NC BL 03/00/2004 Table: Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, Bulletin 3120-53, June 2003 Table 1-1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours by selected characteristics, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) Total................................................................. $18.55 3.2 37.2 $18.65 3.7 37.4 $18.08 4.1 36.4 Worker characteristics:(4) White-collar occupations(5)......................................... 22.51 4.5 37.4 23.29 5.5 37.7 19.99 4.6 36.6 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 27.09 2.4 36.5 29.28 3.1 36.6 23.59 3.6 36.4 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.98 5.3 40.6 31.10 6.0 40.6 30.05 7.2 40.1 Sales............................................................. 20.42 20.5 32.4 20.57 20.6 32.8 – – – Administrative support............................................ 13.97 2.8 37.9 14.62 3.6 38.4 11.82 .8 36.3 Blue-collar occupations(5).......................................... 15.05 1.9 38.8 15.14 2.0 39.0 13.22 3.2 34.6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.34 3.5 39.9 18.56 3.7 39.9 14.95 10.2 40.0 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................................................... 14.07 3.6 39.6 14.05 3.6 39.6 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.04 4.7 38.0 15.44 4.7 39.6 11.62 1.5 28.5 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..................................................... 11.15 3.1 36.6 11.15 3.3 36.6 11.33 7.1 36.6 Service occupations(5).............................................. 11.65 5.0 31.7 10.59 7.4 29.6 13.80 4.6 36.9 Full time........................................................... 19.03 3.3 39.5 19.18 3.9 39.5 18.31 4.0 39.4 Part time........................................................... 11.61 7.5 20.3 10.64 6.7 20.6 15.36 19.7 18.9 Union............................................................... 23.74 6.5 36.3 23.74 6.5 36.3 – – – Nonunion............................................................ 18.04 3.6 37.3 18.03 4.3 37.6 18.08 4.1 36.4 Time................................................................ 18.22 2.7 37.1 18.25 3.1 37.3 18.08 4.1 36.4 Incentive........................................................... 24.63 14.2 39.7 24.63 14.2 39.7 – – – Establishment characteristics: Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 17.00 4.2 39.8 (6) (6) (6) Service producing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 19.80 5.3 35.9 (6) (6) (6) 50-99 workers(7).................................................... 14.12 7.6 35.1 14.11 7.7 35.0 14.95 5.2 40.0 100-499 workers..................................................... 17.13 6.4 37.9 17.16 6.5 37.8 15.22 3.7 38.9 500 workers or more................................................. 21.08 4.4 37.5 22.60 5.8 38.2 18.22 4.3 36.3 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-producing industries applies to private industry only. 7 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 2-1. Mean hourly earnings,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $18.55 3.2 $18.65 3.7 $18.08 4.1 All excluding sales............................................... 18.46 2.8 18.53 3.2 18.11 4.1 White collar........................................................ 22.51 4.5 23.29 5.5 19.99 4.6 White collar excluding sales.................................... 22.72 4.0 23.66 4.9 20.04 4.5 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 27.09 2.4 29.28 3.1 23.59 3.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.72 3.3 28.60 4.2 24.39 4.0 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 31.95 4.0 31.98 4.1 – – Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 37.66 4.9 37.66 4.9 – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 41.14 6.5 41.14 6.5 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 30.54 6.7 30.56 6.7 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 30.62 6.8 30.64 6.8 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 25.97 11.9 26.80 15.4 25.06 18.2 Registered nurses........................................... 24.18 10.6 26.55 15.3 21.30 1.5 Teachers, college and university.............................. 33.49 6.4 30.08 2.5 – – Other post-secondary teachers............................... 29.05 9.3 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 24.52 2.7 – – 24.67 2.7 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 21.96 8.8 – – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 24.04 1.2 25.26 12.2 23.99 1.1 Secondary school teachers................................... 24.42 3.5 – – 24.20 3.3 Teachers, special education................................. 28.46 8.8 – – 28.46 8.8 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 17.92 4.3 – – 17.65 4.4 Social workers.............................................. 17.92 4.3 – – 17.65 4.4 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 16.18 17.9 16.19 18.0 – – Technical....................................................... 28.38 6.4 30.82 8.2 16.13 7.4 Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.21 2.7 17.21 2.7 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 14.85 4.6 16.09 7.8 12.44 4.3 Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 18.30 9.6 – – – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 24.38 7.8 25.81 5.4 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.98 5.3 31.10 6.0 30.05 7.2 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 35.60 5.4 35.92 6.1 33.79 6.3 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 37.86 16.3 – – 37.86 16.3 Financial managers.......................................... 38.81 4.7 38.80 4.7 – – Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations...... 24.80 13.1 24.76 13.1 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 31.78 1.0 – – 31.78 1.0 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 36.31 10.0 36.30 10.2 – – Management related............................................ 24.89 4.6 25.20 4.9 21.70 11.5 Accountants and auditors.................................... 21.75 10.0 22.07 10.0 – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.31 10.8 – – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... $24.19 16.6 $24.19 16.6 – – Sales............................................................. 20.42 20.5 20.57 20.6 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 29.77 17.3 29.77 17.3 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 8.98 3.3 8.98 3.3 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.16 1.1 8.13 1.1 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.97 2.8 14.62 3.6 $11.82 0.8 Secretaries................................................. 17.56 5.7 18.99 4.7 13.23 4.8 Receptionists............................................... 11.03 8.4 11.03 8.4 – – Order clerks................................................ 13.90 12.0 13.90 12.0 – – Library clerks.............................................. 11.51 4.0 – – 11.70 4.4 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 12.91 7.9 13.77 7.6 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 12.91 3.0 12.88 3.3 – – Dispatchers................................................. 15.84 5.7 – – 12.93 4.1 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 13.13 4.9 13.13 4.9 – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 12.76 7.1 13.17 6.2 – – Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c.................................................... 13.53 15.1 13.53 15.1 – – Eligibility clerks, social welfare.......................... 13.67 .9 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 11.71 6.5 11.32 10.5 12.30 2.2 Teachers' aides............................................. 9.93 1.5 – – 9.88 1.3 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 14.55 6.6 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 15.05 1.9 15.14 2.0 13.22 3.2 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.34 3.5 18.56 3.7 14.95 10.2 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 22.89 8.7 22.86 9.4 – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 17.01 5.7 – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.52 5.5 19.52 5.5 – – Machinery maintenance....................................... 13.49 3.5 – – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 20.63 2.8 21.00 2.7 – – Electrical power installers and repairers................... 21.34 5.1 21.56 5.6 – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 12.40 7.4 – – 11.91 5.4 Supervisors, production..................................... 21.76 3.9 21.80 4.0 – – Inspectors, testers, and graders............................ 15.78 10.6 15.78 10.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.07 3.6 14.05 3.6 – – Winding and twisting machine operators...................... 9.28 1.7 9.28 1.7 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 16.55 7.3 16.55 7.3 – – Assemblers.................................................. 12.29 12.4 12.29 12.4 – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 14.82 4.6 14.82 4.6 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.04 4.7 15.44 4.7 11.62 1.5 Truck drivers............................................... 15.16 7.3 15.71 8.2 – – Bus drivers................................................. – – – – 9.98 .4 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ $13.82 4.6 $13.82 4.6 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.15 3.1 11.15 3.3 $11.33 7.1 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................... 10.31 3.4 – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.34 4.9 10.34 4.9 – – Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 9.89 25.8 9.89 25.8 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 12.95 7.1 13.01 7.3 – – Hand packers and packagers.................................. 9.94 10.2 9.94 10.2 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 9.69 3.6 9.66 3.7 – – Service............................................................. 11.65 5.0 10.59 7.4 13.80 4.6 Protective service............................................ 16.74 3.3 – – 17.17 1.5 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 25.00 8.6 – – 25.00 8.6 Police and detectives, public service....................... 18.24 4.2 – – 18.24 4.2 Correctional institution officers........................... 13.07 3.2 – – 13.07 3.2 Food service.................................................. 7.00 8.7 6.82 10.3 8.63 1.9 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 3.14 22.5 3.14 22.5 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 2.95 20.9 2.95 20.9 – – Other food service........................................... 8.62 11.0 8.62 12.9 8.63 1.9 Cooks....................................................... 8.72 4.5 8.83 5.4 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 8.03 2.7 7.77 2.5 – – Health service................................................ 10.01 3.5 10.12 3.8 9.65 9.4 Health aides, except nursing................................ 10.24 6.3 10.89 6.7 9.65 9.4 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 9.84 4.1 9.84 4.1 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.96 5.4 8.91 7.7 9.08 2.7 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.67 5.2 8.51 8.1 8.91 2.5 Personal service.............................................. – – – – 10.24 2.9 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. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-2. Mean hourly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $19.03 3.3 $19.18 3.9 $18.31 4.0 All excluding sales............................................... 18.81 3.0 18.92 3.5 18.31 4.0 White collar........................................................ 23.06 4.5 24.08 5.4 19.86 4.0 White collar excluding sales.................................... 22.95 4.0 24.04 5.0 19.86 4.0 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 27.25 2.2 29.87 3.3 23.07 2.2 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.70 3.0 29.17 4.1 23.72 2.3 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 31.95 4.0 31.98 4.1 – – Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 37.66 4.9 37.66 4.9 – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 41.14 6.5 41.14 6.5 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 30.54 6.7 30.56 6.7 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 30.62 6.8 30.64 6.8 – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 24.91 11.3 28.52 14.9 21.17 1.1 Registered nurses........................................... 24.48 11.7 27.65 16.2 21.17 1.0 Teachers, college and university.............................. 33.49 6.4 30.08 2.5 – – Other post-secondary teachers............................... 29.05 9.3 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 24.75 2.6 26.16 9.0 24.67 2.7 Elementary school teachers.................................. 24.04 1.2 25.26 12.2 23.99 1.1 Secondary school teachers................................... 24.33 3.9 – – 24.11 3.8 Teachers, special education................................. 28.46 8.8 – – 28.46 8.8 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 17.65 4.4 – – 17.65 4.4 Social workers.............................................. 17.65 4.4 – – 17.65 4.4 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 16.18 17.9 16.19 18.0 – – Technical....................................................... 29.10 6.7 31.42 8.4 16.66 10.1 Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.10 2.9 17.10 2.9 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 15.35 6.4 16.60 9.1 – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 18.30 9.6 – – – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 24.38 7.8 25.81 5.4 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.98 5.3 31.10 6.0 30.05 7.2 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 35.60 5.4 35.92 6.1 33.79 6.3 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 37.86 16.3 – – 37.86 16.3 Financial managers.......................................... 38.81 4.7 38.80 4.7 – – Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations...... 24.80 13.1 24.76 13.1 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 31.78 1.0 – – 31.78 1.0 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 36.31 10.0 36.30 10.2 – – Management related............................................ 24.89 4.6 25.20 4.9 21.70 11.5 Accountants and auditors.................................... 21.75 10.0 22.07 10.0 – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.31 10.8 – – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 24.19 16.6 24.19 16.6 – – Sales............................................................. $24.43 19.1 $24.43 19.1 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 29.77 17.3 29.77 17.3 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.94 1.7 8.94 1.7 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.98 2.9 14.64 3.8 $11.85 0.8 Secretaries................................................. 17.86 5.3 19.02 4.7 13.49 4.3 Receptionists............................................... 11.03 8.4 11.03 8.4 – – Order clerks................................................ 13.90 12.0 13.90 12.0 – – Library clerks.............................................. 11.78 4.7 – – 11.78 4.7 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 12.91 7.9 13.77 7.6 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 13.21 2.4 13.23 2.7 – – Dispatchers................................................. 15.84 5.7 – – 12.93 4.1 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 13.13 4.9 13.13 4.9 – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 12.76 7.1 13.17 6.2 – – Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c.................................................... 13.53 15.1 13.53 15.1 – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 13.35 5.5 13.35 5.5 – – Eligibility clerks, social welfare.......................... 13.67 .9 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 11.77 7.0 11.36 11.3 12.38 2.4 Teachers' aides............................................. 9.96 1.5 – – 9.90 1.4 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 14.61 6.6 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 15.22 1.9 15.29 2.0 13.65 3.6 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.32 3.5 18.54 3.7 14.95 10.2 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 22.89 8.7 22.86 9.4 – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 16.36 5.8 – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.52 5.5 19.52 5.5 – – Machinery maintenance....................................... 13.49 3.5 – – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 20.63 2.8 21.00 2.7 – – Electrical power installers and repairers................... 21.34 5.1 21.56 5.6 – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 12.40 7.4 – – 11.91 5.4 Supervisors, production..................................... 21.76 3.9 21.80 4.0 – – Inspectors, testers, and graders............................ 15.78 10.6 15.78 10.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.07 3.6 14.05 3.6 – – Winding and twisting machine operators...................... 9.28 1.7 9.28 1.7 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 16.55 7.3 16.55 7.3 – – Assemblers.................................................. 12.29 12.4 12.29 12.4 – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 14.82 4.6 14.82 4.6 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.27 4.5 15.53 4.5 12.27 2.3 Truck drivers............................................... 15.32 6.8 15.95 7.3 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 13.82 4.6 13.82 4.6 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... $11.43 3.7 $11.43 3.9 $11.56 6.8 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................... 10.36 3.3 – – – – Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 9.89 25.8 9.89 25.8 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 12.59 8.5 12.64 8.7 – – Hand packers and packagers.................................. 9.94 10.2 9.94 10.2 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 9.84 3.7 9.82 3.8 – – Service............................................................. 12.57 5.6 11.47 8.4 14.66 5.4 Protective service............................................ 16.91 4.1 – – 17.28 2.3 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 25.00 8.6 – – 25.00 8.6 Police and detectives, public service....................... 18.22 4.4 – – 18.22 4.4 Correctional institution officers........................... 13.07 3.2 – – 13.07 3.2 Food service.................................................. 7.17 12.8 7.11 13.6 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 2.89 24.4 2.89 24.4 – – Other food service........................................... 9.05 11.0 9.10 11.7 – – Cooks....................................................... 8.73 4.8 8.83 5.4 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 8.34 7.6 8.36 8.0 – – Health service................................................ 10.04 4.4 10.14 5.1 9.75 9.2 Health aides, except nursing................................ 10.42 6.4 – – 9.75 9.2 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 9.73 4.6 9.73 4.6 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 9.43 5.7 9.48 8.5 9.33 2.1 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 9.30 3.2 9.44 6.2 9.14 1.8 Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 2-3. Mean hourly earnings,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation(3) Relative Relative Relative Mean error(4) Mean error(4) Mean error(4) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $11.61 7.5 $10.64 6.7 $15.36 19.7 All excluding sales............................................... 12.46 8.5 11.46 8.3 15.67 19.2 White collar........................................................ 14.49 11.5 12.68 7.6 22.37 37.1 White collar excluding sales.................................... 17.98 12.0 16.00 5.8 23.80 35.7 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.33 14.7 19.13 6.5 33.46 21.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.96 19.1 20.18 5.9 38.73 31.3 Health related................................................ 29.58 22.5 21.66 6.0 – – Registered nurses........................................... 22.65 4.1 22.69 5.6 – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 7.57 2.7 7.50 2.9 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 8.04 3.2 8.04 3.2 – – Cashiers.................................................... 7.45 1.9 7.34 2.0 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.82 7.9 14.41 8.9 11.21 4.5 General office clerks....................................... 10.84 4.4 10.74 6.6 – – Blue collar......................................................... 9.98 8.7 10.02 10.4 9.76 1.1 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 11.15 6.2 – – 9.91 .4 Bus drivers................................................. 10.01 .3 – – 10.01 .3 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 8.74 11.4 8.74 11.8 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 7.63 4.8 7.63 4.8 – – Service............................................................. 7.54 5.9 7.02 7.5 8.91 2.3 Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 6.43 6.4 5.62 5.8 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 4.08 10.7 4.08 10.7 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 3.76 10.7 3.76 10.7 – – Other food service........................................... 7.32 10.3 – – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 7.64 11.4 – – – – Health service................................................ 9.92 2.4 10.05 1.9 – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 9.43 8.7 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 10.23 2.1 10.23 2.1 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 7.40 2.8 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 8.06 6.3 – – 8.62 2.7 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-1. Mean weekly earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Weekly earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $752 3.4 39.5 $758 3.9 39.5 $721 4.2 39.4 All excluding sales............................................... 743 3.0 39.5 748 3.5 39.5 721 4.2 39.4 White collar........................................................ 914 4.5 39.6 961 5.4 39.9 770 4.3 38.8 White collar excluding sales.................................... 910 4.1 39.7 961 5.0 40.0 770 4.3 38.8 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 1,059 2.5 38.9 1,176 3.6 39.4 879 2.5 38.1 Professional specialty.......................................... 1,049 3.2 39.3 1,183 4.2 40.5 899 2.5 37.9 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 1,284 3.7 40.2 1,286 3.7 40.2 – – – Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 1,506 4.9 40.0 1,506 4.9 40.0 – – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 1,750 6.3 42.5 1,750 6.3 42.5 – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 1,227 6.6 40.2 1,228 6.7 40.2 – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 1,230 6.8 40.2 1,231 6.8 40.2 – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 966 12.1 38.8 1,131 14.4 39.6 802 4.2 37.9 Registered nurses........................................... 943 12.5 38.5 1,088 15.9 39.3 798 4.4 37.7 Teachers, college and university.............................. 1,304 6.1 38.9 1,075 3.9 35.7 – – – Other post-secondary teachers............................... 1,107 12.0 38.1 – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 926 2.6 37.4 1,044 9.0 39.9 920 2.8 37.3 Elementary school teachers.................................. 895 .9 37.2 1,011 12.2 40.0 891 .8 37.1 Secondary school teachers................................... 913 3.7 37.5 – – – 899 3.6 37.3 Teachers, special education................................. 1,058 9.0 37.2 – – – 1,058 9.0 37.2 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 706 4.4 40.0 – – – 706 4.4 40.0 Social workers.............................................. 706 4.4 40.0 – – – 706 4.4 40.0 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 657 18.6 40.6 657 18.7 40.6 – – – Technical....................................................... 1,092 7.1 37.5 1,163 8.6 37.0 674 9.6 40.5 Licensed practical nurses................................... 674 2.8 39.4 674 2.8 39.4 – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 620 6.2 40.4 663 9.2 39.9 – – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 743 8.6 40.6 – – – – – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 975 7.8 40.0 1,032 5.4 40.0 – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 1,256 5.1 40.6 1,264 5.7 40.6 1,204 7.2 40.1 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 1,449 4.7 40.7 1,466 5.2 40.8 1,355 6.3 40.1 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 1,510 16.3 39.9 – – – 1,510 16.3 39.9 Financial managers.......................................... 1,572 3.7 40.5 1,572 3.8 40.5 – – – Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations...... 992 13.1 40.0 990 13.1 40.0 – – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 1,271 1.0 40.0 – – – 1,271 1.0 40.0 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 1,505 8.6 41.4 1,505 8.8 41.5 – – – Management related............................................ $1,005 4.3 40.4 $1,018 4.6 40.4 $868 11.5 40.0 Accountants and auditors.................................... 894 8.4 41.1 908 8.3 41.2 – – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 932 10.8 40.0 – – – – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 966 16.6 39.9 966 16.6 39.9 – – – Sales............................................................. 967 19.0 39.6 967 19.0 39.6 – – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 1,204 17.3 40.4 1,204 17.3 40.4 – – – Cashiers.................................................... 337 6.6 37.7 337 6.6 37.7 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 556 2.9 39.8 584 3.8 39.9 466 1.0 39.3 Secretaries................................................. 713 5.3 39.9 760 4.7 40.0 538 4.2 39.9 Receptionists............................................... 441 8.4 40.0 441 8.4 40.0 – – – Order clerks................................................ 553 11.9 39.8 553 11.9 39.8 – – – Library clerks.............................................. 464 4.1 39.4 – – – 464 4.1 39.4 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 515 7.9 39.9 549 7.7 39.8 – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 528 2.4 40.0 528 2.7 39.9 – – – Dispatchers................................................. 642 7.3 40.6 – – – 517 4.1 40.0 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 525 4.9 40.0 525 4.9 40.0 – – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 510 7.1 40.0 527 6.2 40.0 – – – Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c.................................................... 541 15.1 40.0 541 15.1 40.0 – – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 534 5.5 40.0 534 5.5 40.0 – – – Eligibility clerks, social welfare.......................... 547 .9 40.0 – – – – – – General office clerks....................................... 468 6.9 39.8 450 11.0 39.6 495 2.4 40.0 Teachers' aides............................................. 376 2.0 37.8 – – – 374 1.9 37.7 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 575 5.3 39.4 – – – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 607 1.9 39.9 610 2.0 39.9 544 3.7 39.8 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 733 3.5 40.0 742 3.7 40.0 598 10.2 40.0 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 916 8.7 40.0 914 9.4 40.0 – – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 654 5.8 40.0 – – – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 777 5.7 39.8 777 5.7 39.8 – – – Machinery maintenance....................................... 539 3.5 40.0 – – – – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 821 2.9 39.8 836 2.7 39.8 – – – Electrical power installers and repairers................... 853 5.1 40.0 862 5.6 40.0 – – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 496 7.4 40.0 – – – 477 5.4 40.0 Supervisors, production..................................... 881 3.2 40.5 883 3.3 40.5 – – – Inspectors, testers, and graders............................ 631 10.6 40.0 631 10.6 40.0 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 558 3.4 39.6 557 3.4 39.6 – – – Winding and twisting machine operators...................... 371 1.7 40.0 371 1.7 40.0 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... $655 7.0 39.6 $655 7.0 39.6 – – – Assemblers.................................................. 491 12.3 40.0 491 12.3 40.0 – – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 591 4.9 39.9 591 4.9 39.9 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 615 5.0 40.3 627 5.1 40.4 $483 2.0 39.4 Truck drivers............................................... 628 9.1 41.0 657 10.0 41.2 – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 553 4.6 40.0 553 4.6 40.0 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 456 3.7 39.9 456 3.9 39.9 462 6.8 40.0 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................... 409 3.5 39.5 – – – – – – Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 396 25.8 40.0 396 25.8 40.0 – – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 504 8.5 40.0 506 8.7 40.0 – – – Hand packers and packagers.................................. 397 10.0 39.9 397 10.0 39.9 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 391 3.7 39.7 390 3.9 39.7 – – – Service............................................................. 467 4.2 37.2 403 6.0 35.1 615 6.4 41.9 Protective service............................................ 721 5.2 42.6 – – – 745 3.5 43.1 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 1,014 9.1 40.6 – – – 1,014 9.1 40.6 Police and detectives, public service....................... 754 4.4 41.4 – – – 754 4.4 41.4 Correctional institution officers........................... 529 4.0 40.4 – – – 529 4.0 40.4 Food service.................................................. 260 11.6 36.2 256 12.4 36.1 – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 102 26.6 35.5 102 26.6 35.5 – – – Other food service........................................... 331 14.7 36.5 331 15.7 36.4 – – – Cooks....................................................... 340 3.0 39.0 343 3.4 38.8 – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 302 10.3 36.2 305 10.9 36.5 – – – Health service................................................ 395 4.5 39.3 397 5.1 39.1 390 9.2 40.0 Health aides, except nursing................................ 416 6.3 39.9 – – – 390 9.2 40.0 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 378 4.1 38.9 378 4.1 38.9 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 374 6.3 39.6 374 9.3 39.5 373 2.1 40.0 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 372 3.2 40.0 378 6.2 40.0 366 1.8 40.0 Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 3-2. Mean annual earnings,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Annual earnings Annual earnings Annual earnings Occupation(3) Mean Mean Mean annual annual annual Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) Mean error(4) 5) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All................................................................... $38,416 3.4 2,019 $39,166 3.9 2,042 $35,031 4.2 1,914 All excluding sales............................................... 37,953 3.0 2,017 38,632 3.5 2,042 35,031 4.2 1,914 White collar........................................................ 46,362 4.5 2,010 49,836 5.4 2,070 36,600 4.3 1,843 White collar excluding sales.................................... 46,057 4.1 2,007 49,789 5.0 2,071 36,600 4.3 1,843 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 51,935 2.5 1,906 60,485 3.6 2,025 40,222 2.5 1,743 Professional specialty.......................................... 50,564 3.2 1,893 60,480 4.2 2,073 40,647 2.5 1,714 Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 66,793 3.7 2,091 66,875 3.7 2,091 – – – Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 78,326 4.9 2,080 78,326 4.9 2,080 – – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 91,015 6.3 2,212 91,015 6.3 2,212 – – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 63,812 6.6 2,090 63,858 6.7 2,090 – – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 63,982 6.8 2,090 64,031 6.8 2,090 – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – – – – Health related................................................ 49,875 12.1 2,002 58,212 14.4 2,041 41,572 4.2 1,964 Registered nurses........................................... 48,681 12.5 1,988 55,939 15.9 2,023 41,339 4.4 1,953 Teachers, college and university.............................. 50,498 6.1 1,508 40,721 3.9 1,354 – – – Other post-secondary teachers............................... 43,187 12.0 1,487 – – – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 39,818 2.6 1,609 42,405 9.0 1,621 39,676 2.8 1,608 Elementary school teachers.................................. 38,172 .9 1,588 39,157 12.2 1,550 38,132 .8 1,589 Secondary school teachers................................... 39,040 3.7 1,605 – – – 38,669 3.6 1,604 Teachers, special education................................. 44,908 9.0 1,578 – – – 44,908 9.0 1,578 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 36,720 4.4 2,080 – – – 36,720 4.4 2,080 Social workers.............................................. 36,720 4.4 2,080 – – – 36,720 4.4 2,080 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 33,566 18.6 2,075 33,597 18.7 2,075 – – – Technical....................................................... 56,790 7.1 1,951 60,495 8.6 1,925 35,053 9.6 2,104 Licensed practical nurses................................... 35,063 2.8 2,050 35,063 2.8 2,050 – – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 32,254 6.2 2,101 34,483 9.2 2,077 – – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 38,649 8.6 2,112 – – – – – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 50,711 7.8 2,080 53,677 5.4 2,080 – – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 65,181 5.1 2,104 65,719 5.7 2,113 61,461 7.2 2,045 Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 75,058 4.7 2,108 76,246 5.2 2,123 68,594 6.3 2,030 Administrators and officials, public administration......... 78,540 16.3 2,074 – – – 78,540 16.3 2,074 Financial managers.......................................... 81,744 3.7 2,106 81,734 3.8 2,107 – – – Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations...... 51,585 13.1 2,080 51,493 13.1 2,080 – – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 63,470 1.0 1,997 – – – 63,470 1.0 1,997 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 78,240 8.6 2,155 78,275 8.8 2,156 – – – Management related............................................ $52,246 4.3 2,099 $52,939 4.6 2,101 $45,137 11.5 2,080 Accountants and auditors.................................... 46,501 8.4 2,138 47,242 8.3 2,141 – – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 48,484 10.8 2,080 – – – – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 50,231 16.6 2,077 50,231 16.6 2,077 – – – Sales............................................................. 50,263 19.0 2,057 50,263 19.0 2,057 – – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 62,583 17.3 2,102 62,583 17.3 2,102 – – – Cashiers.................................................... 17,528 6.6 1,961 17,528 6.6 1,961 – – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 28,512 2.9 2,040 30,366 3.8 2,074 22,956 1.0 1,937 Secretaries................................................. 36,910 5.3 2,067 39,513 4.7 2,078 27,359 4.2 2,029 Receptionists............................................... 22,952 8.4 2,080 22,952 8.4 2,080 – – – Order clerks................................................ 28,772 11.9 2,069 28,772 11.9 2,069 – – – Library clerks.............................................. 22,925 4.1 1,947 – – – 22,925 4.1 1,947 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 26,780 7.9 2,074 28,523 7.7 2,071 – – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 27,437 2.4 2,077 27,480 2.7 2,077 – – – Dispatchers................................................. 33,391 7.3 2,109 – – – 26,902 4.1 2,080 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 27,306 4.9 2,080 27,306 4.9 2,080 – – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 26,534 7.1 2,080 27,398 6.2 2,080 – – – Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c.................................................... 28,152 15.1 2,080 28,152 15.1 2,080 – – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 27,758 5.5 2,080 27,758 5.5 2,080 – – – Eligibility clerks, social welfare.......................... 28,437 .9 2,080 – – – – – – General office clerks....................................... 24,313 6.9 2,066 23,356 11.0 2,056 25,757 2.4 2,080 Teachers' aides............................................. 16,461 2.0 1,653 – – – 16,403 1.9 1,656 Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 29,895 5.3 2,047 – – – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 31,225 1.9 2,051 31,376 2.0 2,052 27,984 3.7 2,050 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 38,105 3.5 2,079 38,559 3.7 2,080 31,063 10.2 2,077 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 47,611 8.7 2,080 47,547 9.4 2,080 – – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 34,023 5.8 2,080 – – – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 40,383 5.7 2,069 40,383 5.7 2,069 – – – Machinery maintenance....................................... 28,051 3.5 2,080 – – – – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 42,650 2.9 2,067 43,447 2.7 2,069 – – – Electrical power installers and repairers................... 44,381 5.1 2,080 44,849 5.6 2,080 – – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 25,786 7.4 2,080 – – – 24,779 5.4 2,080 Supervisors, production..................................... 45,822 3.2 2,106 45,906 3.3 2,106 – – – Inspectors, testers, and graders............................ 32,827 10.6 2,080 32,827 10.6 2,080 – – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 28,894 3.4 2,053 28,845 3.4 2,053 – – – Winding and twisting machine operators...................... 19,293 1.7 2,080 19,293 1.7 2,080 – – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... $34,083 7.0 2,059 $34,083 7.0 2,059 – – – Assemblers.................................................. 25,540 12.3 2,078 25,540 12.3 2,078 – – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 30,727 4.9 2,074 30,727 4.9 2,074 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 31,881 5.0 2,088 32,591 5.1 2,099 $24,272 2.0 1,979 Truck drivers............................................... 32,648 9.1 2,131 34,162 10.0 2,142 – – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 28,738 4.6 2,080 28,738 4.6 2,080 – – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 22,607 3.7 1,978 22,547 3.9 1,973 24,041 6.8 2,080 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................... 21,289 3.5 2,055 – – – – – – Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 20,566 25.8 2,080 20,566 25.8 2,080 – – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 26,186 8.5 2,080 26,295 8.7 2,080 – – – Hand packers and packagers.................................. 16,425 10.0 1,652 16,425 10.0 1,652 – – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 20,314 3.7 2,064 20,267 3.9 2,063 – – – Service............................................................. 24,255 4.2 1,930 20,924 6.0 1,824 31,823 6.4 2,171 Protective service............................................ 37,488 5.2 2,217 – – – 38,742 3.5 2,242 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 52,740 9.1 2,109 – – – 52,740 9.1 2,109 Police and detectives, public service....................... 39,183 4.4 2,151 – – – 39,183 4.4 2,151 Correctional institution officers........................... 27,497 4.0 2,103 – – – 27,497 4.0 2,103 Food service.................................................. 13,445 11.6 1,874 13,336 12.4 1,876 – – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 5,321 26.6 1,844 5,321 26.6 1,844 – – – Other food service........................................... 17,086 14.7 1,888 17,208 15.7 1,891 – – – Cooks....................................................... 17,692 3.0 2,026 17,818 3.4 2,017 – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 15,418 10.3 1,850 15,880 10.9 1,900 – – – Health service................................................ 20,535 4.5 2,046 20,626 5.1 2,034 20,279 9.2 2,080 Health aides, except nursing................................ 21,651 6.3 2,077 – – – 20,279 9.2 2,080 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 19,670 4.1 2,021 19,670 4.1 2,021 – – – Cleaning and building service................................. 19,435 6.3 2,060 19,451 9.3 2,052 19,397 2.1 2,080 Janitors and cleaners....................................... 19,336 3.2 2,080 19,642 6.2 2,080 19,008 1.8 2,080 Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 5 Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-1. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) all workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $18.55 3.2 $18.65 3.7 $18.08 4.1 All excluding sales............................................... 18.46 2.8 18.53 3.2 18.11 4.1 White collar........................................................ 22.51 4.5 23.29 5.5 19.99 4.6 1....................................................... 7.43 3.9 – – – – 2....................................................... 9.09 2.3 9.01 3.1 9.64 1.0 3....................................................... 10.86 1.7 11.04 2.1 10.39 2.3 4....................................................... 13.28 2.6 13.67 3.4 11.78 1.8 5....................................................... 14.80 2.8 15.35 3.5 13.58 1.5 6....................................................... 17.95 5.5 18.35 6.5 16.57 5.1 7....................................................... 21.25 2.0 21.50 2.1 20.39 4.3 8....................................................... 23.53 5.0 24.20 7.9 22.48 1.4 9....................................................... 27.41 6.3 30.12 9.5 23.89 3.0 10........................................................ 35.93 5.8 36.66 5.8 – – 11........................................................ 42.82 13.1 45.38 15.8 35.50 14.0 12........................................................ 40.64 3.1 41.96 3.1 35.82 3.9 13........................................................ 51.66 7.1 59.16 8.2 40.56 7.6 14........................................................ 67.33 3.3 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 27.83 15.5 27.83 15.5 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 22.72 4.0 23.66 4.9 20.04 4.5 2....................................................... 9.78 2.4 9.83 3.0 9.61 .9 3....................................................... 11.33 1.6 11.76 2.3 10.43 2.6 4....................................................... 13.36 2.7 13.79 3.6 11.78 1.8 5....................................................... 14.79 2.9 15.37 3.6 13.58 1.5 6....................................................... 18.03 5.4 18.54 6.5 16.57 5.1 7....................................................... 21.28 2.1 21.56 2.2 20.39 4.3 8....................................................... 23.42 4.4 24.08 7.3 22.48 1.4 9....................................................... 27.36 6.5 30.18 10.0 23.89 3.0 10........................................................ 35.60 6.4 36.37 6.4 – – 11........................................................ 42.82 15.6 46.12 20.1 35.50 14.0 12........................................................ 40.64 3.1 41.96 3.1 35.82 3.9 13........................................................ 51.66 7.1 59.16 8.2 40.56 7.6 14........................................................ 67.33 3.3 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.89 11.9 26.89 11.9 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 27.09 2.4 29.28 3.1 23.59 3.6 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.72 3.3 28.60 4.2 24.39 4.0 5....................................................... 12.72 3.7 12.46 3.9 13.33 6.7 6....................................................... 20.90 8.5 20.20 11.7 – – 7....................................................... 21.40 3.0 21.64 4.6 21.23 3.7 8....................................................... 24.86 3.2 26.65 6.4 23.70 2.3 9....................................................... 25.01 2.6 27.45 3.4 23.78 3.8 10........................................................ 36.08 7.0 36.92 7.0 – – 11........................................................ 41.38 9.0 39.18 3.2 – – 12........................................................ 39.74 2.1 40.23 1.4 – – 13........................................................ 44.63 8.8 – – 42.08 12.0 Not able to be leveled.................................... $22.48 19.3 $22.48 19.3 – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... 31.95 4.0 31.98 4.1 – – 9....................................................... 26.42 1.2 26.42 1.2 – – 11........................................................ 37.43 6.3 – – – – Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 37.66 4.9 37.66 4.9 – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 41.14 6.5 41.14 6.5 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 30.54 6.7 30.56 6.7 – – 9....................................................... 27.72 6.0 27.76 6.3 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 30.62 6.8 30.64 6.8 – – 9....................................................... 27.75 6.9 – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 25.97 11.9 26.80 15.4 $25.06 18.2 7....................................................... 21.39 3.5 22.07 3.5 – – 8....................................................... 24.23 9.2 24.23 9.2 – – 9....................................................... 22.28 5.0 – – 21.35 1.6 Registered nurses........................................... 24.18 10.6 26.55 15.3 21.30 1.5 7....................................................... 22.07 2.5 22.48 1.3 – – 8....................................................... 22.25 3.8 22.25 3.8 – – 9....................................................... 21.70 2.7 – – 21.35 1.6 Teachers, college and university.............................. 33.49 6.4 30.08 2.5 – – Other post-secondary teachers............................... 29.05 9.3 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 24.52 2.7 – – 24.67 2.7 7....................................................... 23.41 1.7 – – – – 8....................................................... 25.68 2.8 26.02 15.1 25.61 1.5 Prekindergarten and kindergarten............................ 21.96 8.8 – – – – Elementary school teachers.................................. 24.04 1.2 25.26 12.2 23.99 1.1 8....................................................... 25.17 1.9 25.26 12.2 – – Secondary school teachers................................... 24.42 3.5 – – 24.20 3.3 8....................................................... 25.98 7.2 – – – – Teachers, special education................................. 28.46 8.8 – – 28.46 8.8 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 17.92 4.3 – – 17.65 4.4 8....................................................... 19.23 3.5 – – – – Social workers.............................................. 17.92 4.3 – – 17.65 4.4 8....................................................... 19.23 3.5 – – – – Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 16.18 17.9 16.19 18.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.85 13.8 14.85 13.8 – – Technical....................................................... 28.38 6.4 30.82 8.2 16.13 7.4 4....................................................... 14.76 3.5 15.32 4.4 – – 5....................................................... 15.50 4.4 16.01 3.6 – – 7....................................................... 19.32 4.5 19.77 5.5 – – 8....................................................... 19.62 3.1 – – 18.45 7.1 9....................................................... 41.05 30.8 41.16 30.8 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... $17.21 2.7 $17.21 2.7 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 14.85 4.6 16.09 7.8 $12.44 4.3 4....................................................... 13.69 6.7 – – – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 18.30 9.6 – – – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 24.38 7.8 25.81 5.4 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.98 5.3 31.10 6.0 30.05 7.2 6....................................................... 16.21 .9 – – – – 7....................................................... 22.09 3.4 22.08 3.5 – – 8....................................................... 22.65 12.5 22.98 13.4 – – 9....................................................... 26.65 3.4 27.02 3.8 24.83 3.7 10........................................................ 33.20 8.2 33.63 8.2 – – 11........................................................ 34.46 4.5 35.92 5.7 32.31 .5 12........................................................ 41.20 5.2 43.42 6.2 – – 13........................................................ 57.75 10.7 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.23 9.1 36.23 9.1 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 35.60 5.4 35.92 6.1 33.79 6.3 9....................................................... 27.17 5.3 27.42 5.6 – – 11........................................................ 34.30 5.6 36.51 7.8 32.31 .5 12........................................................ 41.49 5.4 44.28 5.9 – – 13........................................................ 57.85 10.7 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 41.68 4.3 41.68 4.3 – – Administrators and officials, public administration......... 37.86 16.3 – – 37.86 16.3 Financial managers.......................................... 38.81 4.7 38.80 4.7 – – Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations...... 24.80 13.1 24.76 13.1 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 31.78 1.0 – – 31.78 1.0 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 36.31 10.0 36.30 10.2 – – 9....................................................... 25.88 5.6 25.88 5.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 42.12 15.0 42.12 15.0 – – Management related............................................ 24.89 4.6 25.20 4.9 21.70 11.5 7....................................................... 22.32 3.8 22.34 3.9 – – 8....................................................... 25.44 18.2 26.50 19.5 – – 9....................................................... 26.10 1.8 26.50 1.9 – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 21.75 10.0 22.07 10.0 – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.31 10.8 – – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 24.19 16.6 24.19 16.6 – – Sales............................................................. 20.42 20.5 20.57 20.6 – – 2....................................................... 8.31 4.8 8.29 5.0 – – 3....................................................... 8.23 7.0 8.20 7.3 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 29.77 17.3 29.77 17.3 – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 8.98 3.3 8.98 3.3 – – 3....................................................... 8.21 1.6 8.21 1.6 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.16 1.1 8.13 1.1 – – 2....................................................... 8.31 5.1 8.28 5.3 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ $13.97 2.8 $14.62 3.6 $11.82 0.8 2....................................................... 9.78 2.4 9.83 3.0 9.61 .9 3....................................................... 11.32 1.7 11.75 2.4 10.43 2.6 4....................................................... 13.20 2.9 13.60 3.9 11.82 1.8 5....................................................... 15.07 3.6 15.93 3.7 13.46 1.7 6....................................................... 16.58 6.9 18.50 7.8 13.78 1.2 7....................................................... 20.35 7.8 21.26 8.0 – – Secretaries................................................. 17.56 5.7 18.99 4.7 13.23 4.8 3....................................................... 12.16 3.3 – – – – 4....................................................... 13.07 7.9 – – – – 5....................................................... 17.52 7.1 – – – – 6....................................................... 18.15 13.8 – – – – Receptionists............................................... 11.03 8.4 11.03 8.4 – – 3....................................................... 9.95 11.3 9.95 11.3 – – Order clerks................................................ 13.90 12.0 13.90 12.0 – – 3....................................................... 12.15 4.1 12.15 4.1 – – Library clerks.............................................. 11.51 4.0 – – 11.70 4.4 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 12.91 7.9 13.77 7.6 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 12.91 3.0 12.88 3.3 – – 4....................................................... 13.06 3.3 – – – – Dispatchers................................................. 15.84 5.7 – – 12.93 4.1 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 13.13 4.9 13.13 4.9 – – 3....................................................... 12.21 4.9 12.21 4.9 – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 12.76 7.1 13.17 6.2 – – Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c.................................................... 13.53 15.1 13.53 15.1 – – Eligibility clerks, social welfare.......................... 13.67 .9 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 11.71 6.5 11.32 10.5 12.30 2.2 2....................................................... 10.07 2.3 – – – – 3....................................................... 11.77 5.9 – – – – 4....................................................... 10.97 10.7 10.58 16.4 11.65 1.4 5....................................................... 13.15 3.3 – – – – Teachers' aides............................................. 9.93 1.5 – – 9.88 1.3 4....................................................... 10.71 1.6 – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 14.55 6.6 – – – – 4....................................................... 15.66 9.4 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 15.05 1.9 15.14 2.0 13.22 3.2 1....................................................... 8.52 1.9 8.47 1.8 9.80 1.5 2....................................................... 10.75 3.6 10.77 3.7 10.05 1.4 3....................................................... 13.59 7.5 13.64 7.8 12.17 3.6 4....................................................... 15.08 1.9 15.27 1.9 12.01 .5 5....................................................... 16.13 3.1 16.40 3.1 12.96 5.6 6....................................................... 20.39 3.5 20.64 3.3 13.65 6.1 7....................................................... 21.23 3.0 21.51 3.1 17.15 3.6 8....................................................... $22.64 2.7 $22.64 2.7 – – 9....................................................... 24.91 4.1 25.29 4.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.13 7.7 16.13 7.7 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.34 3.5 18.56 3.7 $14.95 10.2 2....................................................... 8.45 5.0 – – – – 3....................................................... 11.97 1.3 – – – – 4....................................................... 13.63 8.6 13.65 8.7 – – 5....................................................... 14.81 4.0 15.11 4.0 12.60 5.5 6....................................................... 19.54 5.5 19.76 5.3 – – 7....................................................... 21.46 3.3 21.68 3.3 17.11 5.3 8....................................................... 22.37 2.7 22.37 2.7 – – 9....................................................... 24.91 4.1 25.29 4.5 – – Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 22.89 8.7 22.86 9.4 – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 17.01 5.7 – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.52 5.5 19.52 5.5 – – 5....................................................... 15.04 4.0 15.04 4.0 – – 7....................................................... 20.79 2.4 20.79 2.4 – – Machinery maintenance....................................... 13.49 3.5 – – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 20.63 2.8 21.00 2.7 – – Electricians 7....................................................... 19.63 2.9 19.63 2.9 – – Electrical power installers and repairers................... 21.34 5.1 21.56 5.6 – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 12.40 7.4 – – 11.91 5.4 Supervisors, production..................................... 21.76 3.9 21.80 4.0 – – 7....................................................... 21.02 5.1 21.02 5.1 – – Inspectors, testers, and graders............................ 15.78 10.6 15.78 10.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.07 3.6 14.05 3.6 – – 1....................................................... 8.51 5.9 8.51 5.9 – – 2....................................................... 10.80 6.3 10.80 6.3 – – 3....................................................... 15.10 10.5 15.10 10.5 – – 4....................................................... 15.48 3.7 15.48 3.7 – – 5....................................................... 18.21 3.4 18.21 3.4 – – 6....................................................... 23.04 5.0 23.04 5.0 – – Winding and twisting machine operators...................... 9.28 1.7 9.28 1.7 – – 2....................................................... 9.28 1.7 9.28 1.7 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 16.55 7.3 16.55 7.3 – – 2....................................................... 10.72 10.3 10.72 10.3 – – 3....................................................... 16.41 24.3 16.41 24.3 – – 4....................................................... 15.57 10.4 15.57 10.4 – – Assemblers.................................................. 12.29 12.4 12.29 12.4 – – 1....................................................... 8.66 16.9 8.66 16.9 – – 3....................................................... 14.98 13.0 14.98 13.0 – – 4....................................................... 13.22 5.3 13.22 5.3 – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 14.82 4.6 14.82 4.6 – – 4....................................................... $17.96 7.6 $17.96 7.6 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.04 4.7 15.44 4.7 $11.62 1.5 2....................................................... 10.57 3.5 10.82 4.7 9.91 .4 3....................................................... 13.11 11.9 13.21 12.1 – – 4....................................................... 15.15 3.6 15.55 3.1 – – 5....................................................... 15.72 3.9 15.83 4.1 – – Truck drivers............................................... 15.16 7.3 15.71 8.2 – – 4....................................................... 13.82 4.1 14.41 3.3 – – 5....................................................... 15.58 4.4 15.69 4.6 – – Bus drivers................................................. – – – – 9.98 .4 2....................................................... 9.91 .4 – – 9.91 .4 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 13.82 4.6 13.82 4.6 – – 3....................................................... 13.24 12.2 13.24 12.2 – – 4....................................................... 17.58 6.7 17.58 6.7 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.15 3.1 11.15 3.3 11.33 7.1 1....................................................... 8.47 2.5 8.39 2.6 9.89 1.1 2....................................................... 11.30 7.1 11.31 7.1 – – 3....................................................... 11.94 4.8 11.86 4.9 – – 4....................................................... 15.43 2.4 15.66 2.7 – – Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................... 10.31 3.4 – – – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 10.34 4.9 10.34 4.9 – – 1....................................................... 7.91 3.9 7.91 3.9 – – Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 9.89 25.8 9.89 25.8 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 12.95 7.1 13.01 7.3 – – 2....................................................... 13.83 16.6 13.83 16.6 – – Hand packers and packagers.................................. 9.94 10.2 9.94 10.2 – – 1....................................................... 9.03 6.9 9.03 6.9 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 9.69 3.6 9.66 3.7 – – 1....................................................... 8.53 2.2 8.51 2.3 – – 2....................................................... 9.95 4.3 9.94 4.5 – – Service............................................................. 11.65 5.0 10.59 7.4 13.80 4.6 1....................................................... 7.29 3.7 7.20 3.6 8.05 4.1 2....................................................... 6.79 17.0 6.52 19.0 8.70 1.0 3....................................................... 8.70 8.0 8.49 13.5 9.05 2.7 4....................................................... 10.83 5.1 10.27 7.4 11.80 2.5 5....................................................... – – – – 13.00 3.7 6....................................................... 14.60 .9 – – – – 7....................................................... 16.90 12.9 – – 14.34 .7 8....................................................... 19.16 4.7 – – 18.24 2.5 9....................................................... 17.98 12.2 – – 17.98 12.2 10........................................................ 25.02 5.0 – – 25.02 5.0 Protective service............................................ 16.74 3.3 – – 17.17 1.5 4....................................................... 12.19 2.8 – – – – 5....................................................... $12.87 4.4 – – $12.87 4.4 7....................................................... 16.90 12.9 – – 14.34 .7 8....................................................... 18.24 2.5 – – 18.24 2.5 9....................................................... 17.98 12.2 – – 17.98 12.2 10........................................................ 25.02 5.0 – – 25.02 5.0 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 25.00 8.6 – – 25.00 8.6 Police and detectives, public service....................... 18.24 4.2 – – 18.24 4.2 8....................................................... 19.86 1.8 – – 19.86 1.8 Correctional institution officers........................... 13.07 3.2 – – 13.07 3.2 Food service.................................................. 7.00 8.7 $6.82 10.3 8.63 1.9 1....................................................... 6.50 4.8 6.47 5.0 – – 2....................................................... 5.16 24.0 4.94 24.6 – – 3....................................................... 7.56 15.7 7.20 21.7 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 3.14 22.5 3.14 22.5 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 2.95 20.9 2.95 20.9 – – Other food service........................................... 8.62 11.0 8.62 12.9 8.63 1.9 1....................................................... 6.97 4.3 6.94 4.1 – – 2....................................................... 8.02 1.4 7.96 1.3 – – 3....................................................... 8.70 4.9 8.76 7.2 – – Cooks....................................................... 8.72 4.5 8.83 5.4 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 8.03 2.7 7.77 2.5 – – 1....................................................... 8.11 3.8 8.08 3.9 – – Health service................................................ 10.01 3.5 10.12 3.8 9.65 9.4 2....................................................... 9.67 2.8 9.84 3.8 – – 3....................................................... 9.62 5.3 – – – – 4....................................................... 10.72 3.9 – – – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 10.24 6.3 10.89 6.7 9.65 9.4 3....................................................... 9.69 11.9 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 9.84 4.1 9.84 4.1 – – 2....................................................... 9.84 4.3 9.84 4.3 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 8.96 5.4 8.91 7.7 9.08 2.7 1....................................................... 7.99 4.0 7.95 4.6 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 8.67 5.2 8.51 8.1 8.91 2.5 1....................................................... 7.80 4.0 7.70 4.5 – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – 10.24 2.9 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D for more information. 3 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-2. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) full-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $19.03 3.3 $19.18 3.9 $18.31 4.0 All excluding sales............................................... 18.81 3.0 18.92 3.5 18.31 4.0 White collar........................................................ 23.06 4.5 24.08 5.4 19.86 4.0 2....................................................... 9.54 2.8 9.50 3.6 – – 3....................................................... 11.05 1.7 11.35 2.2 10.27 1.8 4....................................................... 13.19 3.1 13.54 3.9 11.83 2.1 5....................................................... 14.80 2.8 15.37 3.5 13.58 1.5 6....................................................... 17.84 5.6 18.22 6.8 16.57 5.1 7....................................................... 21.18 2.0 21.43 2.1 20.30 4.5 8....................................................... 23.60 5.1 24.34 8.4 22.50 1.3 9....................................................... 27.47 6.3 30.12 9.5 23.93 3.1 10........................................................ 35.93 5.8 36.66 5.8 – – 11........................................................ 42.13 13.4 45.38 15.8 31.93 1.0 12........................................................ 40.64 3.1 41.96 3.1 35.82 3.9 13........................................................ 51.03 7.6 59.16 8.2 37.83 5.9 14........................................................ 67.33 3.3 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.59 15.0 28.59 15.0 – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 22.95 4.0 24.04 5.0 19.86 4.0 2....................................................... 9.81 3.0 9.83 4.0 – – 3....................................................... 11.34 1.7 11.83 2.4 10.27 1.8 4....................................................... 13.27 3.2 13.64 4.1 11.83 2.1 5....................................................... 14.80 2.9 15.39 3.6 13.58 1.5 6....................................................... 17.91 5.6 18.39 6.9 16.57 5.1 7....................................................... 21.22 2.1 21.50 2.2 20.30 4.5 8....................................................... 23.49 4.5 24.22 7.7 22.50 1.3 9....................................................... 27.42 6.5 30.18 10.0 23.93 3.1 10........................................................ 35.60 6.4 36.37 6.4 – – 11........................................................ 41.99 16.2 46.12 20.1 31.93 1.0 12........................................................ 40.64 3.1 41.96 3.1 35.82 3.9 13........................................................ 51.03 7.6 59.16 8.2 37.83 5.9 14........................................................ 67.33 3.3 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 27.65 11.5 27.65 11.5 – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 27.25 2.2 29.87 3.3 23.07 2.2 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.70 3.0 29.17 4.1 23.72 2.3 5....................................................... 12.58 3.0 – – 13.33 6.7 6....................................................... 20.81 9.6 19.99 13.7 – – 7....................................................... 21.21 3.0 21.21 4.8 21.21 4.0 8....................................................... 25.10 3.3 27.60 6.4 23.73 2.2 9....................................................... 25.06 2.6 27.45 3.4 23.82 3.9 10........................................................ 36.08 7.0 36.92 7.0 – – 11........................................................ 38.14 2.9 39.18 3.2 – – 12........................................................ 39.74 2.1 40.23 1.4 – – 13........................................................ 42.49 8.6 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 22.48 19.3 22.48 19.3 – – Engineers, architects, and surveyors.......................... $31.95 4.0 $31.98 4.1 – – 9....................................................... 26.42 1.2 26.42 1.2 – – 11........................................................ 37.43 6.3 – – – – Electrical and electronic engineers......................... 37.66 4.9 37.66 4.9 – – Engineers, n.e.c............................................ 41.14 6.5 41.14 6.5 – – Mathematical and computer scientists.......................... 30.54 6.7 30.56 6.7 – – 9....................................................... 27.72 6.0 27.76 6.3 – – Computer systems analysts and scientists.................... 30.62 6.8 30.64 6.8 – – 9....................................................... 27.75 6.9 – – – – Natural scientists............................................ – – – – – – Health related................................................ 24.91 11.3 28.52 14.9 $21.17 1.1 7....................................................... 21.17 2.1 – – – – 8....................................................... 24.85 9.9 24.85 9.9 – – 9....................................................... 22.25 5.4 – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 24.48 11.7 27.65 16.2 21.17 1.0 7....................................................... 21.16 1.7 – – – – 9....................................................... 21.61 2.6 – – – – Teachers, college and university.............................. 33.49 6.4 30.08 2.5 – – Other post-secondary teachers............................... 29.05 9.3 – – – – Teachers, except college and university....................... 24.75 2.6 26.16 9.0 24.67 2.7 7....................................................... 23.20 .8 – – – – 8....................................................... 25.75 2.8 26.09 15.3 25.69 1.3 Elementary school teachers.................................. 24.04 1.2 25.26 12.2 23.99 1.1 8....................................................... 25.17 1.9 25.26 12.2 – – Secondary school teachers................................... 24.33 3.9 – – 24.11 3.8 8....................................................... 25.98 7.2 – – – – Teachers, special education................................. 28.46 8.8 – – 28.46 8.8 Librarians, archivists, and curators.......................... – – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners.......................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... 17.65 4.4 – – 17.65 4.4 Social workers.............................................. 17.65 4.4 – – 17.65 4.4 Lawyers and judges............................................ – – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c...................................................... 16.18 17.9 16.19 18.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.85 13.8 14.85 13.8 – – Technical....................................................... 29.10 6.7 31.42 8.4 16.66 10.1 4....................................................... 15.16 5.8 15.41 6.4 – – 5....................................................... 15.50 4.4 16.01 3.6 – – 7....................................................... 19.32 4.5 19.77 5.5 – – 8....................................................... 19.62 3.1 – – 18.45 7.1 9....................................................... 41.05 30.8 41.16 30.8 – – Licensed practical nurses................................... 17.10 2.9 17.10 2.9 – – Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................. 15.35 6.4 16.60 9.1 – – Electrical and electronic technicians....................... 18.30 9.6 – – – – Engineering technicians, n.e.c.............................. 24.38 7.8 25.81 5.4 – – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... $30.98 5.3 $31.10 6.0 $30.05 7.2 6....................................................... 16.21 .9 – – – – 7....................................................... 22.09 3.4 22.08 3.5 – – 8....................................................... 22.65 12.5 22.98 13.4 – – 9....................................................... 26.65 3.4 27.02 3.8 24.83 3.7 10........................................................ 33.20 8.2 33.63 8.2 – – 11........................................................ 34.46 4.5 35.92 5.7 32.31 .5 12........................................................ 41.20 5.2 43.42 6.2 – – 13........................................................ 57.75 10.7 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.23 9.1 36.23 9.1 – – Executives, administrators, and managers...................... 35.60 5.4 35.92 6.1 33.79 6.3 9....................................................... 27.17 5.3 27.42 5.6 – – 11........................................................ 34.30 5.6 36.51 7.8 32.31 .5 12........................................................ 41.49 5.4 44.28 5.9 – – 13........................................................ 57.85 10.7 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 41.68 4.3 41.68 4.3 – – Administrators and officials, public administration......... 37.86 16.3 – – 37.86 16.3 Financial managers.......................................... 38.81 4.7 38.80 4.7 – – Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations...... 24.80 13.1 24.76 13.1 – – Administrators, education and related fields................ 31.78 1.0 – – 31.78 1.0 Managers and administrators, n.e.c.......................... 36.31 10.0 36.30 10.2 – – 9....................................................... 25.88 5.6 25.88 5.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 42.12 15.0 42.12 15.0 – – Management related............................................ 24.89 4.6 25.20 4.9 21.70 11.5 7....................................................... 22.32 3.8 22.34 3.9 – – 8....................................................... 25.44 18.2 26.50 19.5 – – 9....................................................... 26.10 1.8 26.50 1.9 – – Accountants and auditors.................................... 21.75 10.0 22.07 10.0 – – Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists........ 23.31 10.8 – – – – Management related, n.e.c................................... 24.19 16.6 24.19 16.6 – – Sales............................................................. 24.43 19.1 24.43 19.1 – – Supervisors, sales.......................................... 29.77 17.3 29.77 17.3 – – Cashiers.................................................... 8.94 1.7 8.94 1.7 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.98 2.9 14.64 3.8 11.85 .8 2....................................................... 9.81 3.0 9.83 4.0 – – 3....................................................... 11.34 1.7 11.83 2.4 10.27 1.8 4....................................................... 13.11 3.4 13.47 4.4 11.86 2.0 5....................................................... 15.07 3.6 15.93 3.7 13.46 1.7 6....................................................... 16.59 6.9 18.52 7.8 13.78 1.2 7....................................................... 20.35 7.8 21.26 8.0 – – Secretaries................................................. 17.86 5.3 19.02 4.7 13.49 4.3 4....................................................... 13.07 7.9 – – – – 5....................................................... 17.52 7.1 – – – – 6....................................................... $18.15 13.8 – – – – Receptionists............................................... 11.03 8.4 $11.03 8.4 – – 3....................................................... 9.95 11.3 9.95 11.3 – – Order clerks................................................ 13.90 12.0 13.90 12.0 – – 3....................................................... 12.15 4.1 12.15 4.1 – – Library clerks.............................................. 11.78 4.7 – – $11.78 4.7 Records clerks, n.e.c....................................... 12.91 7.9 13.77 7.6 – – Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks................. 13.21 2.4 13.23 2.7 – – 4....................................................... 13.06 3.3 – – – – Dispatchers................................................. 15.84 5.7 – – 12.93 4.1 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks...................... 13.13 4.9 13.13 4.9 – – 3....................................................... 12.21 4.9 12.21 4.9 – – Stock and inventory clerks.................................. 12.76 7.1 13.17 6.2 – – Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c.................................................... 13.53 15.1 13.53 15.1 – – Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............... 13.35 5.5 13.35 5.5 – – Eligibility clerks, social welfare.......................... 13.67 .9 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 11.77 7.0 11.36 11.3 12.38 2.4 3....................................................... 11.92 5.6 – – – – 4....................................................... 10.92 11.8 – – 11.76 2.3 5....................................................... 13.15 3.3 – – – – Teachers' aides............................................. 9.96 1.5 – – 9.90 1.4 4....................................................... 10.71 1.6 – – – – Administrative support, n.e.c............................... 14.61 6.6 – – – – 4....................................................... 15.81 9.3 – – – – Blue collar......................................................... 15.22 1.9 15.29 2.0 13.65 3.6 1....................................................... 8.67 2.3 8.62 2.2 – – 2....................................................... 10.74 4.5 10.74 4.6 10.27 2.9 3....................................................... 13.60 7.5 13.65 7.8 – – 4....................................................... 15.13 1.8 15.32 1.9 12.01 .5 5....................................................... 16.13 3.1 16.40 3.1 12.96 5.6 6....................................................... 20.36 3.5 20.63 3.4 13.65 6.1 7....................................................... 21.23 3.0 21.51 3.1 17.15 3.6 8....................................................... 22.64 2.7 22.64 2.7 – – 9....................................................... 24.91 4.1 25.29 4.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.13 7.7 16.13 7.7 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.32 3.5 18.54 3.7 14.95 10.2 2....................................................... 8.45 5.0 – – – – 3....................................................... 11.97 1.3 – – – – 4....................................................... 13.63 8.6 13.65 8.7 – – 5....................................................... 14.81 4.0 15.11 4.0 12.60 5.5 6....................................................... 19.49 5.6 19.72 5.4 – – 7....................................................... 21.46 3.3 21.68 3.3 17.11 5.3 8....................................................... 22.37 2.7 22.37 2.7 – – 9....................................................... $24.91 4.1 $25.29 4.5 – – Supervisors, mechanics and repairers........................ 22.89 8.7 22.86 9.4 – – Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics................. 16.36 5.8 – – – – Industrial machinery repairers.............................. 19.52 5.5 19.52 5.5 – – 5....................................................... 15.04 4.0 15.04 4.0 – – 7....................................................... 20.79 2.4 20.79 2.4 – – Machinery maintenance....................................... 13.49 3.5 – – – – Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.............................. 20.63 2.8 21.00 2.7 – – Electricians 7....................................................... 19.63 2.9 19.63 2.9 – – Electrical power installers and repairers................... 21.34 5.1 21.56 5.6 – – Construction trades, n.e.c.................................. 12.40 7.4 – – $11.91 5.4 Supervisors, production..................................... 21.76 3.9 21.80 4.0 – – 7....................................................... 21.02 5.1 21.02 5.1 – – Inspectors, testers, and graders............................ 15.78 10.6 15.78 10.6 – – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.07 3.6 14.05 3.6 – – 1....................................................... 8.51 5.9 8.51 5.9 – – 2....................................................... 10.80 6.3 10.80 6.3 – – 3....................................................... 15.10 10.5 15.10 10.5 – – 4....................................................... 15.48 3.7 15.48 3.7 – – 5....................................................... 18.21 3.4 18.21 3.4 – – 6....................................................... 23.04 5.0 23.04 5.0 – – Winding and twisting machine operators...................... 9.28 1.7 9.28 1.7 – – 2....................................................... 9.28 1.7 9.28 1.7 – – Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c...................... 16.55 7.3 16.55 7.3 – – 2....................................................... 10.72 10.3 10.72 10.3 – – 3....................................................... 16.41 24.3 16.41 24.3 – – 4....................................................... 15.57 10.4 15.57 10.4 – – Assemblers.................................................. 12.29 12.4 12.29 12.4 – – 1....................................................... 8.66 16.9 8.66 16.9 – – 3....................................................... 14.98 13.0 14.98 13.0 – – 4....................................................... 13.22 5.3 13.22 5.3 – – Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............... 14.82 4.6 14.82 4.6 – – 4....................................................... 17.96 7.6 17.96 7.6 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 15.27 4.5 15.53 4.5 12.27 2.3 2....................................................... 10.74 4.6 – – – – 3....................................................... 13.15 12.0 13.23 12.1 – – 4....................................................... 15.27 3.3 15.71 2.4 – – 5....................................................... 15.72 3.9 15.83 4.1 – – Truck drivers............................................... 15.32 6.8 15.95 7.3 – – 4....................................................... 13.94 4.9 – – – – 5....................................................... 15.58 4.4 15.69 4.6 – – Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............ 13.82 4.6 13.82 4.6 – – 3....................................................... 13.24 12.2 13.24 12.2 – – 4....................................................... $17.58 6.7 $17.58 6.7 – – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.43 3.7 11.43 3.9 $11.56 6.8 1....................................................... 8.71 2.6 8.63 2.8 – – 2....................................................... 11.28 9.2 11.29 9.3 – – 3....................................................... 11.94 4.8 11.86 4.9 – – 4....................................................... 15.43 2.4 15.66 2.7 – – Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................... 10.36 3.3 – – – – Machine feeders and offbearers.............................. 9.89 25.8 9.89 25.8 – – Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................ 12.59 8.5 12.64 8.7 – – Hand packers and packagers.................................. 9.94 10.2 9.94 10.2 – – 1....................................................... 9.03 6.9 9.03 6.9 – – Laborers, except construction, n.e.c........................ 9.84 3.7 9.82 3.8 – – 1....................................................... 8.58 1.9 8.57 2.0 – – 2....................................................... 10.28 3.5 10.27 3.6 – – Service............................................................. 12.57 5.6 11.47 8.4 14.66 5.4 1....................................................... 7.58 3.8 7.48 3.6 – – 2....................................................... 6.82 19.9 6.58 21.9 – – 3....................................................... 8.75 9.3 8.69 13.6 8.87 4.1 4....................................................... 11.03 4.8 10.40 7.9 11.98 2.1 5....................................................... – – – – 13.00 3.7 6....................................................... 14.60 .9 – – – – 7....................................................... 16.99 12.8 – – 14.39 .6 8....................................................... 19.16 4.7 – – 18.24 2.5 10........................................................ 25.02 5.0 – – 25.02 5.0 Protective service............................................ 16.91 4.1 – – 17.28 2.3 5....................................................... 12.87 4.4 – – 12.87 4.4 7....................................................... 16.99 12.8 – – 14.39 .6 8....................................................... 18.24 2.5 – – 18.24 2.5 10........................................................ 25.02 5.0 – – 25.02 5.0 Supervisors, police and detectives.......................... 25.00 8.6 – – 25.00 8.6 Police and detectives, public service....................... 18.22 4.4 – – 18.22 4.4 8....................................................... 19.86 1.8 – – 19.86 1.8 Correctional institution officers........................... 13.07 3.2 – – 13.07 3.2 Food service.................................................. 7.17 12.8 7.11 13.6 – – 3....................................................... 7.45 19.0 7.33 22.6 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 2.89 24.4 2.89 24.4 – – Other food service........................................... 9.05 11.0 9.10 11.7 – – 2....................................................... 8.12 2.9 8.14 3.1 – – Cooks....................................................... 8.73 4.8 8.83 5.4 – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 8.34 7.6 8.36 8.0 – – Health service................................................ 10.04 4.4 10.14 5.1 9.75 9.2 2....................................................... 9.58 2.7 9.77 4.0 – – 3....................................................... 9.45 4.6 – – – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 10.42 6.4 – – 9.75 9.2 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... $9.73 4.6 $9.73 4.6 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 9.43 5.7 9.48 8.5 $9.33 2.1 1....................................................... 8.46 2.3 8.43 2.4 – – Janitors and cleaners....................................... 9.30 3.2 9.44 6.2 9.14 1.8 1....................................................... 8.39 2.7 – – – – Personal service.............................................. – – – – – – 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 4-3. Selected occupations(1) and levels,(2) part-time workers:(3) Mean hourly earnings,(4) private industry and State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Total Private industry State and local government Occupation and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All................................................................... $11.61 7.5 $10.64 6.7 $15.36 19.7 All excluding sales............................................... 12.46 8.5 11.46 8.3 15.67 19.2 White collar........................................................ 14.49 11.5 12.68 7.6 22.37 37.1 1....................................................... 7.43 3.9 – – – – 2....................................................... 8.28 3.5 8.25 3.7 – – 3....................................................... 9.32 10.6 8.40 8.9 – – 4....................................................... 14.51 10.9 15.87 11.3 – – 7....................................................... 22.41 9.2 – – – – White collar excluding sales.................................... 17.98 12.0 16.00 5.8 23.80 35.7 2....................................................... 9.66 3.3 9.82 3.9 – – 3....................................................... 11.12 6.6 10.24 9.8 – – 4....................................................... 14.75 10.7 16.28 10.8 – – 7....................................................... 22.41 9.2 – – – – Professional specialty and technical.............................. 24.33 14.7 19.13 6.5 33.46 21.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 26.96 19.1 20.18 5.9 38.73 31.3 7....................................................... 22.41 9.2 – – – – Health related................................................ 29.58 22.5 21.66 6.0 – – 7....................................................... 21.80 9.6 – – – – Registered nurses........................................... 22.65 4.1 22.69 5.6 – – Teachers, except college and university....................... – – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers..................... – – – – – – Technical....................................................... – – – – – – Sales............................................................. 7.57 2.7 7.50 2.9 – – 2....................................................... 7.67 3.6 7.61 3.6 – – 3....................................................... 7.69 6.9 – – – – Sales workers, other commodities............................ 8.04 3.2 8.04 3.2 – – Cashiers.................................................... 7.45 1.9 7.34 2.0 – – 2....................................................... 7.59 3.7 7.52 3.6 – – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.82 7.9 14.41 8.9 11.21 4.5 2....................................................... 9.66 3.3 9.82 3.9 – – 3....................................................... 10.86 7.9 – – – – General office clerks....................................... 10.84 4.4 10.74 6.6 – – Blue collar......................................................... 9.98 8.7 10.02 10.4 9.76 1.1 1....................................................... 7.65 3.7 7.56 4.1 – – 2....................................................... 10.96 15.2 11.52 22.6 – – Precision production, craft, and repair........................... – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 11.15 6.2 – – 9.91 .4 2....................................................... 10.08 1.4 – – – – Bus drivers................................................. 10.01 .3 – – 10.01 .3 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... $8.74 11.4 $8.74 11.8 – – 1....................................................... 7.62 3.8 7.56 4.1 – – 2....................................................... 11.53 24.0 11.53 24.0 – – Stock handlers and baggers.................................. 7.63 4.8 7.63 4.8 – – 1....................................................... 7.55 4.5 7.55 4.5 – – Service............................................................. 7.54 5.9 7.02 7.5 $8.91 2.3 1....................................................... 6.88 5.8 6.78 6.6 – – 2....................................................... 6.64 10.1 6.19 11.2 – – 3....................................................... 8.55 6.7 – – 9.35 3.6 Protective service............................................ – – – – – – Food service.................................................. 6.43 6.4 5.62 5.8 – – 2....................................................... 5.63 17.5 4.68 17.0 – – Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders.......................... 4.08 10.7 4.08 10.7 – – 2....................................................... 4.08 17.6 4.08 17.6 – – Waiters and waitresses...................................... 3.76 10.7 3.76 10.7 – – 2....................................................... 4.08 17.6 4.08 17.6 – – Other food service........................................... 7.32 10.3 – – – – Food preparation, n.e.c..................................... 7.64 11.4 – – – – Health service................................................ 9.92 2.4 10.05 1.9 – – Health aides, except nursing................................ 9.43 8.7 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants..................... 10.23 2.1 10.23 2.1 – – Cleaning and building service................................. 7.40 2.8 – – – – 1....................................................... 7.40 2.8 – – – – Personal service.............................................. 8.06 6.3 – – 8.62 2.7 1 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 2 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on 10 factors, including knowledge, complexity, work environment, etc. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendixes C and D for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 5-1. Selected worker characteristics: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Private industry and State and local government Occupational group Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Mean All occupations....................................................... $19.03 $11.61 $23.74 $18.04 $18.22 $24.63 All excluding sales............................................. 18.81 12.46 23.73 17.91 18.40 19.99 White collar........................................................ 23.06 14.49 – 21.98 21.91 33.02 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 22.95 17.98 – 22.14 22.53 29.27 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 27.25 24.33 – 25.34 27.09 – Professional specialty.......................................... 26.70 26.96 – 26.72 26.72 – Technical....................................................... 29.10 – – 20.04 28.38 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 30.98 – – 30.98 30.61 34.72 Sales............................................................. 24.43 7.57 – 20.42 13.27 36.42 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 13.98 13.82 18.32 13.78 14.00 – Blue collar......................................................... 15.22 9.98 19.55 14.03 15.06 14.85 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.32 – 22.76 17.42 18.32 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.07 – 21.01 12.76 14.22 13.34 Transportation and material moving................................ 15.27 11.15 – 14.25 14.61 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.43 8.74 15.52 10.27 11.19 – Service............................................................. 12.57 7.54 – 10.26 11.65 – B Full-time Part-time Nonunion- Incen- Occupational group workers(- workers(- Union(4) (4) Time(5) tive(5) 3) 3) Relative error(6) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 3.3 7.5 6.5 3.6 2.7 14.2 All excluding sales............................................. 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.1 2.7 10.3 White collar........................................................ 4.5 11.5 – 4.7 4.0 12.6 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 4.0 12.0 – 4.2 3.9 9.8 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 2.2 14.7 – 2.6 2.4 – Professional specialty.......................................... 3.0 19.1 – 3.3 3.3 – Technical....................................................... 6.7 – – 3.7 6.4 – Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 5.3 – – 5.3 4.3 24.2 Sales............................................................. 19.1 2.7 – 20.5 10.3 19.4 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 2.9 7.9 4.8 2.9 2.7 – Blue collar......................................................... 1.9 8.7 5.8 2.0 2.1 4.8 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 3.5 – 4.1 2.5 3.6 – Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 3.6 – 1.9 4.5 4.3 .7 Transportation and material moving................................ 4.5 6.2 – 3.8 3.8 – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 3.7 11.4 13.4 3.4 3.2 – Service............................................................. 5.6 5.9 – 2.7 5.0 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 4 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 5 Time workers' wages are based solely on an hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 6 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 5-2. Major industry division: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) Occupational group All pri- vate indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Mean All occupations....................................................... $18.65 $17.00 – $15.23 $17.29 $19.80 $25.09 $13.90 - $17.96 All excluding sales............................................. 18.53 16.78 – 15.24 17.03 19.84 24.99 13.99 - 18.02 White collar........................................................ 23.29 21.77 – 17.42 22.25 23.81 32.87 17.69 - 22.18 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 23.66 21.38 – 17.68 21.77 24.48 32.74 20.69 - 22.30 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.28 24.46 – – 24.36 31.01 51.71 31.97 - 26.99 Professional specialty.......................................... 28.60 25.96 – – 25.88 29.67 – 31.97 - 30.33 Technical....................................................... 30.82 19.72 – – 19.72 33.77 – – - 20.54 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.10 28.65 – – 30.74 32.05 – 29.18 - 29.37 Sales............................................................. 20.57 26.37 – – – 19.38 – 13.57 - – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 14.62 13.87 – – 14.14 14.89 16.78 13.89 - 13.28 Blue collar......................................................... 15.14 15.03 – 14.65 15.10 15.35 19.23 12.31 - 12.57 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.56 17.75 – 16.14 18.54 20.12 22.41 15.90 - 18.55 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.05 14.17 – – 14.17 11.44 – – - 10.00 Transportation and material moving................................ 15.44 15.31 – – 15.61 15.52 16.18 14.64 - – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.15 11.17 – – 11.32 11.12 – 9.38 - 10.96 Service............................................................. 10.59 – – – – 10.60 – 6.14 - 9.43 B Goods-producing indust- Service-producing industries(4) ries(3) All pri- vate Occupational group indus- Trans- Wholesale Finance, tries Con- Manu- portation and insur- Serv- Total Mining struc- fac- Total and pub- retail ance, and ices tion turing lic trade real utilities estate Relative error(5) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 3.7 4.2 – 8.1 4.4 5.3 3.9 8.5 - 10.0 All excluding sales............................................. 3.2 4.2 – 8.4 4.4 4.4 3.7 9.8 - 10.1 White collar........................................................ 5.5 7.9 – 5.7 8.6 6.7 8.0 10.3 - 13.0 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 4.9 8.9 – 7.9 9.7 5.8 7.8 6.5 - 13.1 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 3.1 6.7 – – 6.9 3.6 28.5 14.6 - 4.9 Professional specialty.......................................... 4.2 8.2 – – 8.4 4.7 – 14.6 - 5.6 Technical....................................................... 8.2 7.9 – – 7.9 10.9 – – - 7.2 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 6.0 6.9 – – 6.6 7.3 – 12.4 - 13.8 Sales............................................................. 20.6 24.8 – – – 24.7 – 10.3 - – Administrative support, including clerical........................ 3.6 6.1 – – 6.8 4.2 5.8 5.3 - 8.0 Blue collar......................................................... 2.0 2.2 – 6.3 2.3 5.6 4.5 11.0 - 10.7 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 3.7 3.0 – 2.4 2.9 6.8 5.3 5.2 - 11.5 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 3.6 3.9 – – 3.9 2.3 – – - 3.3 Transportation and material moving................................ 4.7 5.8 – – 5.6 7.4 5.9 18.1 - – Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 3.3 1.9 – – 1.9 5.7 – 3.8 - 11.1 Service............................................................. 7.4 – – – – 7.5 – 10.9 - 2.8 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Goods-producing industries include mining, construction, and manufacturing. 4 Service-producing industries include transportation and public utilities; wholesale and retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 5-3. Establishment employment size: Mean hourly earnings(1) by occupational group,(2) private industry, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Mean All occupations....................................................... $18.65 $14.11 $19.71 $17.16 $22.60 All excluding sales............................................. 18.53 14.31 19.40 16.92 22.16 White collar........................................................ 23.29 16.36 24.59 21.79 27.46 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 23.66 18.37 24.33 21.75 26.82 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 29.28 24.71 29.66 26.61 33.30 Professional specialty.......................................... 28.60 25.46 28.96 28.66 29.39 Technical....................................................... 30.82 – 31.11 21.17 39.65 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 31.10 22.71 32.26 31.78 32.51 Sales............................................................. 20.57 12.97 28.08 22.20 41.26 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 14.62 13.00 14.87 14.03 15.93 Blue collar......................................................... 15.14 13.60 15.54 14.39 16.82 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 18.56 18.55 18.56 17.67 19.81 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 14.05 9.98 14.91 12.73 16.78 Transportation and material moving................................ 15.44 14.01 15.65 14.54 16.70 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 11.15 9.60 11.68 10.80 12.73 Service............................................................. 10.59 8.49 11.35 7.50 – B Full-time and part-time workers 100 workers or more Occupational group All 50 - 99 private workers(- industry 3) 100 - 499 500 workers Total workers workers or more Relative error(4) (percent) All occupations....................................................... 3.7 7.7 4.2 6.5 5.8 All excluding sales............................................. 3.2 7.6 3.6 6.8 4.1 White collar........................................................ 5.5 9.2 5.8 8.9 8.1 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 4.9 7.4 5.3 9.8 5.9 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 3.1 15.8 3.4 6.7 5.0 Professional specialty.......................................... 4.2 15.5 4.8 7.8 6.4 Technical....................................................... 8.2 – 8.3 8.0 11.7 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 6.0 15.0 5.8 4.0 8.2 Sales............................................................. 20.6 19.3 23.7 19.1 28.2 Administrative support, including clerical........................ 3.6 6.0 3.9 4.5 4.1 Blue collar......................................................... 2.0 5.9 2.2 5.4 3.0 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 3.7 3.8 5.2 9.0 3.7 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 3.6 6.9 1.9 5.5 4.4 Transportation and material moving................................ 4.7 6.8 4.2 7.7 1.7 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 3.3 5.8 4.4 6.9 6.1 Service............................................................. 7.4 17.1 13.8 9.1 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. 3 Establishments classified with 50-99 workers may contain establishments with fewer than 50 due to staff reductions between survey sampling and collection. 4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 6-1. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $8.50 $10.92 $15.86 $22.54 $31.49 All excluding sales........................... 8.73 11.05 16.00 22.37 31.11 White collar.................................... 9.97 13.00 18.96 27.77 38.46 White collar excluding sales................ 10.70 13.69 19.35 27.48 37.60 Professional specialty and technical.......... 15.09 18.35 23.94 31.25 39.39 Professional specialty...................... 16.76 19.87 25.00 31.85 38.46 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 23.43 26.52 30.40 38.92 42.57 Electrical and electronic engineers..... 30.40 32.95 39.23 41.60 43.56 Engineers, n.e.c........................ 28.04 38.92 44.86 46.02 46.02 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 21.00 24.83 31.01 35.22 37.75 Computer systems analysts and scientists 21.00 24.83 31.73 35.42 37.92 Natural scientists........................ – – – – – Health related............................ 17.50 19.07 21.62 25.60 42.94 Registered nurses....................... 17.50 18.86 21.78 25.34 28.30 Teachers, college and university.......... 22.12 26.76 32.08 36.85 48.43 Other post-secondary teachers........... 17.92 21.96 28.21 33.88 40.58 Teachers, except college and university... 17.29 19.69 23.81 28.83 33.63 Prekindergarten and kindergarten........ 11.48 17.58 21.97 26.14 31.63 Elementary school teachers.............. 17.29 19.34 23.11 27.87 32.01 Secondary school teachers............... 17.58 19.67 23.29 28.22 32.53 Teachers, special education............. 20.25 23.94 28.83 33.34 35.25 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... – – – – – Social scientists and urban planners...... – – – – – Social, recreation, and religious workers. 13.62 15.37 17.50 19.86 23.02 Social workers.......................... 13.62 15.37 17.50 19.86 23.02 Lawyers and judges........................ – – – – – Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 10.66 11.90 16.03 17.64 23.87 Technical................................... 13.49 15.75 18.98 25.09 50.06 Licensed practical nurses............... 14.46 16.18 17.50 18.14 19.36 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 10.98 12.62 14.65 16.22 19.00 Electrical and electronic technicians... 13.50 14.46 17.68 21.21 23.89 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.......... 15.99 17.31 23.44 30.36 33.39 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.70 21.85 27.89 36.96 46.15 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 20.19 24.98 31.91 41.83 58.17 Administrators and officials, public administration....................... 21.27 28.84 34.59 41.80 69.23 Financial managers...................... 24.04 30.00 37.02 45.19 59.14 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations..................... 17.70 20.19 21.64 30.29 34.26 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 25.92 29.68 31.33 33.83 37.90 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 18.00 21.95 30.49 47.60 60.10 Management related........................ 16.16 20.10 24.97 29.09 35.00 Accountants and auditors................ 15.54 16.16 21.15 27.15 27.40 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists.......................... 15.52 20.80 24.18 25.53 27.78 Management related, n.e.c............... $12.25 $16.35 $22.28 $33.02 $37.38 Sales......................................... 7.00 8.00 10.61 31.25 45.00 Supervisors, sales...................... 13.50 15.00 31.25 45.00 45.00 Sales workers, other commodities........ 7.50 8.25 8.50 10.00 10.61 Cashiers................................ 6.75 7.00 7.76 8.88 10.04 Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.33 10.85 13.21 16.25 19.71 Secretaries............................. 10.80 13.65 18.41 20.91 22.84 Receptionists........................... 6.83 10.00 11.00 13.00 14.73 Order clerks............................ 10.41 11.17 12.90 14.16 24.69 Library clerks.......................... 9.44 10.00 10.68 12.70 14.46 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 9.35 11.20 12.66 15.33 16.79 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 10.30 11.75 13.25 13.73 14.71 Dispatchers............................. 12.16 13.12 16.04 16.58 22.50 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks.. 10.10 11.46 12.80 14.40 17.63 Stock and inventory clerks.............. 9.76 11.25 12.35 13.66 16.63 Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c........... 9.30 9.80 10.48 17.85 20.48 Eligibility clerks, social welfare...... 12.14 12.52 13.21 14.60 15.90 General office clerks................... 8.00 9.50 11.38 13.77 15.44 Teachers' aides......................... 8.58 8.92 9.42 10.71 12.53 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 11.29 11.88 14.31 17.28 18.32 Blue collar..................................... 8.54 10.37 14.08 19.00 23.20 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 11.08 14.54 18.50 21.77 25.26 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers.... 18.93 19.00 21.15 27.89 30.14 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics............................ 13.83 15.33 16.49 19.25 21.77 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 13.02 15.89 20.07 22.78 25.12 Machinery maintenance................... 11.63 12.09 12.89 15.09 15.16 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 13.00 17.30 19.78 26.29 26.29 Electrical power installers and repairers............................ 17.13 20.42 21.18 23.79 24.50 Construction trades, n.e.c.............. 9.67 10.45 12.00 13.51 15.34 Supervisors, production................. 17.80 19.83 20.67 22.69 28.37 Inspectors, testers, and graders........ 11.98 15.10 17.49 17.55 17.55 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 8.30 9.50 12.16 17.38 21.66 Winding and twisting machine operators.. 8.12 8.65 8.65 9.19 11.04 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 9.22 11.14 16.62 19.95 27.36 Assemblers.............................. 6.91 9.00 11.27 14.66 20.90 Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............................ 8.00 8.50 12.10 21.26 24.54 Transportation and material moving............ 10.50 11.85 14.08 17.75 20.50 Truck drivers........................... 11.40 13.00 14.21 17.11 18.75 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 9.75 10.60 12.24 15.79 20.90 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... $7.25 $8.73 $10.00 $12.45 $17.13 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................................. 8.70 9.75 10.00 11.00 12.05 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 6.75 7.20 8.75 10.40 22.82 Machine feeders and offbearers.......... 6.50 6.50 9.22 13.08 14.37 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 9.00 10.00 11.20 15.88 19.64 Hand packers and packagers.............. 7.56 8.50 9.55 11.03 13.65 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.50 8.00 9.40 10.66 12.60 Service......................................... 5.40 7.50 9.27 13.34 22.99 Protective service........................ 11.05 12.50 15.22 20.74 24.01 Supervisors, police and detectives...... 18.24 20.49 23.58 31.38 31.38 Police and detectives, public service... 13.35 14.66 17.07 21.78 25.21 Correctional institution officers....... 11.54 11.75 12.85 14.01 15.23 Food service.............................. 2.18 4.50 7.25 8.60 10.00 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.13 2.28 2.75 7.00 Waiters and waitresses.................. 2.13 2.13 2.28 2.38 7.21 Other food service....................... 6.25 6.90 8.25 9.05 10.35 Cooks................................... 7.00 8.00 8.50 9.40 10.35 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 6.72 7.05 8.35 9.00 9.54 Health service............................ 8.12 8.61 9.85 10.95 11.96 Health aides, except nursing............ 8.12 8.33 9.84 11.93 12.79 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 8.17 8.99 9.85 10.78 11.33 Cleaning and building service............. 7.00 7.75 8.51 9.46 11.12 Janitors and cleaners................... 6.60 7.90 8.57 9.32 10.50 Personal service.......................... – – – – – 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. Table 6-2. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, private industry, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Private industry Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $8.25 $10.71 $15.85 $22.39 $31.98 All excluding sales........................... 8.50 11.00 16.01 22.15 31.25 White collar.................................... 10.00 13.33 19.47 29.33 40.87 White collar excluding sales................ 11.15 14.30 20.07 29.09 39.77 Professional specialty and technical.......... 14.65 18.95 25.25 34.36 43.56 Professional specialty...................... 16.35 21.25 27.29 34.52 41.86 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 23.43 26.52 30.83 38.92 42.66 Electrical and electronic engineers..... 30.40 32.95 39.23 41.60 43.56 Engineers, n.e.c........................ 28.04 38.92 44.86 46.02 46.02 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 21.00 24.83 31.11 35.42 37.75 Computer systems analysts and scientists 21.00 24.83 31.74 35.42 37.92 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 17.75 19.90 22.25 25.75 46.50 Registered nurses....................... 17.75 19.77 22.50 25.75 56.00 Teachers, college and university.......... 17.92 19.33 28.10 32.35 57.98 Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Elementary school teachers.............. 18.98 20.27 23.37 27.98 32.99 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 10.66 11.90 16.03 17.64 23.87 Technical................................... 14.61 16.59 19.42 26.42 80.31 Licensed practical nurses............... 14.46 16.18 17.50 18.14 19.36 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 13.40 14.65 15.14 19.00 19.00 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.......... 17.31 18.57 26.42 31.07 33.39 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.70 21.42 27.89 37.98 48.08 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 19.76 24.04 31.91 43.16 60.10 Financial managers...................... 24.04 29.81 36.54 45.19 59.14 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations..................... 17.70 20.19 21.64 30.29 34.19 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 18.00 21.95 30.49 47.76 60.10 Management related........................ 16.16 20.19 24.97 29.33 35.00 Accountants and auditors................ 15.54 16.16 22.45 27.27 27.40 Management related, n.e.c............... 12.25 16.35 22.28 33.02 37.38 Sales......................................... 7.00 8.00 11.00 31.25 45.00 Supervisors, sales...................... 13.50 15.00 31.25 45.00 45.00 Sales workers, other commodities........ 7.50 8.25 8.50 10.00 10.61 Cashiers................................ 6.60 7.00 7.75 8.75 10.00 Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.50 11.41 14.00 16.98 20.30 Secretaries............................. $12.32 $17.79 $19.86 $21.58 $23.27 Receptionists........................... 6.83 10.00 11.00 13.00 14.73 Order clerks............................ 10.41 11.17 12.90 14.16 24.69 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 11.43 12.00 13.28 16.79 17.09 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 10.00 11.56 13.25 13.73 14.71 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks.. 10.10 11.46 12.80 14.40 17.63 Stock and inventory clerks.............. 10.19 12.27 12.72 14.63 16.63 Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c........... 9.30 9.80 10.48 17.85 20.48 General office clerks................... 8.00 8.00 10.50 13.98 15.44 Blue collar..................................... 8.50 10.30 14.26 19.16 23.37 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 11.50 15.00 19.00 22.06 25.26 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers.... 18.93 19.00 21.15 26.54 30.14 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 13.02 15.89 20.07 22.78 25.12 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 13.00 17.74 19.95 26.29 26.29 Electrical power installers and repairers............................ 19.76 20.73 21.22 23.79 24.50 Supervisors, production................. 17.80 19.83 20.67 22.69 28.37 Inspectors, testers, and graders........ 11.98 15.10 17.49 17.55 17.55 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 8.30 9.50 12.10 17.47 21.66 Winding and twisting machine operators.. 8.12 8.65 8.65 9.19 11.04 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 9.22 11.14 16.62 19.95 27.36 Assemblers.............................. 6.91 9.00 11.27 14.66 20.90 Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............................ 8.00 8.50 12.10 21.26 24.54 Transportation and material moving............ 10.60 12.76 14.58 18.23 20.50 Truck drivers........................... 12.74 13.00 15.76 17.40 20.36 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 9.75 10.60 12.24 15.79 20.90 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 7.25 8.65 10.00 12.40 17.13 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 6.75 7.20 8.75 10.40 22.82 Machine feeders and offbearers.......... 6.50 6.50 9.22 13.08 14.37 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 9.00 10.10 11.20 17.47 19.64 Hand packers and packagers.............. 7.56 8.50 9.55 11.03 13.65 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.50 8.00 9.35 10.65 12.60 Service......................................... 2.38 6.75 8.50 10.59 22.13 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 2.18 2.75 7.00 8.50 10.00 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... $2.13 $2.13 $2.28 $2.75 $7.00 Waiters and waitresses.................. 2.13 2.13 2.28 2.38 7.21 Other food service....................... 6.25 6.60 8.00 9.10 10.67 Cooks................................... 6.50 8.02 8.84 9.80 10.35 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 6.15 7.00 7.54 8.50 10.00 Health service............................ 8.00 9.04 10.22 11.00 11.96 Health aides, except nursing............ 7.65 9.83 10.55 11.96 12.79 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 8.17 8.99 9.85 10.78 11.33 Cleaning and building service............. 7.00 7.50 8.18 9.54 12.49 Janitors and cleaners................... 6.50 7.50 8.00 9.27 10.50 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-3. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) all workers:(2) Selected occupations, State and local government, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 State and local government Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $9.25 $11.30 $15.89 $22.99 $30.36 All excluding sales........................... 9.27 11.34 15.92 22.99 30.42 White collar.................................... 9.93 12.47 17.88 25.44 31.63 White collar excluding sales................ 9.97 12.51 17.88 25.50 31.69 Professional specialty and technical.......... 16.19 17.88 21.99 26.83 32.97 Professional specialty...................... 17.02 18.73 22.83 27.71 33.63 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... - - - - - Mathematical and computer scientists...... - - - - - Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 17.50 18.63 20.92 24.70 25.78 Registered nurses....................... 17.50 18.54 20.81 24.25 25.50 Teachers, college and university.......... - - - - - Teachers, except college and university... 17.29 19.80 23.93 29.01 33.63 Elementary school teachers.............. 17.29 19.03 23.03 27.86 31.98 Secondary school teachers............... 17.58 19.64 23.03 28.14 32.09 Teachers, special education............. 20.25 23.94 28.83 33.34 35.25 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. 13.56 15.16 17.31 19.08 22.24 Social workers.......................... 13.56 15.16 17.31 19.08 22.24 Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... - - - - - Technical................................... 10.60 12.62 16.77 19.14 21.21 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 9.97 10.98 11.85 13.28 16.66 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.56 25.53 30.27 34.50 39.62 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 24.67 29.33 31.33 36.25 41.80 Administrators and officials, public administration....................... 21.27 28.84 34.59 41.80 69.23 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 25.92 29.68 31.33 33.83 37.90 Management related........................ 13.70 17.30 25.53 25.53 25.53 Sales......................................... - - - - - Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.95 9.86 11.54 13.39 15.07 Secretaries............................. 10.47 11.90 13.39 14.71 15.86 Library clerks.......................... 9.53 10.22 11.07 13.02 15.30 Dispatchers............................. 11.32 11.98 12.94 13.67 14.40 General office clerks................... 9.66 10.70 11.69 13.65 15.43 Teachers' aides......................... 8.58 8.91 9.42 10.62 12.36 Blue collar..................................... 9.60 10.57 12.06 15.39 17.23 Precision production, craft, and repair....... $10.39 $11.14 $14.59 $16.69 $20.53 Construction trades, n.e.c.............. 9.64 10.41 11.80 13.25 14.63 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ 9.00 10.49 11.28 12.45 14.41 Bus drivers............................. 8.31 8.96 9.80 10.79 12.06 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 8.96 9.97 10.82 12.70 14.34 Service......................................... 8.29 9.08 12.21 16.55 22.99 Protective service........................ 11.54 13.11 15.77 20.50 25.21 Supervisors, police and detectives...... 18.24 20.49 23.58 31.38 31.38 Police and detectives, public service... 13.35 14.66 17.07 21.78 25.21 Correctional institution officers....... 11.54 11.75 12.85 14.01 15.23 Food service.............................. 7.50 8.42 8.60 8.80 9.67 Other food service....................... 7.50 8.42 8.60 8.80 9.67 Health service............................ 8.12 8.12 8.94 10.64 12.70 Health aides, except nursing............ 8.12 8.12 8.94 10.64 12.70 Cleaning and building service............. $7.26 $8.67 $8.97 $9.36 $10.20 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.23 8.65 8.95 9.36 10.06 Personal service.......................... 6.75 9.03 9.42 11.34 15.53 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 2 All workers include full-time and part-time workers. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-4. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) full-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $9.00 $11.34 $16.35 $23.17 $31.97 All excluding sales........................... 9.00 11.45 16.35 22.82 31.33 White collar.................................... 10.44 13.51 19.53 28.69 39.42 White collar excluding sales................ 10.87 13.87 19.64 27.89 37.90 Professional specialty and technical.......... 15.43 18.54 24.15 31.35 39.39 Professional specialty...................... 16.76 19.89 25.27 32.05 38.46 Engineers, architects, and surveyors...... 23.43 26.52 30.40 38.92 42.57 Electrical and electronic engineers..... 30.40 32.95 39.23 41.60 43.56 Engineers, n.e.c........................ 28.04 38.92 44.86 46.02 46.02 Mathematical and computer scientists...... 21.00 24.83 31.01 35.22 37.75 Computer systems analysts and scientists 21.00 24.83 31.73 35.42 37.92 Natural scientists........................ - - - - - Health related............................ 17.50 19.05 21.60 25.50 40.96 Registered nurses....................... 17.40 18.65 21.56 25.36 29.74 Teachers, college and university.......... 22.12 26.76 32.08 36.85 48.43 Other post-secondary teachers........... 17.92 21.96 28.21 33.88 40.58 Teachers, except college and university... 17.29 19.89 23.94 28.93 33.63 Elementary school teachers.............. 17.29 19.34 23.11 27.87 32.01 Secondary school teachers............... 17.58 19.67 23.17 28.08 32.78 Teachers, special education............. 20.25 23.94 28.83 33.34 35.25 Librarians, archivists, and curators...... - - - - - Social scientists and urban planners...... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. 13.56 15.16 17.31 19.08 22.24 Social workers.......................... 13.56 15.16 17.31 19.08 22.24 Lawyers and judges........................ - - - - - Writers, authors, entertainers, athletes, and professionals, n.e.c............... 10.66 11.90 16.03 17.64 23.87 Technical................................... 13.92 16.49 19.00 25.39 80.31 Licensed practical nurses............... 14.30 16.18 17.50 18.11 19.00 Health technologists and technicians, n.e.c................................ 11.85 12.65 15.08 16.67 19.00 Electrical and electronic technicians... 13.50 14.46 17.68 21.21 23.89 Engineering technicians, n.e.c.......... 15.99 17.31 23.44 30.36 33.39 Executive, administrative, and managerial..... 17.70 21.85 27.89 36.96 46.15 Executives, administrators, and managers.. 20.19 24.98 31.91 41.83 58.17 Administrators and officials, public administration....................... 21.27 28.84 34.59 41.80 69.23 Financial managers...................... 24.04 30.00 37.02 45.19 59.14 Managers, marketing, advertising, and public relations..................... 17.70 20.19 21.64 30.29 34.26 Administrators, education and related fields............................... 25.92 29.68 31.33 33.83 37.90 Managers and administrators, n.e.c...... 18.00 21.95 30.49 47.60 60.10 Management related........................ 16.16 20.10 24.97 29.09 35.00 Accountants and auditors................ 15.54 16.16 21.15 27.15 27.40 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists.......................... 15.52 20.80 24.18 25.53 27.78 Management related, n.e.c............... 12.25 16.35 22.28 33.02 37.38 Sales......................................... $8.00 $9.25 $17.38 $40.49 $45.67 Supervisors, sales...................... 13.50 15.00 31.25 45.00 45.00 Cashiers................................ 7.23 7.75 8.55 9.72 11.00 Administrative support, including clerical.... 9.46 11.00 13.15 16.19 19.48 Secretaries............................. 11.85 14.00 18.75 21.15 22.88 Receptionists........................... 6.83 10.00 11.00 13.00 14.73 Order clerks............................ 10.41 11.17 12.90 14.16 24.69 Library clerks.......................... 9.53 10.32 11.14 13.06 15.30 Records clerks, n.e.c................... 9.35 11.20 12.66 15.33 16.79 Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks............................... 10.61 12.60 13.46 14.14 14.94 Dispatchers............................. 12.16 13.12 16.04 16.58 22.50 Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks.. 10.10 11.46 12.80 14.40 17.63 Stock and inventory clerks.............. 9.76 11.25 12.35 13.66 16.63 Material recording, scheduling, and distribution clerks, n.e.c........... 9.30 9.80 10.48 17.85 20.48 Investigators and adjusters, except insurance............................ 10.14 11.22 12.69 15.83 15.85 Eligibility clerks, social welfare...... 12.14 12.52 13.21 14.60 15.90 General office clerks................... 8.00 9.50 11.44 14.00 15.60 Teachers' aides......................... 8.58 8.92 9.45 10.74 12.53 Administrative support, n.e.c........... 11.29 11.88 14.31 17.28 18.32 Blue collar..................................... 8.75 10.50 14.28 19.10 23.31 Precision production, craft, and repair....... 11.08 14.54 18.40 21.68 25.26 Supervisors, mechanics and repairers.... 18.93 19.00 21.15 27.89 30.14 Bus, truck, and stationary engine mechanics............................ 12.45 15.28 16.03 18.54 19.70 Industrial machinery repairers.......... 13.02 15.89 20.07 22.78 25.12 Machinery maintenance................... 11.63 12.09 12.89 15.09 15.16 Mechanics and repairers, n.e.c.......... 13.00 17.30 19.78 26.29 26.29 Electrical power installers and repairers............................ 17.13 20.42 21.18 23.79 24.50 Construction trades, n.e.c.............. 9.67 10.45 12.00 13.51 15.34 Supervisors, production................. 17.80 19.83 20.67 22.69 28.37 Inspectors, testers, and graders........ 11.98 15.10 17.49 17.55 17.55 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors. 8.30 9.50 12.16 17.38 21.66 Winding and twisting machine operators.. 8.12 8.65 8.65 9.19 11.04 Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.. 9.22 11.14 16.62 19.95 27.36 Assemblers.............................. 6.91 9.00 11.27 14.66 20.90 Production inspectors, checkers and examiners............................ 8.00 8.50 12.10 21.26 24.54 Transportation and material moving............ 10.60 12.24 14.26 18.23 20.50 Truck drivers........................... 11.40 13.00 14.26 17.40 18.75 Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators............................ 9.75 10.60 12.24 15.79 20.90 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... $8.00 $9.00 $10.30 $12.92 $17.13 Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm................................. 8.50 9.85 10.00 11.00 12.05 Machine feeders and offbearers.......... 6.50 6.50 9.22 13.08 14.37 Freight, stock, and material handlers, n.e.c................................ 8.94 10.00 11.05 15.35 19.64 Hand packers and packagers.............. 7.56 8.50 9.55 11.03 13.65 Laborers, except construction, n.e.c.... 7.94 8.50 9.48 10.75 13.00 Service......................................... 6.25 8.00 9.88 14.89 25.80 Protective service........................ 11.37 12.50 15.41 21.00 24.01 Supervisors, police and detectives...... 18.24 20.49 23.58 31.38 31.38 Police and detectives, public service... 13.35 14.66 17.07 21.78 25.21 Correctional institution officers....... 11.54 11.75 12.85 14.01 15.23 Food service.............................. 2.18 2.70 7.42 8.87 10.35 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.13 2.28 2.38 5.00 Other food service....................... 6.50 7.00 8.49 9.45 10.80 Cooks................................... 6.50 8.00 8.70 9.45 10.35 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 7.00 7.20 8.25 9.00 11.00 Health service............................ 8.12 8.71 9.83 10.81 11.95 Health aides, except nursing............ 8.12 8.60 10.22 11.61 13.11 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 8.00 8.75 9.61 10.71 11.40 Cleaning and building service............. 7.50 8.00 8.83 9.88 12.49 Janitors and cleaners................... 7.90 8.50 9.10 9.88 10.81 Personal service.......................... - - - - - 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Table 6-5. Hourly wage percentiles for establishment jobs,(1) part-time workers:(2) Selected occupations, all industries, National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All............................................... $6.50 $7.25 $8.60 $13.39 $20.30 All excluding sales........................... 6.25 7.50 9.42 16.11 20.53 White collar.................................... 7.00 7.85 10.98 18.27 21.64 White collar excluding sales................ 8.90 10.76 16.25 20.30 24.01 Professional specialty and technical.......... 11.03 14.65 20.00 24.07 52.88 Professional specialty...................... 15.75 18.74 20.78 25.66 58.11 Health related............................ 17.88 19.64 21.86 25.78 64.88 Registered nurses....................... 17.88 19.61 22.52 25.27 26.75 Teachers, except college and university... - - - - - Social, recreation, and religious workers. - - - - - Technical................................... - - - - - Sales......................................... 6.50 7.00 7.35 8.20 8.50 Sales workers, other commodities........ 7.10 7.50 8.25 8.30 8.50 Cashiers................................ 6.50 6.95 7.25 7.80 8.40 Administrative support, including clerical.... 8.76 9.54 14.30 17.31 20.30 General office clerks................... 9.00 9.25 10.76 12.00 12.18 Blue collar..................................... 6.85 7.25 8.31 11.55 19.44 Precision production, craft, and repair....... - - - - - Transportation and material moving............ 8.48 9.80 11.00 13.00 13.00 Bus drivers............................. 8.47 9.00 9.80 10.62 12.06 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................................... 6.75 7.00 7.50 8.55 12.45 Stock handlers and baggers.............. 6.55 6.85 7.25 8.00 9.25 Service......................................... 5.15 6.15 7.62 8.69 10.15 Protective service........................ - - - - - Food service.............................. 2.33 5.15 6.90 8.43 9.00 Waiters, waitresses, and bartenders...... 2.13 2.18 2.75 6.00 7.21 Waiters and waitresses.................. 2.13 2.13 2.75 4.00 7.35 Other food service....................... 5.15 5.50 7.75 8.60 9.05 Food preparation, n.e.c................. 5.25 6.75 8.42 8.75 9.13 Health service............................ 7.65 8.30 10.06 11.00 11.96 Health aides, except nursing............ 7.10 7.50 8.12 11.96 11.96 Nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. 8.76 9.60 10.10 11.00 11.30 Cleaning and building service............. 6.00 6.50 7.45 8.25 8.50 Personal service.......................... 6.00 6.65 7.57 9.42 10.15 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the workers receive the same as or more than the rate shown, and half receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the workers receive the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth receive the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria, and n.e.c. means "not elsewhere classified." Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, by occupational group,(2) National Compensation Survey, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC, June 2003 Full-time and part-time workers Occupational group Private State and Total industry local government All occupations....................................................... 332,800 270,100 62,700 All excluding sales............................................. 315,200 252,900 62,300 White collar........................................................ 171,500 127,200 44,200 White-collar excluding sales.................................... 153,900 110,000 43,800 Professional specialty and technical.............................. 57,800 34,000 23,800 Professional specialty.......................................... 45,500 23,700 21,800 Technical....................................................... 12,300 10,200 2,000 Executive, administrative, and managerial......................... 34,300 30,000 - Sales............................................................. 17,600 17,200 - Administrative support, including clerical........................ 61,700 46,100 15,700 Blue collar......................................................... 122,200 115,200 7,000 Precision production, craft, and repair........................... 40,400 38,000 2,400 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors..................... 32,500 32,300 - Transportation and material moving................................ 19,700 16,500 3,200 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers............... 29,600 28,400 1,200 Service............................................................. 39,200 27,700 11,400 1 The number of workers represented by the survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of the number of workers provide a description of size and composition of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison to other statistical series to measure employment trends or levels. Both full-time and part-time workers were included in the survey. 2 A classification system including about 480 individual occupations is used to cover all workers in the civilian economy. See appendix B for more information. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.