NC SM 01/00/2010 Table: Billings, MT, Summary, August 2009 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Billings, MT, August 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........................................................... $19.03 3.7 36.4 $18.39 3.9 36.4 $25.75 5.4 36.4 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 31.86 5.0 37.6 31.89 6.0 38.1 31.70 5.3 35.4 Management, business, and financial............................... 31.42 8.6 40.2 32.40 9.6 40.2 – – – Professional and related.......................................... 32.04 5.5 36.6 31.63 6.7 37.2 33.50 7.1 34.6 Service............................................................. 9.38 7.0 31.7 8.62 5.6 31.4 20.07 6.5 36.3 Sales and office.................................................... 13.36 4.3 36.1 13.31 4.4 36.1 14.42 9.1 37.9 Sales and related................................................. 12.99 7.6 34.0 12.99 7.6 34.0 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 13.58 4.7 37.5 13.52 4.9 37.5 14.42 9.1 37.9 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 17.52 9.6 40.0 17.38 10.5 40.0 18.89 10.9 40.0 Construction and extraction...................................... 17.53 14.8 40.0 17.29 17.4 40.0 18.89 10.9 40.0 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 18.99 4.7 40.0 18.99 4.7 40.0 – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 18.74 5.9 38.5 18.74 6.0 38.5 – – – Production........................................................ 21.89 12.7 35.5 21.88 12.8 35.5 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 16.52 8.6 41.0 16.48 8.9 41.0 – – – Full time........................................................... 20.13 3.4 40.0 19.57 3.6 40.0 25.69 4.9 39.3 Part time........................................................... 10.18 10.0 21.1 9.21 5.2 21.2 26.54 40.1 18.6 Union............................................................... 27.45 4.4 38.2 26.75 6.1 38.2 28.13 6.0 38.2 Nonunion............................................................ 17.78 3.8 36.1 17.76 3.9 36.2 18.45 6.0 31.9 Time................................................................ 19.12 3.8 36.0 18.45 4.0 36.0 25.75 5.4 36.4 Incentive........................................................... 17.25 11.5 45.4 17.25 11.5 45.4 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) – – – (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 17.67 4.1 36.0 (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 14.81 5.0 35.6 14.75 5.1 35.7 17.46 10.9 31.9 100-499 workers..................................................... 20.20 5.3 37.5 20.06 5.8 37.6 21.45 7.2 36.8 500 workers or more................................................. 35.26 1.9 38.8 38.57 1.0 39.4 28.95 5.6 37.8 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 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), Billings, MT, August 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........................................................... $19.03 3.7 $20.13 3.4 $10.18 10.0 Management occupations.............................................. 38.76 11.7 38.76 11.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 25.19 9.8 25.19 9.8 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 22.68 10.6 22.68 10.6 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 21.49 13.9 21.49 13.9 – – Engineers......................................................... 28.31 21.1 28.31 21.1 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 31.20 9.8 31.86 10.1 13.11 16.6 Level 9 .................................................. 36.74 3.8 36.83 4.0 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 33.02 6.5 33.06 6.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.97 3.9 37.06 4.1 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 33.04 12.6 33.19 13.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.42 4.0 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 33.15 13.3 33.30 13.7 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.48 5.9 36.48 5.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.48 5.9 36.48 5.9 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 36.48 5.9 36.48 5.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.48 5.9 36.48 5.9 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 44.80 2.8 45.55 3.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.35 3.1 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.50 1.4 11.53 1.4 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.35 .6 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 21.73 4.4 22.55 5.2 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.01 6.8 8.39 10.4 7.57 2.8 Level 2 .................................................. 7.62 4.0 – – 7.43 4.0 Level 3 .................................................. 7.49 2.3 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.31 2.4 – – 7.12 .4 Level 2 .................................................. 7.37 5.9 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.04 1.7 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.54 5.7 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.50 6.2 – – – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.24 7.6 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.46 6.9 8.47 7.0 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 12.99 7.6 13.72 10.0 9.26 6.8 Level 3 .................................................. 10.47 3.7 10.67 1.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 24.31 11.0 24.31 11.0 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 24.31 11.0 24.31 11.0 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.11 5.4 11.56 3.9 9.26 6.8 Level 3 .................................................. 10.47 3.7 10.67 1.9 – – Retail salespersons............................................. 10.99 7.0 11.64 5.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.30 5.0 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.58 4.7 13.72 4.7 11.47 17.9 Level 3 .................................................. 11.00 4.4 11.02 4.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.22 8.9 15.29 9.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.78 5.4 14.70 5.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 17.99 8.4 17.99 8.4 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 13.37 8.2 13.27 8.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.39 4.2 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.97 6.3 14.88 7.1 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.28 6.6 12.29 6.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.86 10.1 10.87 10.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.78 12.2 14.78 12.2 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.53 14.8 17.53 14.8 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.99 4.7 18.99 4.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.91 6.6 20.91 6.6 – – Production occupations.............................................. 21.89 12.7 24.60 10.2 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.52 8.6 16.94 9.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.59 7.0 17.59 7.0 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.54 8.0 17.19 6.4 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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), Billings, MT, August 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........................................................... $18.39 3.9 $19.57 3.6 $9.21 5.2 Management occupations.............................................. 39.55 12.1 39.55 12.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 25.19 9.8 25.19 9.8 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 21.49 13.9 21.49 13.9 – – Engineers......................................................... 28.31 21.1 28.31 21.1 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 45.01 2.9 45.69 3.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 29.35 3.1 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.50 1.4 11.53 1.4 – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.35 .6 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 7.98 6.8 8.36 10.3 7.56 2.8 Level 2 .................................................. 7.60 4.0 – – 7.41 4.0 Food service, tipped.............................................. 7.31 2.4 – – 7.12 .4 Level 2 .................................................. 7.37 5.9 – – – – Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 7.04 1.7 – – – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.34 6.2 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.28 6.8 – – – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.46 6.9 8.47 7.0 – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 12.99 7.6 13.72 10.0 9.26 6.8 Level 3 .................................................. 10.47 3.7 10.67 1.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 24.31 11.0 24.31 11.0 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 24.31 11.0 24.31 11.0 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.11 5.4 11.56 3.9 9.26 6.8 Level 3 .................................................. 10.47 3.7 10.67 1.9 – – Retail salespersons............................................. 10.99 7.0 11.64 5.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.30 5.0 – – – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.52 4.9 13.67 5.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.91 4.9 10.95 4.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.30 9.1 15.38 10.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 14.77 5.5 14.69 5.8 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 13.36 8.3 13.25 8.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 15.39 4.2 – – – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.98 6.4 – – – – Office clerks, general............................................ 12.32 7.4 12.33 7.4 – – Level 3 .................................................. 10.80 11.1 10.81 11.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 15.02 12.8 15.02 12.8 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.29 17.4 17.29 17.4 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.99 4.7 18.99 4.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.91 6.6 20.91 6.6 – – Production occupations.............................................. 21.88 12.8 24.60 10.3 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.48 8.9 16.92 9.3 – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 16.54 8.0 17.19 6.4 – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 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), Billings, MT, August 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........................................................... $25.75 5.4 $25.69 4.9 $26.54 40.1 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 34.87 5.7 35.84 4.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.74 3.8 36.83 4.0 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 35.59 .7 35.66 .9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.97 3.9 37.06 4.1 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 37.45 3.3 37.81 3.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.42 4.0 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 37.96 3.7 – – – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.48 5.9 36.48 5.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.48 5.9 36.48 5.9 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 36.48 5.9 36.48 5.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.48 5.9 36.48 5.9 – – Protective service occupations...................................... 21.73 4.4 22.55 5.2 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.42 9.1 14.35 9.5 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 11.91 2.3 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.89 10.9 18.89 10.9 – – 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), Billings, MT, August 2009 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.00 $10.00 $14.11 $21.78 $31.84 Management occupations.............................................. 19.65 23.08 27.32 33.90 44.84 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 18.77 18.81 20.12 25.00 31.08 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 11.59 13.00 20.05 23.91 34.02 Engineers......................................................... 20.05 22.73 23.91 34.02 54.33 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 11.00 21.20 31.35 43.22 46.78 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 20.69 25.09 33.10 42.33 46.78 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 23.73 25.09 29.08 42.33 46.78 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 23.73 25.04 28.55 42.33 48.21 Secondary school teachers....................................... 25.05 31.35 35.62 45.87 46.78 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.05 31.35 35.62 45.87 46.78 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.00 19.65 28.65 37.96 181.73 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.12 10.40 11.19 12.01 13.94 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.12 10.25 11.19 11.79 13.11 Protective service occupations...................................... 16.32 19.56 21.91 25.17 26.47 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.90 7.00 7.25 8.50 9.11 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.90 6.90 7.00 7.50 8.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 6.90 6.90 6.90 7.00 7.25 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.65 8.00 9.00 10.48 11.65 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.65 8.00 9.00 10.48 11.65 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 7.65 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.90 7.21 8.00 9.25 9.38 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.74 10.00 11.00 13.96 18.72 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.05 18.27 21.84 34.13 34.13 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 12.05 18.27 21.84 34.13 34.13 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.50 9.35 10.50 12.10 14.04 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.00 9.35 10.82 11.75 14.50 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.39 10.86 12.48 15.86 19.68 Financial clerks.................................................. 9.65 11.75 13.75 16.00 16.00 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.75 13.75 16.00 16.00 16.43 Office clerks, general............................................ 7.39 10.34 11.58 13.53 15.25 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 12.82 12.82 14.56 22.53 26.40 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 11.00 17.20 19.25 21.00 26.60 Production occupations.............................................. 9.00 10.00 21.04 33.00 36.09 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.40 12.80 16.17 20.43 21.28 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.00 16.17 16.17 19.75 20.43 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), Billings, MT, August 2009 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.00 $10.00 $13.53 $20.49 $31.09 Management occupations.............................................. 19.24 23.08 27.32 33.90 44.84 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 11.59 13.00 20.05 23.91 34.02 Engineers......................................................... 20.05 22.73 23.91 34.02 54.33 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.00 18.81 28.65 35.62 181.73 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.12 10.40 11.19 12.01 13.94 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.12 10.25 11.19 11.79 13.11 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 6.90 7.00 7.25 8.50 9.11 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.90 6.90 7.00 7.50 8.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 6.90 6.90 6.90 7.00 7.25 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 7.65 8.00 9.00 10.26 11.00 Building cleaning workers......................................... 7.65 8.00 9.00 10.47 11.00 Personal care and service occupations............................... 6.90 7.21 8.00 9.25 9.38 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.74 10.00 11.00 13.96 18.72 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.05 18.27 21.84 34.13 34.13 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 12.05 18.27 21.84 34.13 34.13 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.50 9.35 10.50 12.10 14.04 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.00 9.35 10.82 11.75 14.50 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 9.39 10.65 12.48 15.86 19.68 Financial clerks.................................................. 9.65 11.75 13.75 16.00 16.00 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 11.75 13.75 16.00 16.00 16.43 Office clerks, general............................................ 7.39 10.00 11.64 13.53 15.25 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 12.82 12.82 13.60 22.53 26.40 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 11.00 17.20 19.25 21.00 26.60 Production occupations.............................................. 9.00 10.00 21.04 33.00 36.09 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.40 12.25 16.17 20.43 21.28 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.00 16.17 16.17 19.75 20.43 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), Billings, MT, August 2009 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $12.85 $16.64 $21.89 $35.62 $45.87 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 16.76 26.45 36.18 45.81 47.67 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 21.66 28.21 35.62 45.14 46.78 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 25.04 28.21 40.11 46.78 48.21 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 25.46 28.21 42.33 46.78 48.21 Secondary school teachers....................................... 25.05 31.35 35.62 45.87 46.78 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 25.05 31.35 35.62 45.87 46.78 Protective service occupations...................................... 16.32 19.56 21.91 25.17 26.47 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.00 11.40 12.88 15.75 24.75 Office clerks, general............................................ 10.71 11.00 11.58 13.00 13.29 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 13.59 13.59 19.26 23.04 24.10 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, Billings, MT, August 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........................................................... $20.13 $15.56 $804 $615 40.0 $40,766 $31,720 2,025 Management occupations.............................................. 38.76 27.32 1,563 1,093 40.3 81,256 56,826 2,096 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 22.68 20.12 907 805 40.0 47,166 41,850 2,080 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 21.49 20.05 880 802 40.9 43,843 40,847 2,040 Engineers......................................................... 28.31 23.91 1,182 1,044 41.8 61,471 54,288 2,171 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 31.86 31.98 1,191 1,199 37.4 45,149 45,198 1,417 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 33.06 33.10 1,232 1,241 37.3 46,024 46,428 1,392 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 33.19 29.08 1,221 1,058 36.8 45,656 39,562 1,376 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 33.30 29.08 1,220 1,058 36.6 45,636 39,562 1,370 Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.48 35.62 1,379 1,336 37.8 51,453 49,961 1,411 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 36.48 35.62 1,379 1,336 37.8 51,453 49,961 1,411 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 45.55 28.65 1,853 1,087 40.7 96,354 56,534 2,115 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.53 11.19 455 448 39.5 23,683 23,275 2,055 Protective service occupations...................................... 22.55 22.17 919 957 40.7 47,775 49,777 2,118 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.39 8.00 324 300 38.6 16,759 15,600 1,997 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.47 8.00 339 320 40.0 16,714 15,600 1,972 Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.72 11.50 544 440 39.6 28,273 22,880 2,061 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 24.31 21.84 972 874 40.0 50,555 45,427 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 24.31 21.84 972 874 40.0 50,555 45,427 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.56 11.00 457 433 39.6 23,775 22,506 2,057 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.64 11.00 457 440 39.3 23,771 22,880 2,042 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.72 12.50 541 499 39.5 28,094 25,958 2,048 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.27 12.92 531 517 40.0 27,599 26,874 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.88 16.00 595 640 40.0 30,941 33,280 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.29 11.58 473 452 38.5 24,430 22,277 1,988 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.53 14.56 701 582 40.0 36,445 30,285 2,079 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.99 19.25 759 770 40.0 39,494 40,040 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 24.60 28.85 984 1,154 40.0 51,163 60,000 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.94 16.17 739 770 43.6 38,415 40,040 2,267 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.19 16.17 805 817 46.8 41,841 42,503 2,434 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, Billings, MT, August 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........................................................... $19.57 $14.95 $783 $586 40.0 $40,241 $29,661 2,056 Management occupations.............................................. 39.55 27.32 1,595 1,093 40.3 82,938 56,826 2,097 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 21.49 20.05 880 802 40.9 43,843 40,847 2,040 Engineers......................................................... 28.31 23.91 1,182 1,044 41.8 61,471 54,288 2,171 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 45.69 28.65 1,859 1,105 40.7 96,660 57,452 2,116 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 11.53 11.19 455 448 39.5 23,683 23,275 2,055 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.36 7.50 322 300 38.5 16,751 15,600 2,004 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.47 8.00 339 320 40.0 16,714 15,600 1,972 Sales and related occupations....................................... 13.72 11.50 544 440 39.6 28,273 22,880 2,061 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 24.31 21.84 972 874 40.0 50,555 45,427 2,080 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 24.31 21.84 972 874 40.0 50,555 45,427 2,080 Retail sales workers.............................................. 11.56 11.00 457 433 39.6 23,775 22,506 2,057 Retail salespersons............................................. 11.64 11.00 457 440 39.3 23,771 22,880 2,042 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 13.67 12.48 539 499 39.4 28,022 25,958 2,050 Financial clerks.................................................. 13.25 12.92 530 517 40.0 27,566 26,874 2,080 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.33 11.64 473 427 38.3 24,584 22,189 1,994 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.29 13.60 691 544 40.0 35,946 28,288 2,079 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 18.99 19.25 759 770 40.0 39,494 40,040 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 24.60 28.85 984 1,154 40.0 51,171 60,000 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.92 16.17 740 790 43.7 38,468 41,080 2,274 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 17.19 16.17 805 817 46.8 41,841 42,503 2,434 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, Billings, MT, August 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........................................................... $25.69 $21.73 $1,009 $918 39.3 $45,215 $44,096 1,760 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 35.84 37.08 1,369 1,399 38.2 52,151 52,685 1,455 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 35.66 35.62 1,353 1,357 37.9 50,542 50,740 1,417 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 37.81 42.17 1,433 1,587 37.9 53,608 59,366 1,418 Secondary school teachers....................................... 36.48 35.62 1,379 1,336 37.8 51,453 49,961 1,411 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 36.48 35.62 1,379 1,336 37.8 51,453 49,961 1,411 Protective service occupations...................................... 22.55 22.17 919 957 40.7 47,775 49,777 2,118 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 14.35 12.88 574 515 40.0 29,024 26,790 2,023 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 18.89 19.26 756 770 40.0 39,289 40,061 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