10.82 9.8 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 7.77 6.6 7.61 6.1 – – 2....................................................... 9.24 9.9 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 9.03 4.8 8.75 6.2 9.64 6.0 1....................................................... 7.74 4.6 – – – – 2....................................................... 8.31 3.3 – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 9.30 4.2 9.10 5.7 9.64 6.0 1....................................................... 8.19 3.6 – – – – 2....................................................... 8.31 3.3 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 8.40 4.4 7.74 5.6 11.21 13.5 1....................................................... 7.53 21.5 5.86 22.1 – – 2....................................................... 9.06 11.2 8.49 6.2 – – Baggage porters and bellhops................................ 8.02 12.1 8.02 12.1 – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D for more information. 3 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-2. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) full-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 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................................................................... $17.19 3.5 $16.42 4.6 $20.33 1.4 All excluding sales............................................... 16.87 3.0 15.93 3.9 20.44 1.1 White collar........................................................ 21.93 2.7 21.52 3.6 23.15 2.2 1....................................................... 7.86 6.6 – – – – 2....................................................... 10.29 4.2 10.40 5.4 9.97 1.3 3....................................................... 10.59 2.2 10.61 2.7 10.51 3.4 4....................................................... 14.23 2.2 14.42 2.3 12.28 6.5 5....................................................... 16.16 3.4 15.87 2.9 17.80 10.6 6....................................................... 17.88 3.0 18.45 2.5 16.06 6.4 7....................................................... 21.93 3.5 22.01 4.6 21.80 5.2 8....................................................... 29.19 12.0 29.85 12.4 23.31 2.6 9....................................................... 27.80 2.4 25.67 3.8 29.57 2.1 10........................................................ 32.19 3.2 31.90 3.7 – – 11........................................................ 34.30 5.6 34.06 6.1 – – 12........................................................ 41.30 11.3 42.02 16.8 – – 13........................................................ 72.58 26.7 72.85 26.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.40 24.7 17.40 24.7 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 21.86 3.1 21.26 4.4 23.40 1.9 2....................................................... 10.44 3.5 10.65 4.1 9.97 1.3 3....................................................... 11.01 3.2 11.17 3.9 10.65 3.7 4....................................................... 13.80 2.6 13.98 2.8 12.28 6.5 5....................................................... 16.06 3.5 15.74 2.7 17.80 10.6 6....................................................... 18.03 2.9 18.70 2.5 16.06 6.4 7....................................................... 21.96 3.5 22.05 4.6 21.80 5.2 8....................................................... 23.80 5.7 23.94 7.2 23.31 2.6 9....................................................... 27.80 2.4 25.67 3.8 29.57 2.1 10........................................................ 31.67 3.5 31.22 4.1 – – 11........................................................ 34.30 5.6 34.06 6.1 – – 12........................................................ 43.91 11.7 46.66 17.8 – – 13........................................................ 72.58 26.7 72.85 26.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.40 24.7 17.40 24.7 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.35 3.1 24.79 5.3 26.19 2.4 Professional specialty.......................................... 25.81 2.5 24.57 3.9 27.55 3.0 5....................................................... 18.32 13.6 – – 22.07 11.3 7....................................................... 23.23 3.5 23.51 3.0 22.67 7.6 8....................................................... 22.38 4.1 22.26 5.2 22.83 3.5 9....................................................... 28.40 2.4 24.54 3.5 29.89 1.3 10........................................................ 31.33 5.5 30.27 7.6 – – 11........................................................ 30.96 4.2 – – – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 26.63 4.3 25.55 1.6 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 25.93 7.8 25.31 8.1 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 25.93 7.8 25.31 8.1 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 25.51 5.3 25.83 5.9 23.05 5.2 7....................................................... $22.51 0.1 $22.61 0.0 – – Registered nurses........................................... 22.69 1.1 22.57 .6 $23.40 7.3 7....................................................... 22.57 .2 22.61 .0 – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 29.76 1.5 – – 30.36 .5 9....................................................... 29.61 2.6 – – 30.36 1.1 Elementary school teachers.................................. 28.94 2.2 – – 29.86 .1 9....................................................... 29.17 2.8 – – – – Secondary school teachers................................... 28.85 2.1 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 13.56 4.2 – – 13.39 3.6 Social workers.............................................. 12.90 4.6 – – 13.39 3.6 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 25.15 5.8 – – – – Technical....................................................... 23.49 15.2 25.54 20.0 18.97 7.0 4....................................................... 14.99 4.8 14.99 4.8 – – 5....................................................... 15.18 6.3 15.56 7.3 – – 6....................................................... 17.65 10.3 – – – – 7....................................................... 19.57 7.2 – – – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians........... 20.48 5.8 20.48 5.8 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 14.71 3.9 – – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 14.13 7.5 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.01 4.9 29.86 5.5 30.65 10.4 7....................................................... 18.70 6.0 17.83 2.9 – – 8....................................................... 27.18 6.5 – – – – 9....................................................... 27.57 3.3 27.61 4.5 – – 10........................................................ 32.23 4.3 32.33 4.4 – – 11........................................................ 33.71 2.5 33.58 2.7 – – 12........................................................ 39.90 4.6 39.93 8.1 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 32.86 5.9 33.01 6.6 32.29 11.7 8....................................................... 27.30 7.2 – – – – 9....................................................... 27.84 5.2 28.28 7.4 – – 10........................................................ 32.60 4.7 32.71 4.7 – – 11........................................................ 33.71 2.5 33.58 2.7 – – 12........................................................ 40.34 5.2 – – – – Financial managers.......................................... 28.43 10.0 28.43 10.0 – – Managers, medicine and health............................... 33.20 5.7 33.20 5.7 – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 37.25 9.2 37.75 9.4 – – Management related............................................ 22.80 8.0 22.83 8.9 – – 7....................................................... 17.42 3.6 – – – – 9....................................................... 27.04 6.1 26.60 7.3 – – Other financial officers.................................... 22.73 12.4 22.73 12.4 – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 21.56 12.8 21.56 12.8 – – Sales............................................................. $22.43 17.4 $22.90 16.9 – – 3....................................................... 9.26 6.5 9.28 7.3 – – 4....................................................... 16.09 7.0 16.09 7.0 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 30.75 12.0 30.75 12.0 – – Cashiers.................................................... 9.51 4.8 – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.17 2.9 13.51 2.9 $11.65 6.1 2....................................................... 10.44 3.5 10.66 4.2 9.97 1.3 3....................................................... 11.05 3.2 11.24 3.9 10.65 3.7 4....................................................... 13.81 2.8 14.02 3.0 12.28 6.5 5....................................................... 15.27 2.8 15.36 2.7 14.62 12.4 6....................................................... 17.84 2.5 18.27 2.0 – – 7....................................................... 20.38 8.0 – – – – Secretaries................................................. 14.66 2.4 15.05 2.0 12.55 2.4 4....................................................... 14.78 2.5 – – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 13.26 5.9 12.80 5.9 – – 4....................................................... 12.73 6.9 – – – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 12.30 3.7 12.30 3.7 – – General office clerks....................................... 10.19 2.9 10.31 4.0 – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 13.23 6.9 13.57 10.2 – – 4....................................................... 14.21 10.0 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 13.90 4.5 13.64 4.7 17.36 9.6 1....................................................... 8.61 3.6 8.60 3.6 – – 2....................................................... 10.42 6.3 10.12 6.3 12.49 5.7 3....................................................... 11.74 3.0 11.74 3.1 11.61 7.8 4....................................................... 13.06 7.3 13.02 7.9 13.51 5.1 5....................................................... 15.59 6.6 15.68 7.2 14.38 1.7 6....................................................... 21.50 5.8 21.69 6.0 – – 7....................................................... 21.28 4.3 20.66 5.2 24.11 2.4 9....................................................... 31.45 3.6 31.16 4.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.51 10.6 14.51 10.6 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.63 6.0 18.34 6.4 20.95 16.8 5....................................................... 14.48 6.3 14.48 7.0 – – 7....................................................... 21.51 4.8 20.91 6.0 24.11 2.8 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 18.58 4.1 – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 12.13 3.9 11.94 3.6 – – 1....................................................... 8.11 3.2 8.11 3.2 – – 2....................................................... 10.40 5.6 10.40 5.6 – – 3....................................................... 12.17 2.0 12.17 2.0 – – 5....................................................... 14.38 3.3 – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.51 8.7 14.50 9.1 14.79 8.7 3....................................................... $10.82 7.0 $10.85 7.4 – – 4....................................................... 14.59 11.9 14.73 13.6 – – 5....................................................... 19.12 2.7 19.24 2.6 – – 6....................................................... 19.48 1.4 19.58 1.5 – – Truck drivers............................................... 17.06 4.9 17.20 5.1 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 10.34 9.2 10.21 9.1 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.98 4.3 9.76 4.5 $12.61 4.1 1....................................................... 8.66 4.1 8.65 4.1 – – 2....................................................... 11.18 6.9 10.52 9.2 12.49 5.7 3....................................................... 11.71 6.1 11.66 6.2 – – 4....................................................... 11.79 4.2 – – – – Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................... 13.24 1.1 – – 13.24 1.1 Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 9.74 10.6 9.74 10.6 – – 1....................................................... 8.22 11.0 8.22 11.0 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 11.15 6.3 11.15 6.3 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 9.88 11.8 9.87 12.2 – – 1....................................................... 8.25 14.6 – – – – Service............................................................. 11.13 4.2 8.72 3.2 15.75 6.3 1....................................................... 7.27 5.4 7.20 5.7 8.00 3.0 2....................................................... 9.29 4.5 9.21 5.6 9.62 2.6 3....................................................... 9.70 4.2 9.50 5.2 10.47 3.3 4....................................................... 10.61 5.1 – – – – 5....................................................... 14.20 6.3 – – 14.20 6.3 6....................................................... 15.90 2.1 – – 16.15 1.6 7....................................................... 19.77 5.5 – – 19.77 5.5 8....................................................... 19.04 5.6 – – 19.04 5.6 Protective service............................................ 16.19 6.8 – – 18.48 6.5 3....................................................... 8.87 3.4 – – – – 5....................................................... 14.52 7.0 – – 14.52 7.0 6....................................................... 16.38 1.4 – – 16.38 1.4 7....................................................... 19.77 5.5 – – 19.77 5.5 8....................................................... 19.04 5.6 – – 19.04 5.6 Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention............... 20.90 12.5 – – 20.90 12.5 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 22.85 2.0 – – 22.85 2.0 Firefighting................................................ 15.25 1.1 – – 15.25 1.1 Police and detectives, public service....................... 19.41 1.6 – – 19.41 1.6 Guards and police, except public service.................... 8.98 4.4 – – – – Food service.................................................. 9.43 4.0 9.06 5.4 11.42 8.4 1....................................................... 7.53 3.2 7.48 3.4 – – 3....................................................... 11.19 3.0 – – – – Other food service........................................... 9.65 2.0 9.29 2.7 11.42 8.4 1....................................................... 7.78 2.3 7.73 2.2 – – 3....................................................... 11.19 3.0 – – – – Cooks....................................................... 9.63 3.2 9.37 1.8 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... $7.31 2.8 – – – – Health service................................................ 9.13 6.5 $8.95 8.1 – – 2....................................................... 10.44 1.2 – – – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 9.67 5.1 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 8.62 10.6 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.82 4.6 8.75 6.2 $9.02 3.4 1....................................................... 7.74 4.6 – – – – 2....................................................... 8.31 3.3 – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 9.08 4.0 9.10 5.7 9.02 3.4 1....................................................... 8.19 3.6 – – – – 2....................................................... 8.31 3.3 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 7.95 5.4 7.77 6.0 – – Baggage porters and bellhops................................ 8.02 12.7 8.02 12.7 – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-3. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) part-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 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................................................................... $9.36 4.5 $9.09 4.9 $11.86 4.6 All excluding sales............................................... 9.67 4.5 9.40 5.0 11.87 4.5 White collar........................................................ 11.28 8.4 11.10 10.4 12.36 7.6 1....................................................... 7.17 9.3 7.17 9.3 – – 2....................................................... 9.42 11.1 9.52 13.9 – – 9....................................................... 24.04 9.2 – – – – 11........................................................ 38.26 4.0 – – 38.26 4.0 Not able to be leveled.................................... 13.37 18.9 – – – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 13.08 5.2 13.26 6.2 12.37 7.7 2....................................................... 10.84 7.4 – – – – 9....................................................... 24.04 9.2 – – – – 11........................................................ 38.26 4.0 – – 38.26 4.0 Not able to be leveled.................................... 13.37 18.9 – – – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 17.57 7.2 – – 17.39 12.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 18.03 10.1 – – 16.29 14.1 11........................................................ 38.26 4.0 – – 38.26 4.0 Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ – – – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Technical....................................................... 15.76 15.1 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 6.84 4.9 6.84 4.9 – – 2....................................................... 7.01 3.3 7.01 3.3 – – Cashiers.................................................... 6.84 4.8 – – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 11.52 9.4 – – – – 2....................................................... 10.84 7.4 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 10.41 2.4 10.41 2.4 – – 2....................................................... 10.31 4.7 10.30 4.8 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 10.73 4.3 10.73 4.3 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... – – – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 6.13 7.8 6.13 7.8 – – 1....................................................... 6.13 7.8 6.13 7.8 – – Service............................................................. $6.83 10.4 $6.29 14.6 $11.24 10.9 1....................................................... 5.94 20.1 5.59 23.6 – – 2....................................................... 5.80 16.0 5.08 9.4 – – Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 5.44 29.3 5.44 29.4 – – 1....................................................... 4.85 37.8 4.85 37.9 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 2.27 4.3 2.27 4.3 – – Other food service........................................... 8.63 12.4 8.63 12.4 – – 1....................................................... 6.99 11.6 6.99 11.6 – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. – – – – – – Personal service.............................................. $10.05 11.4 $7.51 4.2 $11.33 18.5 2....................................................... 8.92 15.9 – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 5-1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 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....................................................... $17.19 $9.36 $20.07 $15.36 $15.55 $20.92 All excluding sales............................................. 16.87 9.67 20.27 15.06 15.69 – White collar........................................................ 21.93 11.28 27.61 19.76 20.20 23.84 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 21.86 13.08 29.58 19.82 21.20 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 25.35 17.57 32.99 22.65 24.76 – Professional specialty.......................................... 25.81 18.03 – 24.04 25.23 – Technical....................................................... 23.49 15.76 48.95 17.53 23.11 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.01 – – 30.04 30.63 27.25 Sales............................................................. 22.43 6.84 16.12 19.42 13.03 34.30 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.17 11.52 17.47 12.53 12.95 – Blue collar......................................................... 13.90 10.41 17.26 12.66 13.18 – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.63 – 20.21 17.98 17.90 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 12.13 – 16.12 10.62 12.15 – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.51 10.73 16.88 13.00 12.89 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.98 – 12.47 9.67 9.75 – Service............................................................. 11.13 6.83 14.32 8.79 9.98 – B Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- Occupational group workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Relative error(6) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 3.5 4.5 5.1 3.4 3.0 11.2 All excluding sales............................................. 3.0 4.5 5.3 2.7 3.2 – White collar........................................................ 2.7 8.4 8.5 3.3 3.5 14.8 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 3.1 5.2 9.3 3.4 3.7 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 3.1 7.2 9.4 2.5 3.6 – Professional specialty.......................................... 2.5 10.1 – 3.5 3.0 – Technical....................................................... 15.2 15.1 41.8 3.7 14.7 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 4.9 – – 4.9 6.4 7.1 Sales............................................................. 17.4 4.9 6.6 25.1 6.6 10.0 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 2.9 9.4 4.3 2.6 2.3 – Blue collar......................................................... 4.5 2.4 4.3 4.7 4.0 – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 6.0 – 5.2 7.8 4.9 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 3.9 – 4.8 4.9 4.0 – Transportation and material moving................................ 8.7 4.3 4.6 9.5 8.1 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 4.3 – 3.9 4.5 4.2 – Service............................................................. 4.2 10.4 7.9 5.2 3.8 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 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, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) Occupational group All pri- vate indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Mean All occupations....................................................... $15.36 $15.20 – - $15.49 - $19.35 - - - All excluding sales............................................. 15.03 15.08 – - 15.33 - 19.29 - - - White collar........................................................ 20.24 22.68 – - 22.68 - – - - - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 20.45 22.44 – - 22.44 - – - - - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.37 24.81 – - 24.81 - – - - - Professional specialty.......................................... 24.19 26.51 – - 26.51 - – - - - Technical....................................................... 25.01 14.96 – - 14.96 - – - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.86 30.21 – - 30.21 - – - - - Sales............................................................. 19.27 – – - – - – - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.25 14.59 – - 14.59 - – - - - Blue collar......................................................... 13.35 12.95 – - 12.23 - 16.97 - - - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.34 16.93 – - 17.81 - 24.90 - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 11.94 12.47 – - 12.47 - – - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 13.72 12.31 – - 12.31 - 15.55 - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.80 9.20 – - 8.97 - – - - - Service............................................................. 7.91 – – - – - – - - - 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....................................................... 3.8 7.5 – - 9.8 - 4.6 - - - All excluding sales............................................. 3.4 8.3 – - 11.0 - 4.7 - - - White collar........................................................ 3.4 6.7 – - 6.7 - – - - - White-collar excluding sales.................................... 3.8 8.7 – - 8.7 - – - - - Professional specialty and technical.............................. 5.5 8.2 – - 8.2 - – - - - Professional specialty.......................................... 4.2 3.9 – - 3.9 - – - - - Technical....................................................... 19.7 .5 – - .5 - – - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 5.5 4.9 – - 4.9 - – - - - Sales............................................................. 22.6 – – - – - – - - - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 2.5 7.6 – - 7.6 - – - - - Blue collar......................................................... 4.2 3.6 – - 4.2 - 4.5 - - - Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 6.4 5.3 – - 6.2 - 6.2 - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 3.6 .3 – - .3 - – - - - Transportation and material moving................................ 8.0 7.4 – - 7.4 - 7.6 - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 4.5 5.7 – - 8.2 - – - - - Service............................................................. 3.3 – – - – - – - - - 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, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Mean All occupations....................................................... $15.36 $12.97 $16.21 $15.33 $17.03 All excluding sales............................................. 15.03 12.86 15.83 14.49 17.05 White collar........................................................ 20.24 17.86 20.64 20.46 20.78 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 20.45 18.79 20.72 19.66 21.43 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.37 16.70 25.57 23.74 26.25 Professional specialty.......................................... 24.19 – 24.89 26.54 24.35 Technical....................................................... 25.01 – 28.38 16.01 35.60 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 29.86 29.25 30.01 32.99 27.52 Sales............................................................. 19.27 14.86 20.29 23.27 16.83 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.25 13.80 13.17 13.05 13.28 Blue collar......................................................... 13.35 13.71 13.18 12.62 13.83 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.34 17.26 19.68 16.81 22.58 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 11.94 11.22 12.21 11.11 – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.72 10.32 14.15 16.02 12.76 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 9.80 9.88 9.77 9.75 9.79 Service............................................................. 7.91 7.41 8.30 7.92 8.74 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....................................................... 3.8 6.9 4.8 8.5 6.1 All excluding sales............................................. 3.4 5.9 4.8 6.9 6.5 White collar........................................................ 3.4 9.3 3.8 8.9 3.9 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 3.8 10.4 4.4 9.2 4.3 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 5.5 14.3 5.5 5.0 6.7 Professional specialty.......................................... 4.2 – 3.8 8.9 4.0 Technical....................................................... 19.7 – 24.8 1.5 27.8 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 5.5 18.3 7.9 13.4 4.8 Sales............................................................. 22.6 25.4 23.8 39.4 3.9 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 2.5 9.6 3.3 4.0 4.4 Blue collar......................................................... 4.2 5.4 5.1 3.5 9.3 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 6.4 6.2 9.3 11.5 9.6 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 3.6 18.1 5.7 14.5 – Transportation and material moving................................ 8.0 6.6 9.8 3.5 14.4 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 4.5 6.2 5.4 6.2 9.4 Service............................................................. 3.3 3.3 4.9 3.3 10.4 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 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, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.50 $9.50 $13.07 $20.64 $28.21 All excluding sales........................... 7.50 9.50 13.07 20.19 27.39 White collar.................................... 9.15 12.30 18.08 26.15 34.85 White collar excluding sales................ 10.17 12.78 18.46 26.15 33.81 Professional specialty and technical.......... 13.93 18.00 23.70 28.38 34.85 Professional specialty...................... 15.00 20.77 24.92 29.44 34.85 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 22.48 23.10 24.27 30.08 35.48 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 13.21 18.72 26.12 31.25 39.19 Computer systems analysts and scientists 13.21 18.72 26.12 31.25 39.19 Natural scientists........................ – – – – – Health related............................ 15.00 19.36 22.19 25.11 30.87 Registered nurses....................... 15.00 19.06 21.90 24.50 25.74 Teachers, college and university.......... 16.83 21.91 24.27 29.17 40.92 Teachers, except college and university... 23.14 25.22 29.39 33.73 38.42 Elementary school teachers.............. 23.14 24.77 28.04 32.52 37.23 Secondary school teachers............... 23.14 25.01 28.35 32.52 35.26 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners...... – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers. 10.82 12.49 12.84 14.97 16.14 Social workers.......................... 10.58 12.20 12.49 13.68 15.69 Lawyers and judges........................ – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 22.40 23.70 24.92 26.29 33.13 Technical................................... 13.13 14.86 17.17 22.40 23.69 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 16.16 17.49 20.74 23.56 24.86 Licensed practical nurses............... 12.88 13.14 14.82 15.59 16.97 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 8.00 12.88 14.60 15.53 17.42 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 15.38 21.97 28.51 35.28 42.31 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 18.46 26.15 31.00 38.77 45.69 Financial managers...................... 17.99 26.15 26.15 32.34 37.86 Managers, medicine and health........... 27.52 31.00 35.28 35.28 35.28 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 21.89 26.16 32.18 42.50 68.55 Management related........................ 15.07 15.38 21.64 27.91 33.93 Other financial officers................ 15.38 15.38 21.64 27.91 31.30 Management related, n.e.c............... 15.07 15.16 18.98 22.69 33.93 Sales......................................... 6.30 8.00 14.90 26.02 44.43 Supervisors, sales...................... 18.50 23.22 27.78 44.43 44.43 Cashiers................................ 5.90 6.50 7.50 8.45 10.75 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.75 10.66 12.50 14.60 17.98 Secretaries............................. 11.65 13.26 14.59 15.87 17.59 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 10.65 11.42 12.78 15.00 17.17 General office clerks................... 8.50 9.05 9.97 11.21 11.37 Teachers' aides......................... 8.14 9.08 10.97 10.97 10.97 Administrative support, n.e.c........... $9.85 $11.08 $12.43 $13.88 $18.51 Blue collar..................................... 7.50 9.37 11.73 17.00 21.75 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 10.00 14.96 17.85 22.12 28.00 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 16.25 18.37 19.66 19.66 19.66 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 8.50 9.12 11.29 14.56 17.50 Transportation and material moving............ 7.73 10.00 11.83 17.75 20.45 Truck drivers........................... 10.00 12.29 17.72 18.75 21.97 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 7.50 8.50 10.00 11.71 12.60 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.20 8.00 9.76 11.38 13.27 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................................. 13.27 13.27 13.27 13.27 13.27 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 6.00 7.00 8.45 10.91 13.04 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 8.10 9.45 10.56 12.50 15.16 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 5.15 8.75 9.79 11.52 12.60 Service......................................... 5.35 7.00 8.88 11.54 17.82 Protective service........................ 8.25 10.50 16.51 20.64 22.86 Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention........................... 17.98 18.98 18.98 24.60 24.60 Supervisors, police and detectives...... 19.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 Firefighting............................ 12.12 15.44 15.73 15.73 17.14 Police and detectives, public service... 14.94 19.40 20.64 20.64 20.64 Guards and police, except public service 7.50 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.72 Food service.............................. 2.13 4.15 8.25 10.13 11.54 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.63 6.50 Waiters and waitresses.................. 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.15 2.45 Other food service....................... 6.13 7.50 9.00 10.92 12.79 Cooks................................... 8.50 9.00 10.00 10.92 12.00 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 5.35 6.25 7.25 8.00 9.75 Health service............................ 7.00 7.00 7.43 9.57 11.85 Health aides, except nursing............ 7.60 8.96 9.39 11.58 17.82 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 7.00 7.00 7.27 7.52 10.70 Cleaning and building service............. 6.75 7.83 8.52 10.00 10.92 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.29 7.98 8.52 10.00 11.81 Personal service.......................... 5.75 6.50 7.52 9.84 12.60 Baggage porters and bellhops............ 6.00 6.40 6.50 9.25 12.60 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.25 $9.12 $12.47 $18.80 $26.15 All excluding sales........................... 7.27 9.18 12.38 18.46 25.10 White collar.................................... 9.00 12.24 16.84 24.92 33.13 White collar excluding sales................ 10.20 12.88 16.87 24.80 32.34 Professional specialty and technical.......... 14.34 17.31 22.84 25.52 30.87 Professional specialty...................... 15.00 19.64 23.85 26.29 33.13 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 22.48 23.10 24.27 27.99 32.03 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 12.67 17.37 24.87 29.44 37.99 Computer systems analysts and scientists 12.67 17.37 24.87 29.44 37.99 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 15.00 19.35 22.40 25.17 36.27 Registered nurses....................... 15.00 18.97 21.94 24.48 25.65 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 13.00 14.59 16.87 22.40 24.78 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 15.83 16.97 20.92 23.56 24.86 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 15.38 21.71 28.66 35.28 42.50 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 18.46 26.15 31.70 38.46 50.82 Financial managers...................... 17.99 26.15 26.15 32.34 37.86 Managers, medicine and health........... 27.52 31.00 35.28 35.28 35.28 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 21.89 26.15 32.90 43.03 68.55 Management related........................ 15.07 15.38 21.64 28.52 34.63 Other financial officers................ 15.38 15.38 21.64 27.91 31.30 Management related, n.e.c............... 15.07 15.16 18.98 22.69 33.93 Sales......................................... 6.30 8.00 15.87 26.53 44.43 Supervisors, sales...................... 18.50 23.22 27.78 44.43 44.43 Cashiers................................ 5.75 6.25 7.50 8.45 10.91 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.89 11.09 12.92 15.00 18.47 Secretaries............................. 12.33 14.00 15.19 15.94 18.04 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 10.50 11.42 12.48 15.00 15.25 General office clerks................... 8.75 9.75 10.00 11.37 11.37 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 9.92 11.08 12.43 13.94 18.51 Blue collar..................................... 7.50 9.20 11.32 16.60 21.06 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 10.00 15.00 17.78 21.75 26.27 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 16.25 18.37 19.66 19.66 19.66 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. $8.50 $9.12 $11.29 $14.10 $17.00 Transportation and material moving............ 7.50 9.99 11.71 17.75 20.45 Truck drivers........................... 10.00 12.66 17.75 18.98 22.00 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 7.50 8.50 10.00 11.71 12.50 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.00 8.00 9.50 11.00 12.60 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 6.00 7.00 8.45 10.91 13.04 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 8.10 9.45 10.56 12.50 15.16 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 5.15 8.75 9.79 11.63 12.60 Service......................................... 2.15 6.50 7.80 9.84 11.45 Protective service........................ 7.50 7.96 8.75 10.00 10.51 Guards and police, except public service 7.50 7.96 8.75 10.00 10.51 Food service.............................. 2.13 3.25 7.50 9.90 11.54 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.63 6.50 Waiters and waitresses.................. 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.15 2.45 Other food service....................... 6.00 7.25 9.00 10.25 12.25 Cooks................................... 8.50 8.75 10.00 10.75 12.25 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 5.35 6.20 7.25 8.00 9.75 Health service............................ 7.00 7.00 7.27 9.39 11.67 Health aides, except nursing............ 7.21 8.63 9.82 11.67 17.82 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.43 9.39 Cleaning and building service............. 6.50 7.62 8.50 10.00 10.00 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.07 7.85 8.50 10.00 10.00 Personal service.......................... 5.40 6.40 7.18 9.84 12.56 Baggage porters and bellhops............ 6.00 6.40 6.50 9.25 12.60 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $9.16 $12.03 $17.39 $26.12 $33.19 All excluding sales........................... 9.38 12.12 17.72 26.16 33.42 White collar.................................... 9.75 12.49 23.63 30.17 37.23 White collar excluding sales................ 10.09 12.49 23.69 30.75 37.23 Professional specialty and technical.......... 13.22 20.64 25.91 32.52 37.23 Professional specialty...................... 12.84 23.61 27.71 33.07 38.31 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ 17.66 19.53 20.77 24.11 28.52 Registered nurses....................... 18.37 20.08 21.75 24.64 28.52 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 23.79 26.01 30.09 34.85 38.42 Elementary school teachers.............. 23.97 25.67 29.30 33.11 38.42 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. 12.20 12.49 12.49 14.25 16.84 Social workers.......................... 12.20 12.49 12.49 14.25 16.84 Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 14.41 16.32 18.15 23.69 23.69 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 20.32 26.54 27.07 39.28 40.21 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 26.21 26.54 27.70 39.28 40.21 Management related........................ - - - - - Sales......................................... - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.14 9.12 10.97 12.23 15.53 Secretaries............................. 9.63 11.66 12.48 13.97 14.86 General office clerks................... 7.50 8.96 9.14 10.17 12.12 Teachers' aides......................... 8.14 9.08 10.97 10.97 10.97 Blue collar..................................... 11.30 13.27 14.30 24.12 26.79 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 14.30 14.30 21.61 25.53 28.00 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ 10.29 12.19 14.19 17.72 19.91 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 10.38 11.97 13.27 13.27 13.27 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................................. 13.27 13.27 13.27 13.27 13.27 Service......................................... $8.52 $10.92 $15.44 $18.98 $22.86 Protective service........................ 13.03 15.73 18.98 20.64 24.60 Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention........................... 17.98 18.98 18.98 24.60 24.60 Supervisors, police and detectives...... 19.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 Firefighting............................ 12.12 15.44 15.73 15.73 17.14 Police and detectives, public service... 14.94 19.40 20.64 20.64 20.64 Food service.............................. 9.00 10.92 10.92 11.03 15.63 Other food service....................... 9.00 10.92 10.92 11.03 15.63 Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. 7.47 8.52 8.52 10.92 12.37 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.47 8.52 8.52 10.92 12.37 Personal service.......................... 7.50 7.50 10.21 13.97 17.00 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $8.00 $10.00 $14.30 $22.12 $29.38 All excluding sales........................... 8.00 10.00 14.03 21.56 28.66 White collar.................................... 10.00 12.98 19.80 26.96 35.28 White collar excluding sales................ 10.82 13.07 19.77 26.67 34.85 Professional specialty and technical.......... 14.30 18.75 23.85 28.57 34.85 Professional specialty...................... 15.06 21.58 25.08 29.86 34.85 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 22.48 23.10 24.27 30.08 35.48 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 13.21 18.72 26.31 31.25 39.23 Computer systems analysts and scientists 13.21 18.72 26.31 31.25 39.23 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 18.75 20.26 22.76 25.42 39.90 Registered nurses....................... 18.80 20.14 22.73 24.93 26.06 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 23.61 25.60 29.39 33.73 38.42 Elementary school teachers.............. 23.14 24.77 28.04 32.52 37.23 Secondary school teachers............... 23.14 25.01 28.35 32.52 35.26 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. 10.82 12.49 12.84 14.97 16.14 Social workers.......................... 10.58 12.20 12.49 13.68 15.69 Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 22.40 23.70 24.92 26.29 33.13 Technical................................... 13.19 14.93 17.33 22.67 23.69 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.......................... 15.83 16.97 20.92 23.56 24.86 Licensed practical nurses............... 12.88 13.13 14.77 15.59 16.97 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 8.00 12.88 14.60 15.53 17.42 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 15.38 21.97 28.32 35.28 42.31 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 18.46 26.15 31.00 38.77 45.11 Financial managers...................... 17.99 26.15 26.15 32.34 37.86 Managers, medicine and health........... 27.52 31.00 35.28 35.28 35.28 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 21.89 26.16 32.18 42.50 68.55 Management related........................ 15.07 15.38 21.64 27.91 33.93 Other financial officers................ 15.38 15.38 21.64 27.91 31.30 Management related, n.e.c............... 15.07 15.16 18.98 22.69 33.93 Sales......................................... 8.25 10.45 21.27 28.15 44.43 Supervisors, sales...................... 18.50 23.22 27.78 44.43 44.43 Cashiers................................ 7.25 8.25 9.25 10.75 11.32 Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.05 10.93 12.67 15.00 18.47 Secretaries............................. 11.65 13.26 14.59 15.87 17.59 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 10.50 11.42 12.74 15.00 17.27 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks.. 11.02 11.75 12.24 12.79 14.21 General office clerks................... 8.96 9.14 10.00 11.37 11.37 Administrative support, n.e.c........... $9.81 $11.08 $12.43 $13.88 $18.51 Blue collar..................................... 7.52 9.41 12.07 17.61 22.12 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 10.00 14.96 17.85 22.12 28.00 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 16.25 18.37 19.66 19.66 19.66 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 8.50 9.12 11.29 14.56 17.50 Transportation and material moving............ 7.50 10.00 12.75 18.00 21.46 Truck drivers........................... 10.00 13.52 17.89 19.15 22.79 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 7.50 8.00 10.00 11.71 12.75 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.45 8.00 9.50 11.50 13.27 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................................. 13.27 13.27 13.27 13.27 13.27 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 7.00 7.50 10.20 10.91 13.56 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 8.00 9.00 10.45 12.60 16.62 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 5.15 8.75 9.79 11.50 12.60 Service......................................... 6.56 7.80 9.50 13.00 18.98 Protective service........................ 8.25 10.53 16.73 20.64 22.86 Supervisors, firefighters and fire prevention........................... 17.98 18.98 18.98 24.60 24.60 Supervisors, police and detectives...... 19.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 22.86 Firefighting............................ 12.12 15.44 15.73 15.73 17.14 Police and detectives, public service... 14.94 19.40 20.64 20.64 20.64 Guards and police, except public service 7.50 8.00 9.00 10.00 10.72 Food service.............................. 6.50 7.88 9.00 10.92 13.40 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... 7.00 8.00 9.13 10.92 13.40 Cooks................................... 8.50 8.55 9.59 10.53 10.92 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 6.25 7.00 7.25 7.97 8.00 Health service............................ 7.27 7.32 8.98 10.58 11.85 Health aides, except nursing............ 8.06 8.96 9.27 11.25 11.67 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 7.27 7.27 7.48 9.92 12.03 Cleaning and building service............. 6.66 7.83 8.52 10.00 10.18 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.07 7.85 8.52 10.00 11.81 Personal service.......................... 5.40 6.40 7.52 9.84 12.60 Baggage porters and bellhops............ 6.00 6.40 6.50 9.25 12.60 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $2.15 $7.00 $8.70 $11.49 $15.00 All excluding sales........................... 2.15 7.00 9.54 11.96 15.00 White collar.................................... 6.00 7.50 10.97 14.04 16.09 White collar excluding sales................ 8.25 9.98 12.17 15.00 16.12 Professional specialty and technical.......... 10.53 15.00 15.00 20.64 25.00 Professional specialty...................... 10.53 15.00 15.00 20.64 25.00 Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ - - - - - Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Technical................................... 9.54 11.79 15.00 17.77 22.61 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... - - - - - Executives, administrators, and managers.. - - - - - Sales......................................... 5.50 6.00 6.75 7.50 8.00 Cashiers................................ 5.75 6.00 7.00 7.50 8.00 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.20 8.61 11.40 13.67 15.67 Blue collar..................................... 6.40 9.20 10.56 11.40 14.10 Precision production, craft, and repair....... - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ 8.00 9.20 10.99 11.76 13.99 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... - - - - - Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.15 5.15 5.95 6.40 8.00 Service......................................... 2.13 2.15 7.00 9.00 12.25 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 2.13 2.13 3.25 8.50 10.75 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.13 2.13 2.15 2.96 Other food service....................... 5.50 6.50 8.50 10.50 12.25 Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. - - - - - Personal service.......................... 7.00 7.50 7.50 13.58 17.00 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive 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, 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, Memphis, TN-AR-MS, March 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 257,000 205,500 51,500 All excluding sales............................................. 238,500 187,500 51,000 White collar........................................................ 119,000 87,000 32,000 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 100,500 69,000 31,500 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 45,000 25,000 19,900 Professional specialty.......................................... 36,600 19,300 17,300 Technical....................................................... 8,300 5,700 2,600 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 14,200 11,100 3,100 Sales............................................................. 18,500 18,000 - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 41,300 32,900 8,500 Blue collar......................................................... 85,500 80,200 5,300 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 22,700 20,100 2,600 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 12,200 12,000 - Transportation and material moving................................ 19,900 19,300 - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 30,700 28,800 1,900 Service............................................................. 52,500 38,300 14,200 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.