NC SM 01/00/2010 Table: Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC, Summary, April 2009 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA, April 2009 Civilian Private industry State and local government workers workers workers 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) All workers........................................................... $21.90 3.6 36.0 $21.04 4.5 35.4 $25.81 3.9 39.2 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 32.32 3.0 38.0 32.22 3.8 37.9 32.60 4.6 38.2 Management, business, and financial............................... 37.98 7.5 39.8 37.85 8.9 39.9 38.55 11.1 39.3 Professional and related.......................................... 30.46 3.5 37.4 30.04 5.0 37.2 31.40 2.9 38.0 Service............................................................. 11.37 5.6 30.8 10.62 7.3 29.3 15.36 3.4 41.8 Sales and office.................................................... 17.99 4.6 34.7 18.14 5.0 34.0 17.00 7.6 40.0 Sales and related................................................. 20.56 9.5 31.8 20.48 10.6 31.2 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 16.70 2.8 36.4 16.87 3.1 35.8 15.74 5.7 40.0 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 18.07 6.1 39.9 17.60 6.9 39.9 20.95 3.0 39.9 Construction and extraction...................................... 15.59 8.7 40.0 14.28 7.1 40.0 22.02 7.8 39.9 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 20.86 10.1 39.9 21.08 11.4 39.9 19.03 5.8 40.0 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 15.39 6.5 39.8 15.26 6.6 39.8 18.27 26.5 39.6 Production........................................................ 17.30 6.2 39.6 17.30 6.2 39.6 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.64 10.0 40.1 13.20 10.9 40.1 18.27 26.5 39.6 Full time........................................................... 23.14 4.0 39.7 22.47 4.9 39.7 25.86 4.0 39.8 Part time........................................................... 10.24 6.8 19.2 10.10 6.9 19.3 19.69 21.7 13.4 Union............................................................... – – – – – – – – – Nonunion............................................................ 21.88 3.7 36.0 21.00 4.6 35.3 25.81 3.9 39.2 Time................................................................ 21.61 3.4 35.6 20.57 4.2 34.8 25.81 3.9 39.2 Incentive........................................................... 24.57 13.6 40.0 24.57 13.6 40.0 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 26.10 9.1 39.8 (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 19.75 4.7 34.4 (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 19.17 5.4 35.5 18.78 5.4 35.4 – – – 100-499 workers..................................................... 19.17 9.4 33.8 19.02 10.0 33.5 21.54 8.4 40.2 500 workers or more................................................. 28.24 3.1 38.9 31.05 6.0 38.6 25.55 2.9 39.1 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 6 Estimates for goods-producing and service-providing industries are published for private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA, April 2009 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $21.90 3.6 $23.14 4.0 $10.24 6.8 Management occupations.............................................. 42.63 9.3 42.63 9.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 42.44 17.6 42.44 17.6 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.51 6.7 30.51 6.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.88 8.2 29.88 8.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 29.95 9.9 29.95 9.9 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.59 4.8 28.59 4.8 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 36.91 9.3 36.91 9.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 48.95 1.2 48.95 1.2 – – Computer software engineers Level 11.................................................. 47.92 1.0 47.92 1.0 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 24.19 2.8 24.19 2.8 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.93 10.0 33.93 10.0 – – Engineers......................................................... 37.42 3.3 37.42 3.3 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.90 9.4 26.90 9.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.58 9.0 21.58 9.0 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 23.48 6.5 23.67 6.4 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 35.91 4.4 35.99 4.5 29.37 13.8 Level 8 .................................................. 26.93 4.3 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.19 1.4 28.19 1.4 – – Level 11.................................................. 47.40 2.1 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 35.04 4.5 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 48.76 7.3 49.09 7.6 32.08 11.0 Level 11.................................................. 47.40 2.1 – – – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 39.92 1.6 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 27.85 1.6 27.85 1.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.08 1.1 28.08 1.1 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.10 1.4 27.10 1.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.13 1.6 27.13 1.6 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.39 3.6 27.39 3.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.56 3.9 27.56 3.9 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 26.91 5.8 26.91 5.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.91 5.8 26.91 5.8 – – Special education teachers...................................... 28.24 1.9 28.24 1.9 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 26.70 16.6 – – – – Teacher assistants................................................ 12.79 1.2 12.79 1.2 – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 28.83 4.1 29.27 4.1 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.40 5.0 22.70 4.8 30.14 13.3 Level 8 .................................................. 24.69 2.6 24.48 2.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.52 2.6 27.67 3.1 26.95 6.1 Registered nurses................................................. 28.17 4.4 28.69 4.7 26.18 2.9 Level 9 .................................................. 27.73 2.9 28.31 3.3 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.08 8.4 13.59 10.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.69 9.7 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.32 3.8 11.68 5.1 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.62 5.7 11.94 5.9 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 19.41 9.3 19.72 9.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.28 12.0 23.28 12.0 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.60 4.5 9.05 5.3 6.15 6.4 Level 2 .................................................. 6.23 3.2 – – 5.91 13.4 Cooks............................................................. 11.84 11.8 12.36 11.1 – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.26 19.2 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 2.53 4.9 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.56 2.2 – – 7.41 1.6 Level 2 .................................................. 7.78 9.1 – – 7.47 3.6 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.37 1.0 – – 7.42 1.6 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.54 4.4 12.54 4.4 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.02 5.9 10.02 5.9 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.24 3.5 11.24 3.5 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.28 4.1 11.28 4.1 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.56 9.5 24.72 11.7 9.19 7.4 Level 4 .................................................. 17.31 3.5 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 26.33 4.1 26.33 4.1 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.55 6.5 16.07 14.5 9.19 7.4 Level 4 .................................................. 17.31 3.5 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.11 10.1 – – 9.23 12.0 Cashiers...................................................... 10.11 10.1 – – 9.23 12.0 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.02 7.3 16.56 20.4 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.70 2.8 17.10 2.8 12.53 10.8 Level 2 .................................................. 10.93 4.3 11.54 5.1 10.38 6.8 Level 3 .................................................. 12.34 1.4 12.31 1.6 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.49 3.0 15.28 3.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.22 4.0 18.22 4.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.56 3.0 19.61 3.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.41 15.7 17.41 15.7 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 17.08 7.1 16.97 7.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.35 4.2 15.35 4.2 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.24 9.1 17.11 9.3 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.21 6.7 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.87 3.9 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.22 6.6 19.10 6.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.42 4.7 20.42 4.7 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.44 6.0 21.39 6.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.42 4.7 20.42 4.7 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 15.06 8.2 15.15 7.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.46 5.0 16.46 5.0 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.59 8.7 15.59 8.7 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.86 10.1 20.86 10.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.48 4.9 20.48 4.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.76 8.0 23.76 8.0 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.93 1.9 21.93 1.9 – – Production occupations.............................................. 17.30 6.2 17.30 6.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.94 12.9 12.94 12.9 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.64 10.0 13.93 9.9 – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.28 1.0 – – – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.44 13.2 12.73 13.8 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 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 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 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. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA, April 2009 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $21.04 4.5 $22.47 4.9 $10.10 6.9 Management occupations.............................................. 41.51 10.0 41.51 10.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 42.73 18.6 42.73 18.6 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.31 8.2 30.31 8.2 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.85 11.2 37.85 11.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 48.95 1.2 48.95 1.2 – – Computer software engineers Level 11.................................................. 47.92 1.0 47.92 1.0 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 34.01 11.2 34.01 11.2 – – Engineers......................................................... 37.97 4.1 37.97 4.1 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 27.35 11.0 27.35 11.0 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 26.78 21.0 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 26.78 21.0 – – – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 30.12 4.6 30.12 4.6 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 23.01 6.8 22.04 6.8 30.15 14.2 Level 9 .................................................. 27.38 4.8 27.97 6.6 – – Registered nurses................................................. 28.02 5.9 28.80 6.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.05 4.4 27.97 6.6 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.93 9.4 13.48 11.4 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.21 3.9 11.59 5.5 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.51 6.2 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.46 5.0 8.86 5.2 6.11 6.5 Level 2 .................................................. 6.20 3.2 – – 5.86 13.9 Cooks............................................................. 11.84 13.0 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 3.26 19.2 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 2.53 4.9 – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.53 2.2 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.62 5.3 12.62 5.3 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.48 10.6 25.16 13.4 9.19 7.4 Level 4 .................................................. 17.31 3.5 – – – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.45 6.9 16.37 17.9 9.19 7.4 Level 4 .................................................. 17.31 3.5 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.23 12.0 – – 9.23 12.0 Cashiers...................................................... 9.23 12.0 – – 9.23 12.0 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.02 7.3 16.56 20.4 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 16.87 3.1 17.37 3.2 12.53 10.8 Level 2 .................................................. 10.82 4.5 – – 10.38 6.8 Level 4 .................................................. 15.60 3.2 15.37 3.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 19.18 3.1 19.18 3.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.71 3.5 19.79 3.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.39 17.1 17.39 17.1 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 17.19 7.4 17.08 7.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.38 4.4 15.38 4.4 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.40 9.6 17.27 9.9 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 12.20 7.3 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.70 4.5 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.31 7.9 19.17 8.4 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.09 7.4 22.09 8.1 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 15.20 14.6 15.38 14.4 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 14.28 7.1 14.28 7.1 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.08 11.4 21.08 11.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.76 8.0 23.76 8.0 – – Production occupations.............................................. 17.30 6.2 17.30 6.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 12.94 12.9 12.94 12.9 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.20 10.9 13.49 10.8 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.44 13.2 12.73 13.8 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 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 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 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. Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA, April 2009 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $25.81 3.9 $25.86 4.0 $19.69 21.7 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.99 12.0 30.99 12.0 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 27.32 10.2 27.32 10.2 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 36.77 4.0 36.85 4.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 26.93 4.3 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.19 1.4 28.19 1.4 – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 53.67 .2 53.84 .1 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 27.85 1.6 27.85 1.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.08 1.1 28.08 1.1 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.10 1.4 27.10 1.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.13 1.6 27.13 1.6 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.39 3.6 27.39 3.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.56 3.9 27.56 3.9 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 26.91 5.8 26.91 5.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.91 5.8 26.91 5.8 – – Special education teachers...................................... 28.24 1.9 28.24 1.9 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 26.70 16.6 – – – – Teacher assistants................................................ 12.79 1.2 12.79 1.2 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.50 1.3 24.37 1.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 27.63 2.8 27.52 2.6 – – Registered nurses................................................. 28.58 1.4 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 17.59 4.1 17.59 4.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.28 12.0 23.28 12.0 – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.20 3.2 12.20 3.2 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.03 3.1 12.03 3.1 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.03 3.1 12.03 3.1 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.74 5.7 15.74 5.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 16.26 7.0 16.26 7.0 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.79 9.2 18.79 9.2 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.16 11.0 19.16 11.0 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 14.87 3.2 14.87 3.2 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 22.02 7.8 22.02 7.8 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.03 5.8 19.03 5.8 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.27 26.5 18.27 26.5 – – 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. See appendix A for more information. 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 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 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. Table 5. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA, April 2009 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $9.06 $12.62 $18.57 $27.00 $38.56 Management occupations.............................................. 22.68 27.73 31.84 59.66 68.95 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 19.71 22.77 27.44 35.98 44.32 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 19.45 21.78 27.09 31.03 43.97 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 20.72 25.74 31.32 46.95 56.95 Computer support specialists...................................... 19.48 20.67 23.08 26.44 27.98 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 15.75 26.67 30.96 44.10 48.40 Engineers......................................................... 26.67 29.99 32.60 46.15 48.40 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 16.60 18.95 24.37 33.19 36.41 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.35 19.51 22.15 26.50 31.04 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 14.26 22.82 29.64 47.84 60.54 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 22.82 35.88 47.84 57.51 68.80 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 29.17 35.03 37.03 46.66 53.47 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 21.28 23.39 27.91 29.64 35.64 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 21.23 25.05 28.00 28.53 31.98 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 21.23 26.13 27.20 28.12 32.63 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 21.23 24.30 28.49 28.53 30.72 Special education teachers...................................... 21.23 22.82 28.47 31.39 36.64 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 11.21 22.82 26.65 29.46 36.64 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.31 11.77 12.47 13.45 14.27 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 17.79 21.59 27.10 37.14 42.03 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 12.50 18.94 22.55 27.39 31.93 Registered nurses................................................. 22.50 25.17 28.50 30.00 33.79 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.50 10.75 12.05 14.50 18.00 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.00 10.33 11.02 12.27 13.13 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.53 10.75 11.10 12.32 13.58 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.81 13.88 18.00 25.50 26.68 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.43 6.65 7.26 9.00 11.82 Cooks............................................................. 7.75 10.00 11.82 12.00 17.75 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.43 2.43 3.13 8.00 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.75 7.20 7.26 7.75 8.50 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 6.65 7.15 7.26 7.50 8.00 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.00 10.00 11.26 17.57 17.57 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.00 10.00 11.26 11.76 12.96 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.00 10.00 11.26 11.76 13.06 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.80 10.00 20.54 26.80 34.74 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.54 23.07 24.52 30.84 30.84 Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.00 8.00 11.50 13.50 17.69 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.00 7.50 9.50 13.41 13.43 Cashiers...................................................... 7.00 7.50 9.50 13.41 13.43 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.55 8.44 12.00 15.00 26.20 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.45 13.60 16.06 18.94 23.76 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.00 14.79 17.06 18.84 21.18 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.73 14.79 17.06 20.00 21.18 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 9.00 9.78 12.12 14.26 17.06 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.00 16.00 18.46 22.05 24.64 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 17.20 18.46 21.22 24.30 24.94 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.00 12.02 14.42 18.00 19.35 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 9.00 13.00 14.50 19.00 22.00 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 13.08 17.87 20.50 26.52 27.75 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 16.13 18.65 23.07 24.93 26.52 Production occupations.............................................. 10.00 13.36 16.40 20.18 23.37 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.25 10.00 12.00 15.87 19.91 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.00 10.00 11.69 14.50 15.87 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 6. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA, April 2009 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.63 $12.00 $18.00 $26.00 $37.16 Management occupations.............................................. 22.68 27.73 29.08 59.66 68.95 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 19.71 21.67 26.44 35.00 46.88 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 20.72 27.01 31.32 48.02 57.59 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 15.00 26.67 30.96 45.56 48.40 Engineers......................................................... 26.67 29.81 31.49 47.75 48.40 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 16.23 17.76 23.56 33.41 41.27 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 19.54 20.98 22.82 28.13 42.95 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 19.54 20.98 22.82 28.13 42.95 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 21.59 25.24 28.85 38.46 42.03 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 12.00 17.91 21.71 26.62 31.81 Registered nurses................................................. 22.50 25.00 28.33 29.94 33.39 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.50 10.75 11.55 14.50 18.00 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 8.75 10.25 11.00 12.10 12.73 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 9.25 10.75 11.07 12.32 13.10 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.43 6.60 7.26 8.90 11.50 Cooks............................................................. 7.75 9.61 11.50 12.06 17.75 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.13 2.43 2.43 3.13 8.00 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 6.75 7.20 7.26 7.75 8.50 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 8.00 10.00 11.00 17.57 17.57 Sales and related occupations....................................... 7.75 9.00 20.33 26.44 37.17 Retail sales workers.............................................. 7.00 8.00 10.00 13.50 17.69 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 7.00 7.50 8.20 10.00 13.43 Cashiers...................................................... 7.00 7.50 8.20 10.00 13.43 Retail salespersons............................................. 6.55 8.44 12.00 15.00 26.20 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.20 13.62 16.73 19.35 24.04 Financial clerks.................................................. 14.00 14.79 17.50 18.84 21.18 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 13.78 14.79 17.39 21.18 21.18 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 9.00 9.70 12.12 14.26 17.06 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 14.00 16.89 18.46 22.00 24.94 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 18.44 18.46 21.22 24.42 26.18 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.00 12.02 12.67 19.35 19.35 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 9.00 11.50 14.50 15.25 20.00 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 13.08 18.21 20.80 26.60 28.10 Production occupations.............................................. 10.00 13.36 16.40 20.18 23.37 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.06 10.00 11.69 15.87 18.58 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.00 10.00 11.69 14.50 15.87 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 7. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA, April 2009 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $12.78 $15.37 $22.82 $29.96 $44.80 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 20.07 26.12 28.66 37.62 42.43 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 19.52 21.32 28.15 33.04 34.57 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 13.33 23.80 31.33 47.84 62.55 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 35.51 45.23 50.87 62.35 73.05 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 21.28 23.39 27.91 29.64 35.64 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 21.23 25.05 28.00 28.53 31.98 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 21.23 26.13 27.20 28.12 32.63 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 21.23 24.30 28.49 28.53 30.72 Special education teachers...................................... 21.23 22.82 28.47 31.39 36.64 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 11.21 22.82 26.65 29.46 36.64 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.31 11.77 12.47 13.45 14.27 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 18.45 20.71 23.96 28.12 31.94 Registered nurses................................................. 22.12 26.12 28.73 30.89 33.89 Protective service occupations...................................... 12.81 13.37 15.73 18.73 29.09 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 11.14 11.50 11.88 12.96 13.60 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.11 11.50 11.67 12.96 13.60 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.11 11.50 11.67 12.96 13.60 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.97 13.56 15.55 17.00 19.40 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.94 15.71 17.89 23.76 24.64 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 13.68 15.70 18.18 23.76 24.64 Office clerks, general............................................ 11.66 13.18 14.95 16.06 17.75 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 13.35 16.33 20.61 27.46 30.70 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 14.75 16.12 18.32 23.07 23.07 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 11.70 13.00 13.84 20.62 33.01 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 8. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA, April 2009 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $23.14 $19.56 $919 $782 39.7 $47,076 $40,048 2,034 Management occupations.............................................. 42.63 31.84 1,702 1,274 39.9 88,498 66,225 2,076 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.51 27.44 1,207 1,091 39.6 62,786 56,728 2,058 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.59 27.09 1,132 1,083 39.6 58,888 56,341 2,059 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 36.91 31.32 1,457 1,253 39.5 75,785 65,144 2,053 Computer support specialists...................................... 24.19 23.08 961 923 39.7 49,965 47,998 2,066 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 33.93 30.96 1,357 1,238 40.0 70,568 64,397 2,080 Engineers......................................................... 37.42 32.60 1,497 1,304 40.0 77,830 67,808 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 26.90 24.37 1,074 975 39.9 55,851 50,694 2,077 Community and social services occupations........................... 23.67 22.31 943 892 39.8 46,273 45,094 1,955 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 35.99 29.64 1,392 1,141 38.7 59,159 49,068 1,644 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 49.09 47.84 1,946 1,913 39.6 82,786 84,873 1,687 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 27.85 27.91 1,050 1,047 37.7 44,517 43,649 1,599 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.10 28.00 1,030 1,050 38.0 43,344 42,423 1,599 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.39 27.20 1,027 1,020 37.5 42,678 42,135 1,558 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 26.91 28.49 1,031 1,061 38.3 43,818 45,340 1,629 Special education teachers...................................... 28.24 28.47 1,059 1,068 37.5 45,118 45,906 1,598 Teacher assistants................................................ 12.79 12.47 495 473 38.7 21,076 20,359 1,648 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 29.27 27.10 1,135 1,058 38.8 59,040 54,999 2,017 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 22.70 21.97 888 871 39.1 45,778 45,032 2,017 Registered nurses................................................. 28.69 29.17 1,118 1,123 39.0 57,742 58,375 2,012 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.59 12.32 494 462 36.3 25,693 24,024 1,890 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.68 11.10 438 418 37.5 22,760 21,743 1,948 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.94 11.25 452 425 37.8 23,489 22,094 1,968 Protective service occupations...................................... 19.72 18.16 847 780 42.9 44,039 40,570 2,233 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 9.05 8.75 348 333 38.4 18,034 17,290 1,992 Cooks............................................................. 12.36 11.82 477 450 38.6 24,830 23,400 2,009 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.54 11.26 498 444 39.7 25,848 22,880 2,062 Building cleaning workers......................................... 11.24 11.26 440 422 39.1 22,774 21,965 2,026 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 11.28 11.26 442 422 39.2 22,908 21,965 2,031 Sales and related occupations....................................... 24.72 24.52 1,020 981 41.3 53,045 51,000 2,146 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 26.33 24.52 1,060 981 40.3 55,144 51,000 2,095 Retail sales workers.............................................. 16.07 13.50 689 540 42.8 35,816 28,080 2,228 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.56 13.50 722 540 43.6 37,535 28,080 2,266 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.10 16.55 669 625 39.1 34,562 32,240 2,021 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.97 17.06 661 620 39.0 34,393 32,240 2,026 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.11 16.50 684 660 40.0 35,579 34,320 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.10 18.46 747 738 39.1 38,843 38,401 2,033 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 21.39 20.85 849 834 39.7 44,169 43,368 2,065 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.15 14.77 590 576 39.0 30,376 29,952 2,006 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.59 14.50 623 580 40.0 32,405 30,160 2,079 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 20.86 20.50 832 815 39.9 43,257 42,390 2,074 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.93 23.07 863 923 39.3 44,857 47,979 2,046 Production occupations.............................................. 17.30 16.40 685 656 39.6 35,603 34,112 2,058 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.93 12.83 603 509 43.3 31,305 26,489 2,248 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.73 11.69 509 468 40.0 26,478 24,315 2,080 1 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 9. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA, April 2009 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $22.47 $19.00 $892 $760 39.7 $46,233 $39,416 2,057 Management occupations.............................................. 41.51 29.08 1,661 1,163 40.0 86,376 60,495 2,081 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.31 26.44 1,202 1,068 39.7 62,509 55,532 2,063 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 37.85 31.32 1,495 1,253 39.5 77,745 65,144 2,054 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 34.01 30.96 1,360 1,238 40.0 70,734 64,397 2,080 Engineers......................................................... 37.97 31.49 1,519 1,260 40.0 78,987 65,499 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 27.35 23.56 1,092 942 39.9 56,765 49,009 2,076 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 30.12 28.85 1,165 1,154 38.7 60,587 60,000 2,012 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 22.04 21.14 860 831 39.0 44,385 43,222 2,013 Registered nurses................................................. 28.80 29.31 1,127 1,123 39.1 58,611 58,375 2,035 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.48 12.15 484 462 35.9 25,145 24,018 1,865 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.59 11.07 431 415 37.2 22,427 21,587 1,935 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.86 8.00 341 320 38.4 17,709 16,640 1,998 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.62 11.00 500 422 39.6 26,009 21,965 2,060 Sales and related occupations....................................... 25.16 24.52 1,043 981 41.4 54,225 51,000 2,155 Retail sales workers.............................................. 16.37 13.50 709 540 43.3 36,848 28,080 2,251 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.56 13.50 722 540 43.6 37,535 28,080 2,266 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.37 16.89 676 625 38.9 34,984 32,508 2,014 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.08 17.06 665 620 38.9 34,563 32,240 2,023 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 17.27 17.06 691 682 40.0 35,922 35,476 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.17 18.46 746 738 38.9 38,792 38,401 2,023 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 22.09 21.22 875 849 39.6 45,507 44,138 2,060 Office clerks, general............................................ 15.38 12.50 587 517 38.2 30,508 26,894 1,984 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 14.28 14.50 571 580 40.0 29,698 30,160 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.08 20.80 840 820 39.9 43,697 42,640 2,073 Production occupations.............................................. 17.30 16.40 685 656 39.6 35,603 34,112 2,058 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 13.49 12.00 590 480 43.7 30,661 24,960 2,273 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.73 11.69 509 468 40.0 26,478 24,315 2,080 1 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 10. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA, April 2009 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $25.86 $22.82 $1,029 $911 39.8 $50,324 $45,011 1,946 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.99 28.66 1,219 1,097 39.3 63,410 57,065 2,046 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 27.32 28.15 1,074 1,126 39.3 55,861 58,542 2,045 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 36.85 31.47 1,428 1,161 38.8 60,718 49,725 1,648 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 53.84 50.87 2,154 2,035 40.0 91,819 92,201 1,705 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 27.85 27.91 1,050 1,047 37.7 44,517 43,649 1,599 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 27.10 28.00 1,030 1,050 38.0 43,344 42,423 1,599 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 27.39 27.20 1,027 1,020 37.5 42,678 42,135 1,558 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 26.91 28.49 1,031 1,061 38.3 43,818 45,340 1,629 Special education teachers...................................... 28.24 28.47 1,059 1,068 37.5 45,118 45,906 1,598 Teacher assistants................................................ 12.79 12.47 495 473 38.7 21,076 20,359 1,648 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 24.37 23.70 961 946 39.4 49,359 48,090 2,026 Protective service occupations...................................... 17.59 15.73 774 669 44.0 40,271 34,797 2,290 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.20 11.88 488 475 40.0 25,223 24,656 2,067 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.03 11.67 481 467 40.0 24,810 24,280 2,063 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.03 11.67 481 467 40.0 24,810 24,280 2,063 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.74 15.55 629 622 40.0 32,382 32,153 2,058 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 18.79 17.89 752 715 40.0 39,082 37,205 2,080 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.16 18.18 766 727 40.0 39,857 37,810 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 14.87 14.95 595 598 40.0 30,216 31,025 2,032 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 22.02 20.61 878 836 39.9 45,670 43,494 2,074 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 19.03 18.32 761 733 40.0 39,582 38,106 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.27 13.84 724 539 39.6 36,977 28,018 2,024 1 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 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. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately