NC BL 03/00/2004 Table: Huntsville, AL, Bulletin 3120-54, June 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, Huntsville, AL, June 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................................................................. $20.07 3.0 37.9 $20.00 3.4 37.8 $20.36 5.7 38.3 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 24.22 3.2 38.8 24.18 3.6 38.7 24.33 6.9 39.1 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.28 3.2 39.3 29.99 2.7 39.5 27.38 8.6 38.6 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.92 3.2 39.9 32.95 2.9 39.9 32.81 10.7 40.1 Sales............................................................. 12.39 12.3 34.8 12.39 13.0 34.6 – – – Administrative support............................................ 13.60 5.3 39.2 13.78 6.8 39.1 13.02 4.1 39.6 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 17.33 3.5 39.0 17.51 3.7 39.1 15.54 3.6 38.2 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.57 4.3 39.8 17.49 4.6 39.7 18.18 11.7 40.4 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 19.26 4.9 39.5 19.30 4.9 39.5 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.90 8.3 37.4 15.18 11.1 39.0 14.20 4.2 34.2 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 10.47 2.9 36.3 10.02 3.2 35.6 – – – Service occupations(5).............................................. 8.54 5.7 31.5 7.30 4.1 29.6 11.02 9.5 36.1 Full time........................................................... 20.79 2.8 39.6 20.79 3.3 39.8 20.80 5.6 39.1 Part time........................................................... 9.58 14.4 23.0 9.68 15.9 22.8 8.78 20.8 25.0 Union............................................................... 23.75 2.8 39.0 23.75 2.8 39.0 – – – Nonunion............................................................ 19.37 3.4 37.7 19.07 4.1 37.5 20.36 5.7 38.3 Time................................................................ 19.96 3.1 37.8 19.87 3.6 37.7 20.36 5.7 38.3 Incentive........................................................... – – – – – – – – – Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 21.80 1.0 39.7 (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 18.11 8.1 35.9 (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 13.57 4.0 34.7 13.57 4.0 34.7 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 18.55 7.1 37.8 18.72 7.4 37.8 15.69 9.5 38.8 500 workers or more................................................. 23.27 2.2 39.1 24.57 2.3 39.5 20.86 5.9 38.3 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Huntsville, AL, June 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................................................................... $20.07 3.0 $20.00 3.4 $20.36 5.7 All excluding sales............................................... 20.58 3.0 20.60 3.4 20.51 5.9 White collar........................................................ 24.22 3.2 24.18 3.6 24.33 6.9 White collar excluding sales.................................... 25.75 2.7 26.11 2.6 24.67 7.4 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.28 3.2 29.99 2.7 27.38 8.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 31.20 3.1 32.62 1.9 27.98 8.9 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 35.55 2.6 35.85 2.3 – – Aerospace engineers......................................... 35.68 3.8 35.68 3.8 – – Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 36.26 4.9 36.59 4.5 – – Industrial engineers........................................ 33.43 3.2 33.43 3.2 – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 35.84 3.3 35.84 3.3 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 32.01 5.3 32.05 5.4 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 31.88 5.6 31.91 5.8 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 31.33 15.6 – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 25.71 11.9 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 27.63 1.9 18.12 18.6 – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 27.12 1.8 – – – – Secondary school teachers................................... 27.75 3.3 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 18.00 19.4 22.23 11.9 – – Technical....................................................... 19.20 2.9 19.36 3.3 17.78 4.4 Licensed practical nurses................................... 14.00 2.2 13.93 2.4 – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 17.28 7.7 17.18 8.0 – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 22.57 3.3 22.57 3.3 – – Computer programmers........................................ 23.89 15.3 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.92 3.2 32.95 2.9 32.81 10.7 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 36.30 4.0 37.32 4.5 33.97 10.4 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 23.44 5.4 – – 23.44 5.4 Administrators, education and related fields................ 39.04 7.0 – – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 39.72 4.2 39.67 4.4 – – Management related............................................ 27.04 4.8 27.25 5.2 – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 27.48 8.4 29.11 8.8 – – Management analysts......................................... 31.54 4.7 – – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 28.39 14.7 28.39 14.7 – – Sales............................................................. 12.39 12.3 12.39 13.0 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 14.24 9.6 14.24 9.6 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 12.03 4.1 – – – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.30 4.4 8.19 4.2 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ $13.60 5.3 $13.78 6.8 $13.02 4.1 Secretaries................................................. 16.28 11.3 17.83 15.4 14.46 6.7 Receptionists............................................... 9.30 5.5 9.30 5.5 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 14.72 5.9 14.25 9.8 – – Production coordinators..................................... 16.16 15.6 16.28 16.6 – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 12.56 6.6 12.56 6.6 – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 13.38 6.3 13.38 6.3 – – General office clerks....................................... 10.19 2.8 10.42 4.5 – – Data entry keyers........................................... 10.29 7.3 – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 16.90 21.3 16.90 21.3 – – Blue collar......................................................... 17.33 3.5 17.51 3.7 15.54 3.6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.57 4.3 17.49 4.6 18.18 11.7 Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 22.01 7.9 22.01 7.9 – – Electricians................................................ 24.12 12.2 24.12 12.2 – – Supervisors, production..................................... 19.56 2.1 19.56 2.1 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19.26 4.9 19.30 4.9 – – Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 10.32 .6 10.32 .6 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 15.36 4.7 15.36 4.7 – – Welders and cutters......................................... 19.72 17.5 19.72 17.5 – – Assemblers.................................................. 22.28 7.1 22.28 7.1 – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 17.02 13.8 17.02 13.8 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.90 8.3 15.18 11.1 14.20 4.2 Truck drivers............................................... 16.26 11.0 17.39 14.0 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 11.22 9.0 11.22 9.0 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.47 2.9 10.02 3.2 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 8.71 2.4 8.71 2.4 – – Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 10.04 5.8 10.04 5.8 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 9.27 4.2 9.27 4.2 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.30 5.3 10.30 5.3 – – Service............................................................. 8.54 5.7 7.30 4.1 11.02 9.5 Protective service............................................ 12.51 12.4 – – 14.34 7.5 Food service.................................................. 7.52 8.0 6.73 10.5 9.29 4.6 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... – – – – – – Other food service........................................... 8.68 8.0 – – 9.33 4.8 Cooks....................................................... 9.33 7.9 – – – – Health service................................................ 8.98 3.1 8.72 3.5 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 8.72 2.7 8.35 2.3 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 7.14 8.6 6.71 7.8 – – Maids and housemen.......................................... 6.33 2.5 – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... $7.08 8.1 $6.59 6.3 – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 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, Huntsville, AL, June 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................................................................... $20.79 2.8 $20.79 3.3 $20.80 5.6 All excluding sales............................................... 21.15 2.9 21.20 3.3 20.94 5.8 White collar........................................................ 24.83 2.8 24.95 3.1 24.46 6.9 White collar excluding sales.................................... 25.91 2.7 26.31 2.6 24.76 7.4 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.30 3.1 30.00 2.6 27.47 8.7 Professional specialty.......................................... 31.14 3.1 32.55 1.5 28.01 8.9 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 35.55 2.6 35.85 2.3 – – Aerospace engineers......................................... 35.68 3.8 35.68 3.8 – – Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 36.26 4.9 36.59 4.5 – – Industrial engineers........................................ 33.43 3.2 33.43 3.2 – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 35.84 3.3 35.84 3.3 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 31.37 4.0 31.38 4.1 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 31.21 4.5 31.22 4.6 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 33.56 15.2 – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 27.39 12.0 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 27.63 1.9 18.12 18.6 – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 27.12 1.8 – – – – Secondary school teachers................................... 27.75 3.3 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 18.31 20.1 22.95 10.6 – – Technical....................................................... 19.44 2.7 19.57 2.9 – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 17.28 7.7 17.18 8.0 – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 22.57 3.3 22.57 3.3 – – Computer programmers........................................ 23.89 15.3 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 33.09 3.2 33.17 3.0 32.81 10.7 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 36.62 4.0 37.80 4.6 33.97 10.4 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 23.44 5.4 – – 23.44 5.4 Administrators, education and related fields................ 39.04 7.0 – – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 39.72 4.2 39.67 4.4 – – Management related............................................ 27.04 4.8 27.25 5.2 – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 27.48 8.4 29.11 8.8 – – Management analysts......................................... 31.54 4.7 – – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 28.39 14.7 28.39 14.7 – – Sales............................................................. 13.89 13.2 13.96 14.0 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 14.24 9.6 14.24 9.6 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 12.37 5.6 – – – – Cashiers.................................................... 9.03 6.0 8.79 6.5 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ $13.78 5.4 $14.00 6.9 $13.09 4.0 Secretaries................................................. 16.30 11.4 17.89 15.6 14.46 6.7 Receptionists............................................... 9.30 5.5 9.30 5.5 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 14.72 5.9 14.25 9.8 – – Production coordinators..................................... 16.16 15.6 16.28 16.6 – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 12.90 5.2 12.90 5.2 – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 13.38 6.3 13.38 6.3 – – General office clerks....................................... 10.27 2.9 10.54 5.0 – – Blue collar......................................................... 17.56 3.5 17.74 3.7 15.59 3.6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.74 4.2 17.68 4.5 18.18 11.7 Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 22.01 7.9 22.01 7.9 – – Electricians................................................ 24.12 12.2 24.12 12.2 – – Supervisors, production..................................... 19.56 2.1 19.56 2.1 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19.35 4.9 19.38 4.9 – – Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 10.32 .6 10.32 .6 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 15.36 4.7 15.36 4.7 – – Welders and cutters......................................... 19.72 17.5 19.72 17.5 – – Assemblers.................................................. 22.43 7.0 22.43 7.0 – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 17.02 13.8 17.02 13.8 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.91 8.8 15.20 11.3 – – Truck drivers............................................... 16.27 11.2 17.43 14.3 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 11.22 9.0 11.22 9.0 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.77 3.4 10.32 3.7 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.18 4.3 10.18 4.3 – – Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 10.04 5.8 10.04 5.8 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 9.27 4.2 9.27 4.2 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.30 5.3 10.30 5.3 – – Service............................................................. 9.30 6.8 7.85 7.3 11.62 7.0 Protective service............................................ 12.69 11.7 – – 14.34 7.5 Food service.................................................. 7.98 13.7 7.14 19.2 – – Other food service........................................... 9.48 3.1 9.54 4.4 – – Cooks....................................................... 9.33 7.9 – – – – Health service................................................ 9.04 3.2 8.77 3.6 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 8.76 2.8 8.38 2.5 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.07 5.5 7.54 4.5 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.07 5.4 7.43 2.8 – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-3. Mean hourly earnings,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Huntsville, AL, June 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................................................................... $9.58 14.4 $9.68 15.9 $8.78 20.8 All excluding sales............................................... 10.08 19.9 10.28 22.8 8.89 21.6 White collar........................................................ 12.89 23.5 13.04 24.1 8.92 12.5 White collar excluding sales.................................... 19.39 28.9 20.00 29.5 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 28.55 30.8 29.81 31.1 – – Professional specialty.......................................... 34.45 28.7 35.05 28.5 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ – – – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 8.05 4.0 8.09 4.0 – – Cashiers.................................................... 7.69 6.9 7.75 6.9 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.39 9.2 9.54 9.6 – – Blue collar......................................................... 9.68 12.9 8.67 13.3 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 8.18 15.1 8.18 15.1 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 6.74 10.5 6.74 10.5 – – Service............................................................. 6.07 3.2 5.97 3.6 6.55 2.3 Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. – – – – – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 5.89 6.3 – – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Huntsville, AL, June 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................................................................... $824 3.0 39.6 $826 3.5 39.8 $814 4.6 39.1 All excluding sales............................................... 839 3.0 39.7 844 3.6 39.8 819 4.7 39.1 White collar........................................................ 992 3.0 39.9 1,001 3.5 40.1 963 5.9 39.4 White collar excluding sales.................................... 1,037 2.8 40.0 1,059 3.0 40.2 975 6.4 39.4 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 1,170 3.6 39.9 1,210 3.4 40.3 1,069 7.6 38.9 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,245 3.4 40.0 1,319 2.3 40.5 1,087 7.8 38.8 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 1,463 4.1 41.2 1,475 3.9 41.1 – – – Aerospace engineers......................................... 1,427 3.8 40.0 1,427 3.8 40.0 – – – Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 1,580 8.3 43.6 1,593 8.1 43.6 – – – Industrial engineers........................................ 1,337 3.2 40.0 1,337 3.2 40.0 – – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 1,434 3.3 40.0 1,434 3.3 40.0 – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 1,260 3.8 40.2 1,261 3.9 40.2 – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 1,254 4.4 40.2 1,255 4.5 40.2 – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 1,295 16.2 38.6 – – – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 1,043 13.3 38.1 – – – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 1,078 3.6 39.0 708 17.7 39.1 – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 1,058 3.4 39.0 – – – – – – Secondary school teachers................................... 1,070 5.5 38.6 – – – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 732 20.1 40.0 917 10.7 39.9 – – – Technical....................................................... 772 3.1 39.7 775 3.4 39.6 – – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 691 7.7 40.0 687 8.0 40.0 – – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 903 3.3 40.0 903 3.3 40.0 – – – Computer programmers........................................ 956 15.3 40.0 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,333 3.3 40.3 1,338 3.2 40.3 1,316 10.7 40.1 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,479 3.8 40.4 1,533 4.3 40.6 1,359 10.4 40.0 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 937 5.4 40.0 – – – 937 5.4 40.0 Administrators, education and related fields................ 1,554 7.3 39.8 – – – – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 1,600 4.4 40.3 1,598 4.5 40.3 – – – Management related............................................ 1,085 5.0 40.1 1,091 5.3 40.0 – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 1,099 8.4 40.0 1,165 8.8 40.0 – – – Management analysts......................................... 1,269 4.5 40.2 – – – – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 1,133 14.7 39.9 1,133 14.7 39.9 – – – Sales............................................................. 545 14.3 39.2 547 15.2 39.2 – – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... $570 9.6 40.0 $570 9.6 40.0 – – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 494 5.6 40.0 – – – – – – Cashiers.................................................... 360 6.4 39.8 350 6.9 39.8 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 551 5.2 40.0 560 6.7 40.0 $523 4.0 40.0 Secretaries................................................. 651 11.4 40.0 715 15.6 39.9 579 6.7 40.0 Receptionists............................................... 372 5.5 40.0 372 5.5 40.0 – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 589 5.9 40.0 570 9.8 40.0 – – – Production coordinators..................................... 646 15.6 40.0 651 16.6 40.0 – – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 519 5.2 40.2 519 5.2 40.2 – – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 530 5.9 39.6 530 5.9 39.6 – – – General office clerks....................................... 411 2.9 40.0 422 5.0 40.0 – – – Blue collar......................................................... 699 3.5 39.8 706 3.7 39.8 626 4.0 40.2 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 710 4.1 40.0 707 4.4 40.0 734 12.8 40.4 Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 870 8.1 39.5 870 8.1 39.5 – – – Electricians................................................ 965 12.2 40.0 965 12.2 40.0 – – – Supervisors, production..................................... 791 3.0 40.4 791 3.0 40.4 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 767 5.0 39.6 768 5.0 39.6 – – – Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 413 .6 40.0 413 .6 40.0 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 611 5.1 39.8 611 5.1 39.8 – – – Welders and cutters......................................... 789 17.5 40.0 789 17.5 40.0 – – – Assemblers.................................................. 897 7.0 40.0 897 7.0 40.0 – – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 677 13.1 39.8 677 13.1 39.8 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 601 8.1 40.3 614 10.3 40.4 – – – Truck drivers............................................... 659 10.3 40.5 711 12.8 40.8 – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 448 9.0 39.9 448 9.0 39.9 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 429 3.7 39.8 410 4.1 39.7 – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 402 5.2 39.5 402 5.2 39.5 – – – Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 402 5.8 40.0 402 5.8 40.0 – – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 373 4.7 40.2 373 4.7 40.2 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 412 5.3 40.0 412 5.3 40.0 – – – Service............................................................. 346 7.3 37.2 291 7.8 37.1 434 9.0 37.4 Protective service............................................ 517 12.4 40.7 – – – 589 8.2 41.0 Food service.................................................. 285 13.0 35.7 272 21.4 38.1 – – – Other food service........................................... 337 3.3 35.6 375 5.2 39.3 – – – Cooks....................................................... 370 8.2 39.6 – – – – – – Health service................................................ $347 5.4 38.4 $333 6.2 38.0 – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 335 5.3 38.2 316 5.7 37.7 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. $283 6.3 35.1 $254 3.9 33.6 – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 279 6.7 34.5 243 4.2 32.6 – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Huntsville, AL, June 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................................................................... $41,635 3.0 2,003 $42,918 3.5 2,065 $37,142 4.6 1,785 All excluding sales............................................... 42,312 3.0 2,001 43,812 3.6 2,066 37,293 4.7 1,781 White collar........................................................ 49,368 3.0 1,988 51,956 3.5 2,083 42,553 5.9 1,740 White collar excluding sales.................................... 51,388 2.8 1,983 54,945 3.0 2,089 42,893 6.4 1,732 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 56,047 3.6 1,913 62,704 3.4 2,090 43,029 7.6 1,566 Professional specialty.......................................... 58,767 3.4 1,887 68,297 2.3 2,098 43,218 7.8 1,543 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 76,080 4.1 2,140 76,713 3.9 2,140 – – – Aerospace engineers......................................... 74,222 3.8 2,080 74,222 3.8 2,080 – – – Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 82,185 8.3 2,266 82,859 8.1 2,265 – – – Industrial engineers........................................ 69,540 3.2 2,080 69,540 3.2 2,080 – – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 74,543 3.3 2,080 74,543 3.3 2,080 – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 65,536 3.8 2,089 65,578 3.9 2,090 – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 65,216 4.4 2,090 65,251 4.5 2,090 – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 67,363 16.2 2,007 – – – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 54,255 13.3 1,981 – – – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 40,928 3.6 1,481 32,348 17.7 1,786 – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 39,908 3.4 1,472 – – – – – – Secondary school teachers................................... 41,007 5.5 1,478 – – – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 37,886 20.1 2,069 47,271 10.7 2,059 – – – Technical....................................................... 40,126 3.1 2,064 40,288 3.4 2,059 – – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 35,943 7.7 2,080 35,728 8.0 2,080 – – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 46,946 3.3 2,080 46,946 3.3 2,080 – – – Computer programmers........................................ 49,691 15.3 2,080 – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 69,080 3.3 2,088 69,561 3.2 2,097 67,426 10.7 2,055 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 76,492 3.8 2,089 79,724 4.3 2,109 69,459 10.4 2,044 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 48,747 5.4 2,080 – – – 48,747 5.4 2,080 Administrators, education and related fields................ 78,653 7.3 2,015 – – – – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 83,176 4.4 2,094 83,082 4.5 2,095 – – – Management related............................................ 56,414 5.0 2,086 56,741 5.3 2,082 – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 57,167 8.4 2,080 60,557 8.8 2,080 – – – Management analysts......................................... 65,999 4.5 2,093 – – – – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 58,928 14.7 2,076 58,928 14.7 2,076 – – – Sales............................................................. 28,324 14.3 2,039 28,422 15.2 2,036 – – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... $29,628 9.6 2,081 $29,628 9.6 2,081 – – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 25,714 5.6 2,079 – – – – – – Cashiers.................................................... 18,717 6.4 2,072 18,195 6.9 2,071 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 28,569 5.2 2,074 29,087 6.7 2,078 $26,959 4.0 2,060 Secretaries................................................. 33,522 11.4 2,057 37,170 15.6 2,077 29,425 6.7 2,034 Receptionists............................................... 19,337 5.5 2,080 19,337 5.5 2,080 – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 30,627 5.9 2,080 29,648 9.8 2,080 – – – Production coordinators..................................... 33,609 15.6 2,080 33,852 16.6 2,080 – – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 26,981 5.2 2,091 26,981 5.2 2,091 – – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 27,570 5.9 2,060 27,570 5.9 2,060 – – – General office clerks....................................... 21,365 2.9 2,080 21,931 5.0 2,080 – – – Blue collar......................................................... 36,335 3.5 2,069 36,684 3.7 2,068 32,556 4.0 2,089 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 36,892 4.1 2,079 36,710 4.4 2,076 38,171 12.8 2,099 Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 45,247 8.1 2,056 45,247 8.1 2,056 – – – Electricians................................................ 50,165 12.2 2,080 50,165 12.2 2,080 – – – Supervisors, production..................................... 41,107 3.0 2,102 41,107 3.0 2,102 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 39,861 5.0 2,061 39,938 5.0 2,060 – – – Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 21,457 .6 2,080 21,457 .6 2,080 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 31,795 5.1 2,071 31,795 5.1 2,071 – – – Welders and cutters......................................... 41,010 17.5 2,080 41,010 17.5 2,080 – – – Assemblers.................................................. 46,648 7.0 2,080 46,648 7.0 2,080 – – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 35,211 13.1 2,069 35,211 13.1 2,069 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 31,263 8.1 2,096 31,950 10.3 2,102 – – – Truck drivers............................................... 34,273 10.3 2,107 36,980 12.8 2,121 – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 23,271 9.0 2,074 23,271 9.0 2,074 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 22,203 3.7 2,061 21,214 4.1 2,056 – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 20,922 5.2 2,056 20,922 5.2 2,056 – – – Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 20,882 5.8 2,080 20,882 5.8 2,080 – – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 19,371 4.7 2,090 19,371 4.7 2,090 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 21,415 5.3 2,080 21,415 5.3 2,080 – – – Service............................................................. 17,187 7.3 1,849 15,119 7.8 1,926 20,190 9.0 1,737 Protective service............................................ 26,875 12.4 2,118 – – – 30,606 8.2 2,134 Food service.................................................. 13,295 13.0 1,666 14,142 21.4 1,980 – – – Other food service........................................... 15,263 3.3 1,611 19,487 5.2 2,043 – – – Cooks....................................................... 19,227 8.2 2,062 – – – – – – Health service................................................ $18,038 5.4 1,994 $17,327 6.2 1,976 – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 17,397 5.3 1,985 16,432 5.7 1,962 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. $14,476 6.3 1,794 $13,147 3.9 1,744 – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 14,263 6.7 1,767 12,614 4.2 1,698 – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-1. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) all workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Huntsville, AL, June 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................................................................... $20.07 3.0 $20.00 3.4 $20.36 5.7 All excluding sales............................................... 20.58 3.0 20.60 3.4 20.51 5.9 White collar........................................................ 24.22 3.2 24.18 3.6 24.33 6.9 1....................................................... 8.80 9.4 8.46 9.4 – – 2....................................................... 9.91 2.8 9.94 3.2 – – 3....................................................... 11.43 8.5 11.11 13.0 11.99 7.3 4....................................................... 12.65 3.9 12.40 4.1 14.88 3.7 5....................................................... 17.12 4.8 17.66 4.0 – – 6....................................................... 18.17 9.4 20.23 5.2 – – 7....................................................... 23.48 5.4 21.69 6.1 26.29 6.3 8....................................................... 28.13 1.7 28.52 2.9 27.65 1.0 9....................................................... 30.00 2.3 30.25 2.3 – – 10........................................................ 36.22 5.4 35.94 6.2 – – 11........................................................ 38.00 2.7 38.93 2.4 – – 12........................................................ 44.19 2.8 43.58 3.0 – – 13........................................................ 47.46 7.2 51.42 6.3 – – 14........................................................ 49.57 6.1 49.57 6.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.64 10.1 20.53 10.7 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 25.75 2.7 26.11 2.6 24.67 7.4 1....................................................... 10.47 8.5 – – – – 2....................................................... 10.20 2.8 10.27 3.3 – – 3....................................................... 12.63 9.0 13.37 13.2 11.76 7.3 4....................................................... 13.22 4.1 12.90 4.6 14.88 3.7 5....................................................... 17.17 5.2 17.77 4.2 – – 6....................................................... 18.39 10.2 20.77 5.2 – – 7....................................................... 23.48 5.4 21.69 6.1 26.29 6.3 8....................................................... 27.71 1.7 27.75 3.0 27.65 1.0 9....................................................... 30.10 2.3 30.36 2.3 – – 10........................................................ 36.22 5.4 35.95 6.2 – – 11........................................................ 38.16 2.6 39.18 2.3 – – 12........................................................ 44.29 3.0 43.69 3.2 – – 13........................................................ 47.46 7.2 51.42 6.3 – – 14........................................................ 49.57 6.1 49.57 6.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 23.31 10.2 23.34 10.8 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.28 3.2 29.99 2.7 27.38 8.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 31.20 3.1 32.62 1.9 27.98 8.9 5....................................................... 17.54 4.8 – – – – 6....................................................... 17.74 31.3 – – – – 7....................................................... 26.06 3.8 24.42 6.5 27.48 6.6 8....................................................... 28.66 2.0 28.45 5.2 28.78 1.2 9....................................................... 31.25 2.5 31.38 2.5 – – 10........................................................ 36.56 5.5 36.12 6.4 – – 11........................................................ 36.13 1.2 36.13 1.2 – – 12........................................................ 42.86 3.8 41.90 4.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... $22.79 9.0 $22.78 11.0 – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 35.55 2.6 35.85 2.3 – – 7....................................................... 26.67 6.4 – – – – 8....................................................... 32.53 7.2 32.53 7.2 – – 9....................................................... 32.17 4.2 32.17 4.2 – – 10........................................................ 34.81 4.1 34.81 4.1 – – 11........................................................ 35.08 .1 35.08 .1 – – 12........................................................ 42.77 4.7 42.77 4.7 – – Aerospace engineers......................................... 35.68 3.8 35.68 3.8 – – Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 36.26 4.9 36.59 4.5 – – Industrial engineers........................................ 33.43 3.2 33.43 3.2 – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 35.84 3.3 35.84 3.3 – – 12........................................................ 40.49 2.3 40.49 2.3 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 32.01 5.3 32.05 5.4 – – 7....................................................... 25.30 5.5 25.30 5.5 – – 8....................................................... 26.65 3.7 – – – – 9....................................................... 32.23 2.5 32.23 2.5 – – 10........................................................ 38.28 9.4 38.28 9.4 – – 11........................................................ 37.33 1.1 37.33 1.1 – – 12........................................................ 38.61 1.8 38.61 1.8 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 31.88 5.6 31.91 5.8 – – 7....................................................... 25.30 5.5 25.30 5.5 – – 8....................................................... 26.65 3.7 – – – – 9....................................................... 32.39 2.2 32.39 2.2 – – 10........................................................ 37.77 12.1 37.77 12.1 – – 11........................................................ 37.33 1.1 37.33 1.1 – – 12........................................................ 38.61 1.8 38.61 1.8 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 31.33 15.6 – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 25.71 11.9 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 27.63 1.9 18.12 18.6 – – 8....................................................... 28.41 1.1 – – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 27.12 1.8 – – – – Secondary school teachers................................... 27.75 3.3 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 18.00 19.4 22.23 11.9 – – Technical....................................................... 19.20 2.9 19.36 3.3 $17.78 4.4 4....................................................... 14.00 2.3 14.11 2.4 – – 5....................................................... 18.99 5.6 18.99 5.6 – – 6....................................................... 17.30 10.5 – – – – 7....................................................... 21.60 5.7 21.70 5.9 – – 8....................................................... 24.69 9.8 26.43 8.7 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 14.00 2.2 13.93 2.4 – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... $17.28 7.7 $17.18 8.0 – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 22.57 3.3 22.57 3.3 – – Computer programmers........................................ 23.89 15.3 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.92 3.2 32.95 2.9 $32.81 10.7 7....................................................... 19.80 5.7 19.91 7.4 – – 8....................................................... 26.76 3.4 27.59 2.3 – – 9....................................................... 27.78 5.1 28.18 5.5 – – 11........................................................ 39.95 5.4 43.53 4.3 – – 12........................................................ 48.44 6.7 51.25 8.8 – – 13........................................................ 47.48 9.1 53.06 7.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.55 13.0 32.55 13.0 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 36.30 4.0 37.32 4.5 33.97 10.4 7....................................................... 19.93 7.1 – – – – 8....................................................... 27.96 9.2 30.29 8.7 – – 9....................................................... 27.74 7.3 28.22 7.5 – – 11........................................................ 40.64 6.7 45.52 7.5 – – 12........................................................ 49.38 6.0 53.08 6.8 – – 13........................................................ 47.56 9.9 53.66 9.4 – – Administrators and officials, public administration......... 23.44 5.4 – – 23.44 5.4 Administrators, education and related fields................ 39.04 7.0 – – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 39.72 4.2 39.67 4.4 – – 8....................................................... 30.29 8.7 30.29 8.7 – – 12........................................................ 51.26 9.4 – – – – 13........................................................ 53.48 9.6 53.48 9.6 – – Management related............................................ 27.04 4.8 27.25 5.2 – – 8....................................................... 26.29 3.1 26.79 2.7 – – 9....................................................... 27.86 6.6 – – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 27.48 8.4 29.11 8.8 – – Management analysts......................................... 31.54 4.7 – – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 28.39 14.7 28.39 14.7 – – Sales............................................................. 12.39 12.3 12.39 13.0 – – 3....................................................... 9.30 8.9 8.42 2.1 – – 4....................................................... 11.72 6.0 11.72 6.0 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 14.24 9.6 14.24 9.6 – – 4....................................................... 11.30 3.2 11.30 3.2 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 12.03 4.1 – – – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.30 4.4 8.19 4.2 – – 2....................................................... 8.42 6.9 8.42 6.9 – – 3....................................................... 8.62 3.8 8.42 2.5 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.60 5.3 13.78 6.8 13.02 4.1 1....................................................... 10.47 8.5 – – – – 2....................................................... 10.16 3.0 10.23 3.5 – – 3....................................................... 12.63 9.0 13.37 13.2 11.76 7.3 4....................................................... $13.12 5.2 $12.67 6.1 $15.05 3.7 5....................................................... 16.16 13.7 17.17 15.2 – – 6....................................................... 20.44 15.0 20.44 15.0 – – 7....................................................... 17.25 4.3 17.24 4.4 – – Secretaries................................................. 16.28 11.3 17.83 15.4 14.46 6.7 4....................................................... 15.34 9.8 – – – – 7....................................................... 17.01 2.9 – – – – Receptionists............................................... 9.30 5.5 9.30 5.5 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 14.72 5.9 14.25 9.8 – – 3....................................................... 13.21 7.0 – – – – 4....................................................... 14.62 5.0 – – – – Production coordinators..................................... 16.16 15.6 16.28 16.6 – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 12.56 6.6 12.56 6.6 – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 13.38 6.3 13.38 6.3 – – General office clerks....................................... 10.19 2.8 10.42 4.5 – – 2....................................................... 10.25 1.8 10.41 2.8 – – Data entry keyers........................................... 10.29 7.3 – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 16.90 21.3 16.90 21.3 – – Blue collar......................................................... 17.33 3.5 17.51 3.7 15.54 3.6 1....................................................... 8.00 2.5 7.67 3.0 – – 2....................................................... 9.94 3.1 9.78 2.8 – – 3....................................................... 20.22 4.4 20.61 4.3 – – 4....................................................... 16.15 10.2 16.37 10.8 – – 5....................................................... 17.33 5.3 17.69 6.5 – – 6....................................................... 20.07 7.9 21.85 5.2 – – 7....................................................... 22.53 3.7 22.78 3.6 – – 8....................................................... 23.52 1.6 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 21.15 2.4 21.15 2.4 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.57 4.3 17.49 4.6 18.18 11.7 5....................................................... 15.63 4.9 15.17 5.2 – – 6....................................................... 21.58 8.9 – – – – 7....................................................... 23.62 5.9 24.13 5.9 – – 8....................................................... 23.52 1.6 – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 22.01 7.9 22.01 7.9 – – 7....................................................... 24.22 2.6 24.22 2.6 – – Electricians................................................ 24.12 12.2 24.12 12.2 – – Supervisors, production..................................... 19.56 2.1 19.56 2.1 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19.26 4.9 19.30 4.9 – – 1....................................................... 8.98 3.5 8.98 3.5 – – 2....................................................... 9.85 1.2 9.85 1.2 – – 3....................................................... 21.85 5.2 21.98 5.2 – – 4....................................................... 18.32 14.5 18.32 14.5 – – 5....................................................... 18.53 5.7 18.53 5.7 – – 7....................................................... $20.84 13.5 $20.84 13.5 – – Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 10.32 .6 10.32 .6 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 15.36 4.7 15.36 4.7 – – 5....................................................... 19.50 12.3 19.50 12.3 – – Welders and cutters......................................... 19.72 17.5 19.72 17.5 – – Assemblers.................................................. 22.28 7.1 22.28 7.1 – – 3....................................................... 24.05 1.9 24.05 1.9 – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 17.02 13.8 17.02 13.8 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.90 8.3 15.18 11.1 $14.20 4.2 2....................................................... 12.45 8.9 12.45 8.9 – – 3....................................................... 11.95 8.3 – – – – 5....................................................... 18.20 15.9 – – – – Truck drivers............................................... 16.26 11.0 17.39 14.0 – – 5....................................................... 18.58 16.2 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 11.22 9.0 11.22 9.0 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.47 2.9 10.02 3.2 – – 1....................................................... 8.31 3.9 8.02 2.8 – – 2....................................................... 10.00 12.7 8.72 2.0 – – 3....................................................... 12.89 3.6 12.65 5.1 – – 4....................................................... 11.99 2.7 11.99 2.7 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 8.71 2.4 8.71 2.4 – – 1....................................................... 8.65 3.8 8.65 3.8 – – Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 10.04 5.8 10.04 5.8 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 9.27 4.2 9.27 4.2 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.30 5.3 10.30 5.3 – – Service............................................................. 8.54 5.7 7.30 4.1 11.02 9.5 1....................................................... 7.20 2.9 6.94 2.3 8.14 8.5 2....................................................... 9.23 5.4 7.65 6.2 – – 3....................................................... 7.13 15.6 6.75 18.4 – – 4....................................................... 10.78 9.2 – – – – Protective service............................................ 12.51 12.4 – – 14.34 7.5 Food service.................................................. 7.52 8.0 6.73 10.5 9.29 4.6 2....................................................... 8.72 11.3 – – – – 3....................................................... 4.47 38.9 – – – – Other food service........................................... 8.68 8.0 – – 9.33 4.8 Cooks....................................................... 9.33 7.9 – – – – Health service................................................ 8.98 3.1 8.72 3.5 – – 3....................................................... 8.70 5.0 8.72 5.3 – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 8.72 2.7 8.35 2.3 – – 3....................................................... 8.42 3.7 – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 7.14 8.6 6.71 7.8 – – 1....................................................... 6.70 7.9 6.24 5.7 – – Maids and housemen.......................................... 6.33 2.5 – – – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... $7.08 8.1 $6.59 6.3 – – 1....................................................... 6.74 8.5 6.26 6.2 – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D for more information. 3 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, Huntsville, AL, June 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................................................................... $20.79 2.8 $20.79 3.3 $20.80 5.6 All excluding sales............................................... 21.15 2.9 21.20 3.3 20.94 5.8 White collar........................................................ 24.83 2.8 24.95 3.1 24.46 6.9 2....................................................... 10.14 3.1 10.16 3.6 – – 3....................................................... 12.32 7.9 12.59 12.6 11.99 7.3 4....................................................... 12.89 3.9 12.62 4.2 15.14 3.8 5....................................................... 17.16 4.8 17.71 3.9 – – 6....................................................... 18.21 9.5 20.31 5.2 – – 7....................................................... 23.59 5.4 21.84 6.1 26.29 6.3 8....................................................... 28.13 1.7 28.52 2.9 27.65 1.0 9....................................................... 30.31 2.1 30.54 2.1 – – 10........................................................ 35.10 4.8 34.51 5.2 – – 11........................................................ 38.05 2.9 39.03 2.7 – – 12........................................................ 44.19 2.8 43.58 3.0 – – 13........................................................ 47.46 7.2 51.42 6.3 – – 14........................................................ 49.57 6.1 49.57 6.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.78 10.1 20.67 10.7 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 25.91 2.7 26.31 2.6 24.76 7.4 2....................................................... 10.34 3.0 10.39 3.5 – – 3....................................................... 12.77 8.8 13.65 12.4 11.76 7.3 4....................................................... 13.36 4.5 13.01 5.1 15.14 3.8 5....................................................... 17.21 5.1 17.84 4.1 – – 6....................................................... 18.44 10.3 20.86 5.3 – – 7....................................................... 23.59 5.4 21.84 6.1 26.29 6.3 8....................................................... 27.71 1.7 27.75 3.0 27.65 1.0 9....................................................... 30.42 2.0 30.66 2.0 – – 10........................................................ 35.10 4.8 34.51 5.3 – – 11........................................................ 38.22 2.8 39.29 2.7 – – 12........................................................ 44.29 3.0 43.69 3.2 – – 13........................................................ 47.46 7.2 51.42 6.3 – – 14........................................................ 49.57 6.1 49.57 6.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 23.53 10.2 23.57 10.8 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.30 3.1 30.00 2.6 27.47 8.7 Professional specialty.......................................... 31.14 3.1 32.55 1.5 28.01 8.9 5....................................................... 17.54 4.8 – – – – 6....................................................... 17.74 31.3 – – – – 7....................................................... 26.07 3.8 24.44 6.5 27.48 6.6 8....................................................... 28.66 2.0 28.45 5.2 28.78 1.2 9....................................................... 31.76 2.0 31.84 2.0 – – 10........................................................ 35.36 4.9 34.59 5.3 – – 11........................................................ 36.10 1.4 36.10 1.4 – – 12........................................................ 42.86 3.8 41.90 4.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 22.79 9.0 22.78 11.0 – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 35.55 2.6 35.85 2.3 – – 7....................................................... $26.67 6.4 – – – – 8....................................................... 32.53 7.2 $32.53 7.2 – – 9....................................................... 32.17 4.2 32.17 4.2 – – 10........................................................ 34.81 4.1 34.81 4.1 – – 11........................................................ 35.08 .1 35.08 .1 – – 12........................................................ 42.77 4.7 42.77 4.7 – – Aerospace engineers......................................... 35.68 3.8 35.68 3.8 – – Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 36.26 4.9 36.59 4.5 – – Industrial engineers........................................ 33.43 3.2 33.43 3.2 – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 35.84 3.3 35.84 3.3 – – 12........................................................ 40.49 2.3 40.49 2.3 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 31.37 4.0 31.38 4.1 – – 7....................................................... 25.30 5.5 25.30 5.5 – – 8....................................................... 26.65 3.7 – – – – 9....................................................... 32.21 2.6 32.21 2.6 – – 10........................................................ 34.93 7.2 34.93 7.2 – – 11........................................................ 37.48 .9 37.48 .9 – – 12........................................................ 38.61 1.8 38.61 1.8 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 31.21 4.5 31.22 4.6 – – 7....................................................... 25.30 5.5 25.30 5.5 – – 8....................................................... 26.65 3.7 – – – – 9....................................................... 32.37 2.3 32.37 2.3 – – 10........................................................ 33.88 11.9 33.88 11.9 – – 11........................................................ 37.48 .9 37.48 .9 – – 12........................................................ 38.61 1.8 38.61 1.8 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 33.56 15.2 – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 27.39 12.0 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 27.63 1.9 18.12 18.6 – – 8....................................................... 28.41 1.1 – – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 27.12 1.8 – – – – Secondary school teachers................................... 27.75 3.3 – – – – Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 18.31 20.1 22.95 10.6 – – Technical....................................................... 19.44 2.7 19.57 2.9 – – 4....................................................... 14.19 2.7 14.19 2.7 – – 5....................................................... 18.99 5.6 18.99 5.6 – – 6....................................................... 17.46 11.0 – – – – 7....................................................... 21.60 5.7 21.70 5.9 – – 8....................................................... 24.69 9.8 26.43 8.7 – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 17.28 7.7 17.18 8.0 – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 22.57 3.3 22.57 3.3 – – Computer programmers........................................ 23.89 15.3 – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... $33.09 3.2 $33.17 3.0 $32.81 10.7 7....................................................... 20.53 4.2 21.01 4.9 – – 8....................................................... 26.76 3.4 27.59 2.3 – – 9....................................................... 27.78 5.1 28.18 5.5 – – 11........................................................ 39.95 5.4 43.53 4.3 – – 12........................................................ 48.44 6.7 51.25 8.8 – – 13........................................................ 47.48 9.1 53.06 7.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 32.55 13.0 32.55 13.0 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 36.62 4.0 37.80 4.6 33.97 10.4 8....................................................... 27.96 9.2 30.29 8.7 – – 9....................................................... 27.74 7.3 28.22 7.5 – – 11........................................................ 40.64 6.7 45.52 7.5 – – 12........................................................ 49.38 6.0 53.08 6.8 – – 13........................................................ 47.56 9.9 53.66 9.4 – – Administrators and officials, public administration......... 23.44 5.4 – – 23.44 5.4 Administrators, education and related fields................ 39.04 7.0 – – – – Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 39.72 4.2 39.67 4.4 – – 8....................................................... 30.29 8.7 30.29 8.7 – – 12........................................................ 51.26 9.4 – – – – 13........................................................ 53.48 9.6 53.48 9.6 – – Management related............................................ 27.04 4.8 27.25 5.2 – – 8....................................................... 26.29 3.1 26.79 2.7 – – 9....................................................... 27.86 6.6 – – – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 27.48 8.4 29.11 8.8 – – Management analysts......................................... 31.54 4.7 – – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 28.39 14.7 28.39 14.7 – – Sales............................................................. 13.89 13.2 13.96 14.0 – – 3....................................................... 10.62 11.9 8.93 9.3 – – 4....................................................... 12.07 6.1 12.07 6.1 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 14.24 9.6 14.24 9.6 – – 4....................................................... 11.30 3.2 11.30 3.2 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 12.37 5.6 – – – – Cashiers.................................................... 9.03 6.0 8.79 6.5 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.78 5.4 14.00 6.9 13.09 4.0 2....................................................... 10.31 3.2 10.36 3.8 – – 3....................................................... 12.77 8.8 13.65 12.4 11.76 7.3 4....................................................... 13.21 5.5 12.74 6.5 15.14 3.8 5....................................................... 16.25 13.8 17.38 15.2 – – 6....................................................... 20.44 15.0 20.44 15.0 – – 7....................................................... 17.25 4.3 17.24 4.4 – – Secretaries................................................. 16.30 11.4 17.89 15.6 14.46 6.7 4....................................................... 15.40 10.3 – – – – 7....................................................... 17.01 2.9 – – – – Receptionists............................................... $9.30 5.5 $9.30 5.5 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 14.72 5.9 14.25 9.8 – – 3....................................................... 13.21 7.0 – – – – 4....................................................... 14.62 5.0 – – – – Production coordinators..................................... 16.16 15.6 16.28 16.6 – – Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 12.90 5.2 12.90 5.2 – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 13.38 6.3 13.38 6.3 – – General office clerks....................................... 10.27 2.9 10.54 5.0 – – 2....................................................... 10.25 1.8 10.41 2.8 – – Blue collar......................................................... 17.56 3.5 17.74 3.7 $15.59 3.6 1....................................................... 8.17 2.6 7.81 3.2 – – 2....................................................... 9.91 3.5 9.76 3.2 – – 3....................................................... 20.33 4.3 20.71 4.2 – – 4....................................................... 16.33 10.9 16.51 11.1 – – 5....................................................... 17.33 5.3 17.69 6.5 – – 6....................................................... 20.07 7.9 21.85 5.2 – – 7....................................................... 22.55 3.7 22.81 3.6 – – 8....................................................... 23.52 1.6 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 21.15 2.4 21.15 2.4 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.74 4.2 17.68 4.5 18.18 11.7 5....................................................... 15.63 4.9 15.17 5.2 – – 6....................................................... 21.58 8.9 – – – – 7....................................................... 23.62 5.9 24.13 5.9 – – 8....................................................... 23.52 1.6 – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 22.01 7.9 22.01 7.9 – – 7....................................................... 24.22 2.6 24.22 2.6 – – Electricians................................................ 24.12 12.2 24.12 12.2 – – Supervisors, production..................................... 19.56 2.1 19.56 2.1 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19.35 4.9 19.38 4.9 – – 1....................................................... 8.98 3.5 8.98 3.5 – – 2....................................................... 9.92 1.4 9.92 1.4 – – 3....................................................... 21.98 5.2 22.11 5.2 – – 4....................................................... 18.32 14.5 18.32 14.5 – – 5....................................................... 18.53 5.7 18.53 5.7 – – 7....................................................... 20.86 13.8 20.86 13.8 – – Packaging and filling machine operators..................... 10.32 .6 10.32 .6 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 15.36 4.7 15.36 4.7 – – 5....................................................... 19.50 12.3 19.50 12.3 – – Welders and cutters......................................... 19.72 17.5 19.72 17.5 – – Assemblers.................................................. 22.43 7.0 22.43 7.0 – – 3....................................................... 24.28 1.6 24.28 1.6 – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 17.02 13.8 17.02 13.8 – – Transportation and material moving................................ $14.91 8.8 $15.20 11.3 – – 5....................................................... 18.20 15.9 – – – – Truck drivers............................................... 16.27 11.2 17.43 14.3 – – 5....................................................... 18.58 16.2 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 11.22 9.0 11.22 9.0 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.77 3.4 10.32 3.7 – – 1....................................................... 8.69 4.2 8.39 3.4 – – 2....................................................... 10.00 12.8 – – – – 3....................................................... 12.89 3.6 12.65 5.1 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.18 4.3 10.18 4.3 – – 1....................................................... 10.56 .6 10.56 .6 – – Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 10.04 5.8 10.04 5.8 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 9.27 4.2 9.27 4.2 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 10.30 5.3 10.30 5.3 – – Service............................................................. 9.30 6.8 7.85 7.3 $11.62 7.0 1....................................................... 8.27 3.5 8.00 5.3 – – 2....................................................... 9.62 4.5 7.82 3.9 – – 3....................................................... 7.16 15.9 6.78 18.7 – – 4....................................................... 10.78 9.2 – – – – Protective service............................................ 12.69 11.7 – – 14.34 7.5 Food service.................................................. 7.98 13.7 7.14 19.2 – – 1....................................................... 8.99 5.6 – – – – Other food service........................................... 9.48 3.1 9.54 4.4 – – 1....................................................... 8.99 5.6 – – – – Cooks....................................................... 9.33 7.9 – – – – Health service................................................ 9.04 3.2 8.77 3.6 – – 3....................................................... 8.72 5.0 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 8.76 2.8 8.38 2.5 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.07 5.5 7.54 4.5 – – 1....................................................... 7.63 5.7 6.96 3.3 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.07 5.4 7.43 2.8 – – 1....................................................... 7.79 5.4 7.09 2.3 – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-3. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) part-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Huntsville, AL, June 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................................................................... $9.58 14.4 $9.68 15.9 $8.78 20.8 All excluding sales............................................... 10.08 19.9 10.28 22.8 8.89 21.6 White collar........................................................ 12.89 23.5 13.04 24.1 8.92 12.5 1....................................................... 6.32 3.5 – – – – 2....................................................... 7.93 1.5 8.09 1.2 – – 3....................................................... 8.10 4.3 8.10 4.3 – – 4....................................................... 10.56 6.9 10.54 7.3 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 19.39 28.9 20.00 29.5 – – 2....................................................... 8.42 3.2 – – – – 4....................................................... 11.69 7.8 – – – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 28.55 30.8 29.81 31.1 – – Professional specialty.......................................... 34.45 28.7 35.05 28.5 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... – – – – – – Health related................................................ – – – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... – – – – – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 8.05 4.0 8.09 4.0 – – 3....................................................... 8.17 4.1 8.17 4.1 – – Cashiers.................................................... 7.69 6.9 7.75 6.9 – – 3....................................................... 8.18 5.4 8.18 5.4 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9.39 9.2 9.54 9.6 – – 2....................................................... 8.42 3.2 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 9.68 12.9 8.67 13.3 – – 1....................................................... 6.72 5.4 6.72 5.4 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – – – – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 8.18 15.1 8.18 15.1 – – 1....................................................... 6.65 8.6 6.65 8.6 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 6.74 10.5 6.74 10.5 – – 1....................................................... 6.74 10.5 6.74 10.5 – – Service............................................................. $6.07 3.2 $5.97 3.6 $6.55 2.3 1....................................................... 5.97 3.0 5.87 2.9 – – Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. – – – – – – Health service................................................ – – – – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 5.89 6.3 – – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 5-1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Huntsville, AL, June 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....................................................... $20.79 $9.58 $23.75 $19.37 $19.96 – All excluding sales............................................. 21.15 10.08 23.88 19.91 20.53 – White collar........................................................ 24.83 12.89 26.51 24.14 24.05 – White-collar excluding sales.................................... 25.91 19.39 28.23 25.67 25.66 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.30 28.55 – 29.21 29.28 – Professional specialty.......................................... 31.14 34.45 – 31.09 31.20 – Technical....................................................... 19.44 – – 19.00 19.20 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 33.09 – – 32.97 32.57 – Sales............................................................. 13.89 8.05 – 12.26 11.00 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.78 9.39 – 13.36 13.60 – Blue collar......................................................... 17.56 9.68 23.41 13.05 17.34 – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.74 – 26.22 14.04 17.57 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19.35 – 23.68 13.32 19.26 – Transportation and material moving................................ 14.91 – – 13.16 14.88 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.77 8.18 12.02 10.12 10.47 – Service............................................................. 9.30 6.07 – 8.53 8.54 – 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....................................................... 2.8 14.4 2.8 3.4 3.1 – All excluding sales............................................. 2.9 19.9 2.8 3.3 3.0 – White collar........................................................ 2.8 23.5 12.8 3.0 3.1 – White-collar excluding sales.................................... 2.7 28.9 13.2 2.5 2.7 – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 3.1 30.8 – 3.1 3.2 – Professional specialty.......................................... 3.1 28.7 – 3.0 3.1 – Technical....................................................... 2.7 – – 3.0 2.9 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 3.2 – – 3.2 3.8 – Sales............................................................. 13.2 4.0 – 12.9 3.9 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 5.4 9.2 – 4.4 5.3 – Blue collar......................................................... 3.5 12.9 2.1 4.0 3.5 – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 4.2 – 4.1 2.9 4.3 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4.9 – .3 9.9 4.9 – Transportation and material moving................................ 8.8 – – 4.8 8.4 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 3.4 15.1 6.4 3.6 2.9 – Service............................................................. 6.8 3.2 – 5.7 5.7 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 5 Time workers' wages are based solely on an hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 5-2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Huntsville, AL, June 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....................................................... $20.00 $21.80 – $12.37 $22.08 $18.11 $18.39 - $11.51 $21.63 All excluding sales............................................. 20.60 21.71 – 12.49 21.97 19.27 18.17 - 11.51 21.68 White collar........................................................ 24.18 28.72 – – 28.87 21.66 16.65 - 11.80 26.46 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 26.11 28.77 – – 28.80 24.35 16.01 - 11.80 26.56 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.99 30.51 – – 30.51 29.70 – - – 30.10 Professional specialty.......................................... 32.62 33.25 – – 33.25 32.27 – - – 32.68 Technical....................................................... 19.36 20.28 – – 20.28 18.77 – - – 18.86 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.95 38.27 – – 38.62 26.55 – - – 28.77 Sales............................................................. 12.39 – – – – 10.55 – - – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.78 15.93 – – 15.93 12.51 – - – 12.74 Blue collar......................................................... 17.51 18.11 – 11.54 18.37 14.71 – - – 15.52 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.49 17.21 – – 17.69 18.34 – - – 19.04 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19.30 19.66 – – 19.66 9.08 – - – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.18 12.60 – – 12.87 17.10 – - – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.02 10.53 – – 10.89 9.38 – - – 9.16 Service............................................................. 7.30 – – – – 7.29 – - – 7.57 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....................................................... 3.4 1.0 – 17.7 1.0 8.1 1.9 - 4.6 8.6 All excluding sales............................................. 3.4 1.3 – 19.9 1.2 8.2 2.2 - 4.6 8.7 White collar........................................................ 3.6 3.3 – – 3.2 6.9 4.4 - 5.7 4.2 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 2.6 2.4 – – 2.4 5.4 3.3 - 5.7 4.2 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 2.7 2.0 – – 2.0 4.4 – - – 4.1 Professional specialty.......................................... 1.9 3.9 – – 3.9 2.5 – - – 1.8 Technical....................................................... 3.3 2.1 – – 2.1 4.8 – - – 5.0 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 2.9 8.8 – – 9.3 3.3 – - – 3.2 Sales............................................................. 13.0 – – – – 3.9 – - – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 6.8 15.1 – – 15.1 3.8 – - – 4.8 Blue collar......................................................... 3.7 4.0 – 15.1 3.9 7.9 – - – 10.3 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 4.6 5.8 – – 5.8 8.7 – - – 9.1 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4.9 4.6 – – 4.6 4.4 – - – – Transportation and material moving................................ 11.1 7.5 – – 8.2 15.1 – - – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 3.2 3.9 – – 2.4 3.7 – - – 11.3 Service............................................................. 4.1 – – – – 4.4 – - – 4.5 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 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, Huntsville, AL, June 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....................................................... $20.00 $13.57 $21.63 $18.72 $24.57 All excluding sales............................................. 20.60 13.81 22.32 19.91 24.46 White collar........................................................ 24.18 18.97 25.01 21.84 28.99 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 26.11 21.08 26.85 24.84 28.87 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.99 23.44 30.60 29.30 31.94 Professional specialty.......................................... 32.62 26.87 33.07 32.10 34.01 Technical....................................................... 19.36 15.79 19.91 19.08 21.04 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 32.95 32.56 33.02 29.55 35.27 Sales............................................................. 12.39 10.48 12.86 11.01 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.78 12.03 14.18 13.63 14.89 Blue collar......................................................... 17.51 12.69 18.90 15.59 20.91 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 17.49 17.41 17.52 18.02 17.33 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 19.30 10.14 20.41 15.41 22.95 Transportation and material moving................................ 15.18 13.15 17.70 17.94 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 10.02 8.53 11.51 11.34 – Service............................................................. 7.30 6.50 7.98 8.18 7.24 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....................................................... 3.4 4.0 3.3 7.4 2.3 All excluding sales............................................. 3.4 3.8 3.2 7.3 1.8 White collar........................................................ 3.6 9.4 4.2 7.7 4.0 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 2.6 11.1 3.2 5.9 3.3 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 2.7 17.0 2.7 5.5 2.8 Professional specialty.......................................... 1.9 14.7 2.1 2.0 4.4 Technical....................................................... 3.3 5.8 4.4 6.2 4.3 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 2.9 16.8 2.5 4.9 2.0 Sales............................................................. 13.0 11.8 15.5 3.8 – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 6.8 10.8 7.6 4.9 16.9 Blue collar......................................................... 3.7 7.0 3.3 5.7 1.8 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 4.6 9.0 4.5 4.7 7.6 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 4.9 7.1 3.8 12.5 1.1 Transportation and material moving................................ 11.1 6.2 17.9 17.5 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 3.2 5.0 2.9 4.2 – Service............................................................. 4.1 9.1 2.1 2.3 2.6 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, Huntsville, AL, June 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.90 $10.50 $17.14 $26.17 $36.15 All excluding sales........................... 8.00 11.01 18.15 26.99 36.20 White collar.................................... 9.45 13.50 22.58 32.70 42.07 White collar excluding sales................ 10.75 15.39 24.60 33.84 42.73 Professional specialty and technical.......... 16.07 22.36 28.64 35.77 43.27 Professional specialty...................... 19.56 24.60 30.66 36.66 44.23 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 25.10 29.71 34.23 40.87 48.75 Aerospace engineers..................... 26.92 30.29 34.66 39.88 46.08 Electrical and electronic engineers..... 23.56 27.84 32.70 48.75 50.01 Industrial engineers.................... 27.24 30.53 33.49 37.52 40.60 Engineers, n.e.c........................ 25.96 31.27 36.54 40.71 44.73 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 20.69 25.24 31.22 37.27 44.05 Computer systems analysts and scientists 20.67 25.24 30.96 37.04 44.03 Natural scientists........................ – – – – – Health related............................ 18.00 19.00 23.66 43.01 57.17 Registered nurses....................... 18.00 19.00 23.66 25.00 51.79 Teachers, college and university.......... – – – – – Teachers, except college and university... 20.62 24.29 27.78 31.16 33.80 Elementary school teachers.............. 20.62 24.17 27.50 30.07 32.58 Secondary school teachers............... 21.21 24.54 27.78 30.91 32.92 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers. – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 9.88 9.88 15.52 22.86 34.92 Technical................................... 12.79 14.10 18.17 22.86 27.39 Licensed practical nurses............... 12.46 13.50 14.00 14.51 15.50 Electrical and electronic technicians... 10.00 14.26 17.80 19.67 24.21 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.......... 16.69 18.67 22.36 26.34 28.88 Computer programmers.................... 16.77 16.77 22.12 31.20 35.00 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.03 22.58 29.90 42.31 51.45 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 19.26 25.63 35.70 46.86 53.25 Administrators and officials, public administration....................... 19.26 21.24 22.34 27.04 28.10 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 27.07 33.93 40.71 42.31 48.08 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 20.14 27.76 39.04 52.13 64.99 Management related........................ 15.35 19.62 25.84 34.01 42.84 Accountants and auditors................ 18.83 21.88 27.86 34.10 34.10 Management analysts..................... 19.45 24.17 30.67 38.01 43.93 Management related, n.e.c............... 16.14 18.33 23.67 42.84 42.84 Sales......................................... 7.00 8.25 10.15 13.02 21.20 Supervisors, sales...................... 10.20 11.00 12.50 15.75 19.35 Sales workers, other commodities........ 6.76 7.83 12.88 14.20 21.20 Cashiers................................ 5.90 6.83 8.00 9.95 10.25 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.29 10.00 12.98 16.00 19.25 Secretaries............................. 10.59 12.31 16.33 17.07 21.00 Receptionists........................... $8.00 $8.47 $9.00 $10.41 $10.41 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 9.25 14.06 14.35 16.00 20.19 Production coordinators................. 11.01 12.14 14.47 21.40 25.43 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks.. 9.16 9.57 13.15 14.28 16.48 Stock and inventory clerks.............. 8.85 11.40 14.50 15.73 16.71 General office clerks................... 7.74 8.00 10.00 11.95 12.98 Data entry keyers....................... 8.63 8.68 10.36 11.61 12.00 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 10.92 11.35 13.63 17.26 30.81 Blue collar..................................... 8.00 10.95 15.71 25.30 25.66 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 6.73 10.50 17.51 24.10 29.42 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 11.02 18.48 21.87 29.32 29.87 Electricians............................ 11.00 12.00 29.32 30.02 30.02 Supervisors, production................. 11.03 15.90 18.25 22.12 26.57 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 9.00 12.96 20.39 25.51 25.66 Packaging and filling machine operators. 9.00 9.75 10.25 10.50 12.00 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 11.26 11.26 13.44 18.18 25.66 Welders and cutters..................... 10.25 11.79 14.58 29.18 29.32 Assemblers.............................. 9.27 23.94 25.30 25.51 25.61 Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............................ 8.72 8.75 13.16 25.66 25.66 Transportation and material moving............ 10.00 12.00 14.23 15.99 23.82 Truck drivers........................... 11.75 12.96 15.35 18.00 23.92 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 6.45 10.49 10.49 13.50 15.99 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 6.95 8.00 10.00 12.58 14.61 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 6.00 6.65 8.50 10.40 10.81 Machine feeders and offbearers.......... 7.00 8.75 9.00 11.81 12.59 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 6.95 7.00 8.00 12.30 12.30 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.35 9.00 9.00 11.40 15.48 Service......................................... 5.15 6.40 8.02 10.00 12.82 Protective service........................ 8.25 9.00 12.13 15.46 19.26 Food service.............................. 2.13 5.90 7.75 9.80 11.00 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... – – – – – Other food service....................... 5.75 7.15 8.42 10.40 11.28 Cooks................................... 7.50 8.12 8.42 10.50 12.50 Health service............................ 7.50 8.00 8.25 9.25 11.52 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 7.45 7.75 8.06 8.64 10.25 Cleaning and building service............. 5.15 5.50 6.96 8.00 9.94 Maids and housemen...................... 5.50 6.00 6.00 6.80 7.15 Janitors and cleaners................... 5.15 5.40 7.00 8.00 9.83 Personal service.......................... – – – – – 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, Huntsville, AL, June 2003 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $7.50 $10.25 $17.08 $25.90 $36.47 All excluding sales........................... 7.75 10.88 18.27 26.44 36.73 White collar.................................... 9.00 13.00 21.52 33.33 43.21 White collar excluding sales................ 10.99 15.34 24.62 34.78 43.73 Professional specialty and technical.......... 16.02 22.12 29.57 36.77 44.23 Professional specialty...................... 19.76 25.67 32.69 38.51 46.10 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 25.96 30.05 34.78 41.00 48.75 Aerospace engineers..................... 26.92 30.29 34.66 39.88 46.08 Electrical and electronic engineers..... 24.56 28.78 32.70 48.75 50.01 Industrial engineers.................... 27.24 30.53 33.49 37.52 40.60 Engineers, n.e.c........................ 25.96 31.27 36.54 40.71 44.73 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 20.67 25.00 31.53 37.38 44.11 Computer systems analysts and scientists 20.67 25.00 31.35 37.26 44.03 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ - - - - - Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 9.50 12.00 18.08 22.56 22.60 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 9.62 15.34 21.18 32.35 36.73 Technical................................... 12.79 14.00 18.21 24.21 27.39 Licensed practical nurses............... 12.46 13.50 14.00 14.10 15.45 Electrical and electronic technicians... 10.00 14.00 17.80 19.12 24.21 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.......... 16.69 18.67 22.36 26.34 28.88 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 15.45 22.14 29.20 42.84 52.13 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 17.31 25.63 35.10 50.43 57.51 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 18.23 27.37 37.77 52.13 64.99 Management related........................ 15.35 19.62 25.38 34.10 42.84 Accountants and auditors................ 15.45 26.44 28.46 34.10 36.05 Management related, n.e.c............... 16.14 18.33 23.67 42.84 42.84 Sales......................................... 7.00 8.22 10.00 12.88 21.20 Supervisors, sales...................... 10.20 11.00 12.50 15.75 19.35 Cashiers................................ 5.90 6.80 8.00 9.95 10.15 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.25 10.00 12.98 16.29 20.19 Secretaries............................. 11.64 13.87 16.76 17.07 34.40 Receptionists........................... 8.00 8.47 9.00 10.41 10.41 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 9.00 12.10 14.06 15.85 20.19 Production coordinators................. 11.01 12.14 14.47 21.40 25.48 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks.. 9.16 9.57 13.15 14.28 16.48 Stock and inventory clerks.............. 8.85 11.40 14.50 15.73 16.71 General office clerks................... 7.92 8.05 10.00 12.00 14.77 Administrative support, n.e.c........... $10.92 $11.35 $13.63 $17.26 $30.81 Blue collar..................................... 7.77 10.57 16.00 25.30 25.75 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 6.70 8.80 17.23 24.76 29.42 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 11.02 18.48 21.87 29.32 29.87 Electricians............................ 11.00 12.00 29.32 30.02 30.02 Supervisors, production................. 11.03 15.90 18.25 22.12 26.57 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 9.00 12.88 21.48 25.51 25.66 Packaging and filling machine operators. 9.00 9.75 10.25 10.50 12.00 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 11.26 11.26 13.44 18.18 25.66 Welders and cutters..................... 10.25 11.79 14.58 29.18 29.32 Assemblers.............................. 9.27 23.94 25.30 25.51 25.61 Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............................ 8.72 8.75 13.16 25.66 25.66 Transportation and material moving............ 10.00 11.00 14.23 18.00 23.92 Truck drivers........................... 10.67 13.00 16.00 23.82 23.92 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 6.45 10.49 10.49 13.50 15.99 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 6.95 7.50 9.00 12.30 14.48 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 6.00 6.65 8.50 10.40 10.81 Machine feeders and offbearers.......... 7.00 8.75 9.00 11.81 12.59 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 6.95 7.00 8.00 12.30 12.30 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.35 9.00 9.00 11.40 15.48 Service......................................... 5.15 5.75 7.50 8.32 10.35 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 2.13 5.50 7.00 8.77 11.00 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... - - - - - Health service............................ 7.50 8.00 8.25 9.00 11.50 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 7.50 7.75 8.00 8.25 9.25 Cleaning and building service............. 5.15 5.35 6.15 7.70 8.25 Janitors and cleaners................... 5.15 5.15 6.25 7.75 8.25 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 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, Huntsville, AL, June 2003 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $9.07 $11.61 $17.45 $27.78 $34.48 All excluding sales........................... 9.07 11.61 17.58 27.78 34.85 White collar.................................... 9.88 15.36 24.17 30.91 38.33 White collar excluding sales................ 9.88 16.00 24.60 31.25 38.78 Professional specialty and technical.......... 16.23 22.86 27.77 31.47 36.20 Professional specialty...................... 18.29 23.33 27.80 32.15 36.20 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ - - - - - Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 12.21 16.77 16.77 19.92 22.71 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 19.73 24.09 30.16 41.46 48.08 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 21.24 27.04 36.86 41.46 48.08 Administrators and officials, public administration....................... 19.26 21.24 22.34 27.04 28.10 Management related........................ - - - - - Sales......................................... - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.63 10.03 12.71 16.00 17.80 Secretaries............................. 9.67 11.24 14.76 17.44 19.25 Blue collar..................................... 11.33 12.92 14.92 17.14 23.58 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 12.64 14.61 17.58 23.58 24.46 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ 11.91 12.96 14.98 15.62 15.95 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... - - - - - Service......................................... 6.50 8.42 10.17 12.82 17.04 Protective service........................ 9.77 11.61 13.49 17.91 19.26 Food service.............................. 7.37 8.34 9.05 10.49 11.28 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... 7.37 8.42 9.05 10.49 11.28 Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. - - - - - Personal service.......................... - - - - - 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, Huntsville, AL, June 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $8.34 $11.26 $18.28 $27.04 $36.33 All excluding sales........................... 8.42 11.61 19.12 27.40 36.54 White collar.................................... 9.96 14.28 23.33 33.00 42.17 White collar excluding sales................ 10.92 15.73 24.82 33.96 42.78 Professional specialty and technical.......... 16.53 22.56 28.73 35.73 43.22 Professional specialty...................... 19.69 24.69 30.65 36.54 44.05 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 25.10 29.71 34.23 40.87 48.75 Aerospace engineers..................... 26.92 30.29 34.66 39.88 46.08 Electrical and electronic engineers..... 23.56 27.84 32.70 48.75 50.01 Industrial engineers.................... 27.24 30.53 33.49 37.52 40.60 Engineers, n.e.c........................ 25.96 31.27 36.54 40.71 44.73 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 20.67 24.85 30.65 36.83 43.92 Computer systems analysts and scientists 20.67 24.83 30.65 36.63 43.51 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 19.00 23.66 23.66 51.79 57.17 Registered nurses....................... 19.00 19.00 23.66 27.22 51.79 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 20.62 24.29 27.78 31.16 33.80 Elementary school teachers.............. 20.62 24.17 27.50 30.07 32.58 Secondary school teachers............... 21.21 24.54 27.78 30.91 32.92 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 9.88 9.88 15.70 22.86 34.92 Technical................................... 12.93 14.75 18.54 24.04 27.39 Electrical and electronic technicians... 10.00 14.26 17.80 19.67 24.21 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.......... 16.69 18.67 22.36 26.34 28.88 Computer programmers.................... 16.77 16.77 22.12 31.20 35.00 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.32 22.60 30.16 42.43 51.45 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 20.28 26.44 36.86 47.63 54.03 Administrators and officials, public administration....................... 19.26 21.24 22.34 27.04 28.10 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 27.07 33.93 40.71 42.31 48.08 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 20.14 27.76 39.04 52.13 64.99 Management related........................ 15.35 19.62 25.84 34.01 42.84 Accountants and auditors................ 18.83 21.88 27.86 34.10 34.10 Management analysts..................... 19.45 24.17 30.67 38.01 43.93 Management related, n.e.c............... 16.14 18.33 23.67 42.84 42.84 Sales......................................... 7.75 9.05 11.00 14.65 21.43 Supervisors, sales...................... 10.20 11.00 12.50 15.75 19.35 Sales workers, other commodities........ 6.83 8.22 12.88 14.20 21.20 Cashiers................................ 7.10 7.75 8.70 9.95 11.50 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.47 10.25 13.00 16.24 19.28 Secretaries............................. 10.59 12.31 16.33 17.07 21.00 Receptionists........................... 8.00 8.47 9.00 10.41 10.41 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... $9.25 $14.06 $14.35 $16.00 $20.19 Production coordinators................. 11.01 12.14 14.47 21.40 25.43 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks.. 9.25 10.25 13.15 14.28 16.48 Stock and inventory clerks.............. 8.85 11.40 14.50 15.73 16.71 General office clerks................... 7.72 8.11 10.18 12.00 12.98 Blue collar..................................... 8.25 11.13 16.00 25.30 25.66 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 6.86 10.86 17.58 24.46 29.42 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 11.02 18.48 21.87 29.32 29.87 Electricians............................ 11.00 12.00 29.32 30.02 30.02 Supervisors, production................. 11.03 15.90 18.25 22.12 26.57 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 9.18 13.20 21.48 25.51 25.66 Packaging and filling machine operators. 9.00 9.75 10.25 10.50 12.00 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 11.26 11.26 13.44 18.18 25.66 Welders and cutters..................... 10.25 11.79 14.58 29.18 29.32 Assemblers.............................. 9.70 23.94 25.30 25.51 25.66 Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............................ 8.72 8.75 13.16 25.66 25.66 Transportation and material moving............ 10.00 12.00 14.23 16.01 23.82 Truck drivers........................... 11.75 12.75 14.98 18.00 23.92 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 6.45 10.49 10.49 13.50 15.99 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.00 8.36 10.25 12.59 15.06 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 8.29 8.96 10.00 10.70 12.58 Machine feeders and offbearers.......... 7.00 8.75 9.00 11.81 12.59 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 6.95 7.00 8.00 12.30 12.30 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.35 9.00 9.00 11.40 15.48 Service......................................... 6.00 7.50 8.50 10.81 13.51 Protective service........................ 8.25 9.00 12.26 15.60 19.26 Food service.............................. 2.13 7.00 8.42 10.29 11.28 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... 7.37 8.12 9.40 10.81 11.28 Cooks................................... 7.50 8.12 8.42 10.50 12.50 Health service............................ 7.50 8.00 8.25 9.50 11.52 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 7.50 7.75 8.06 8.64 10.35 Cleaning and building service............. 6.00 6.88 7.67 8.82 10.52 Janitors and cleaners................... 6.00 7.00 7.75 8.90 10.35 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 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, Huntsville, AL, June 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $5.15 $5.95 $7.03 $9.18 $14.00 All excluding sales........................... 5.15 5.72 6.50 9.75 15.71 White collar.................................... 6.00 7.50 8.50 12.63 19.00 White collar excluding sales................ 7.30 9.00 13.50 18.40 38.08 Professional specialty and technical.......... 11.56 14.00 18.00 35.96 50.50 Professional specialty...................... 13.76 18.00 32.94 41.01 65.28 Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Health related............................ - - - - - Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... - - - - - Executive, administrative, and managerial..... - - - - - Executives, administrators, and managers.. - - - - - Sales......................................... 5.90 6.75 8.00 9.00 10.15 Cashiers................................ 5.75 6.00 7.65 9.18 10.15 Administrative support, including clerical.... 6.50 7.30 9.00 11.43 13.07 Blue collar..................................... 6.00 6.50 7.50 13.00 15.71 Precision production, craft, and repair....... - - - - - Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ - - - - - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 5.40 6.00 7.75 9.50 13.00 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 5.25 6.00 6.00 7.75 8.50 Service......................................... 5.15 5.15 6.00 6.50 7.95 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. - - - - - Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... - - - - - Other food service....................... - - - - - Health service............................ - - - - - Cleaning and building service............. 5.15 5.15 5.50 6.15 7.95 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 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, Huntsville, AL, June 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 74,700 58,900 15,900 All excluding sales............................................. 69,800 54,200 15,600 White collar........................................................ 40,000 29,700 10,300 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 35,100 25,000 10,100 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 20,200 13,500 6,700 Professional specialty.......................................... 17,100 10,800 6,300 Technical....................................................... 3,100 2,700 300 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 5,900 4,600 1,300 Sales............................................................. 4,900 4,700 - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 9,000 6,900 2,100 Blue collar......................................................... 24,500 22,200 2,300 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 7,100 6,200 900 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 11,900 11,800 - Transportation and material moving................................ 2,400 1,600 - Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 3,100 2,600 - Service............................................................. 10,200 7,000 3,200 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.