NC BL 06/00/2010 Table: Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH, Bulletin, October 2009 Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings(1) and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Civilian Private industry State and local government workers workers workers Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Hourly earnings Worker and establishment characteristics Mean Mean Mean weekly weekly weekly Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Relative hours(- Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) Mean error(2) 3) (percen- (percen- (percen- t) t) t) All workers........................................................... $26.40 1.9 33.9 $25.91 2.2 33.9 $30.47 2.7 33.8 Worker characteristics(4)(5) Management, professional, and related............................... 38.32 2.6 36.7 38.43 3.0 37.2 37.56 2.5 33.8 Management, business, and financial............................... 41.91 3.6 39.3 42.12 3.9 39.6 39.71 4.9 36.7 Professional and related.......................................... 36.47 2.3 35.5 36.37 2.7 36.0 36.98 2.4 33.1 Service............................................................. 14.24 1.8 28.6 12.49 2.1 27.8 24.07 2.1 34.4 Sales and office.................................................... 19.26 1.7 32.3 19.16 1.8 32.5 20.87 6.3 29.8 Sales and related................................................. 19.92 3.8 30.5 20.05 3.8 30.7 – – – Office and administrative support................................. 18.84 1.6 33.6 18.53 1.7 33.9 21.96 3.1 31.1 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 26.93 6.3 38.5 27.04 6.9 38.4 25.79 3.2 39.6 Construction and extraction...................................... 28.03 9.3 38.1 28.09 10.3 38.0 27.47 5.9 39.5 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 25.64 6.3 39.1 25.87 6.7 39.1 23.04 6.5 39.7 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 16.68 5.4 34.9 16.48 5.7 34.9 20.95 7.3 36.8 Production........................................................ 16.86 7.9 38.7 16.82 8.0 38.6 – – – Transportation and material moving................................ 16.54 5.5 32.5 16.20 6.0 32.3 21.12 7.9 36.4 Full time........................................................... 28.33 2.2 39.1 27.93 2.5 39.3 31.30 2.6 37.5 Part time........................................................... 14.73 2.8 18.7 14.47 2.9 19.0 19.43 8.9 14.5 Union............................................................... 28.85 1.9 34.1 26.29 3.3 32.4 31.83 2.6 36.4 Nonunion............................................................ 25.92 2.3 33.8 25.87 2.4 34.1 27.23 7.3 28.9 Time................................................................ 26.35 2.0 33.7 25.83 2.3 33.7 30.47 2.7 33.8 Incentive........................................................... 27.89 15.1 39.1 27.89 15.1 39.1 – – – Establishment characteristics Goods producing..................................................... (6) (6) (6) 27.73 3.8 39.5 (6) (6) (6) Service providing................................................... (6) (6) (6) 25.55 2.5 32.9 (6) (6) (6) 1-99 workers........................................................ 21.85 4.2 32.9 21.72 4.4 33.1 24.68 6.1 29.2 100-499 workers..................................................... 26.34 3.2 34.2 25.62 3.7 33.9 30.62 3.9 35.7 500 workers or more................................................. 34.29 3.6 35.4 34.64 4.2 35.6 32.71 3.5 34.5 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. 3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production bonuses. 5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 6 Estimates for goods-producing and service-providing industries are published for private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $26.40 1.9 $28.33 2.2 $14.73 2.8 Management occupations.............................................. 47.20 4.1 47.16 4.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.26 9.6 23.26 9.6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.65 10.0 27.65 10.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.85 6.7 32.85 6.7 – – Level 10.................................................. 34.62 5.8 34.62 5.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 46.38 2.0 46.38 2.0 – – Level 12.................................................. 65.14 7.3 65.19 7.1 – – Level 13.................................................. 74.50 10.2 74.50 10.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 50.79 5.1 50.92 5.1 – – General and operations managers................................... 49.41 13.8 49.41 13.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.73 10.2 33.73 10.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 56.45 22.1 56.45 22.1 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 54.42 9.2 54.42 9.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.70 18.4 38.70 18.4 – – Level 11.................................................. 47.69 5.3 47.69 5.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 51.28 14.7 51.28 14.7 – – Marketing managers.............................................. 56.62 15.6 56.62 15.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 43.40 7.4 43.40 7.4 – – Sales managers.................................................. 50.89 12.4 50.89 12.4 – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.30 8.0 53.30 8.0 – – Level 12.................................................. 56.15 3.7 56.15 3.7 – – Financial managers................................................ 55.56 5.8 55.56 5.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 49.09 7.6 49.09 7.6 – – Level 12.................................................. 64.84 7.1 64.84 7.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 59.48 6.1 59.48 6.1 – – Human resources managers.......................................... 48.23 8.6 48.23 8.6 – – Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 48.49 19.1 48.49 19.1 – – Industrial production managers.................................... 46.29 13.0 46.29 13.0 – – Construction managers............................................. 31.37 5.4 31.37 5.4 – – Education administrators.......................................... 45.05 7.2 45.21 7.4 – – Level 11.................................................. 53.30 5.3 53.30 5.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 45.76 8.0 46.61 8.8 – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 55.17 10.1 55.17 10.1 – – Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 44.23 6.4 44.45 6.8 – – Engineering managers.............................................. 53.55 7.1 53.55 7.1 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 37.23 4.8 35.20 4.4 – – Social and community service managers............................. 31.52 9.5 31.52 9.5 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.34 3.5 33.28 3.4 35.37 14.9 Level 6 .................................................. 21.48 7.6 21.11 8.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.02 4.1 24.28 4.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 28.84 3.7 28.84 3.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.78 5.2 30.58 5.4 – – Level 10.................................................. 36.37 6.9 36.37 6.9 – – Level 11.................................................. 46.04 9.6 45.17 11.1 – – Level 12.................................................. 57.32 13.5 57.32 13.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.65 8.1 36.65 8.1 – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.65 13.1 26.36 13.6 – – Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 23.69 24.0 23.69 24.0 – – Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 28.75 12.8 28.37 13.8 – – Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.99 9.5 29.18 11.4 – – Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.98 10.5 29.05 12.9 – – Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation....................................... 23.38 10.0 22.77 11.6 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 31.55 7.1 31.55 7.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.62 7.6 28.62 7.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 38.23 7.9 38.23 7.9 – – Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 31.04 9.6 31.04 9.6 – – Training and development specialists............................ 34.89 4.9 34.89 4.9 – – Management analysts............................................... 44.30 13.7 44.30 13.7 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.16 6.3 28.71 6.6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.50 3.0 30.50 3.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.20 6.7 34.20 6.7 – – Financial analysts and advisors................................... 42.37 9.3 43.09 9.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 52.01 11.1 52.01 11.1 – – Financial analysts.............................................. 46.45 13.3 46.45 13.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 60.14 22.0 60.14 22.0 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 41.82 4.4 41.82 4.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.71 3.9 20.71 3.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.72 5.0 26.72 5.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 32.58 16.2 32.58 16.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.65 1.9 38.65 1.9 – – Level 10.................................................. 43.59 2.6 43.59 2.6 – – Level 11.................................................. 50.44 1.8 50.44 1.8 – – Level 12.................................................. 61.13 10.4 61.13 10.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 37.81 3.1 37.81 3.1 – – Computer programmers.............................................. 32.27 8.9 32.27 8.9 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 48.82 5.8 48.82 5.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.61 5.7 36.61 5.7 – – Level 10.................................................. 45.17 2.3 45.17 2.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 51.34 4.8 51.34 4.8 – – Level 12.................................................. 62.59 13.3 62.59 13.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 40.09 5.9 40.09 5.9 – – Computer software engineers, applications....................... 50.69 11.0 50.69 11.0 – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... 47.53 7.4 47.53 7.4 – – Level 10.................................................. 44.89 2.0 44.89 2.0 – – Level 11.................................................. 52.75 8.3 52.75 8.3 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 35.48 9.0 35.48 9.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.76 6.0 24.76 6.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.74 7.5 39.74 7.5 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.46 3.1 41.46 3.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 39.41 6.6 39.41 6.6 – – Network and computer systems administrators....................... 40.21 14.2 40.21 14.2 – – Level 11.................................................. 50.06 3.2 50.06 3.2 – – Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 36.27 5.2 36.27 5.2 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.78 3.8 38.34 3.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 28.28 3.3 28.28 3.3 – – Level 8 .................................................. 33.99 5.1 33.99 5.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.70 6.0 36.05 4.1 – – Level 10.................................................. 44.50 6.0 44.50 6.0 – – Level 11.................................................. 44.07 4.5 44.07 4.5 – – Level 12.................................................. 54.49 5.9 55.85 8.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 49.39 14.6 49.39 14.6 – – Architects, except naval.......................................... 31.21 10.5 – – – – Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 32.16 13.5 – – – – Engineers......................................................... 45.00 2.4 44.80 2.7 – – Level 8 .................................................. 34.64 6.8 34.64 6.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.21 4.6 35.21 4.6 – – Level 10.................................................. 44.50 6.0 44.50 6.0 – – Level 11.................................................. 48.44 2.5 48.44 2.5 – – Level 12.................................................. 54.49 5.9 55.85 8.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 55.98 10.2 55.98 10.2 – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 43.98 3.6 43.98 3.6 – – Level 11.................................................. 48.42 3.5 48.42 3.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 41.19 7.5 41.19 7.5 – – Electrical engineers.......................................... 42.87 4.6 42.87 4.6 – – Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 44.36 5.5 44.36 5.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 48.78 4.3 48.78 4.3 – – Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.94 4.2 37.94 4.2 – – Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.78 3.7 38.78 3.7 – – Mechanical engineers............................................ 40.37 1.1 40.37 1.1 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.02 3.9 26.02 3.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 28.33 9.9 28.33 9.9 – – Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.47 6.8 26.47 6.8 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.43 8.9 34.48 9.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.00 3.8 26.00 3.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.96 19.3 28.82 19.7 – – Level 11.................................................. 33.73 9.4 33.73 9.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 31.99 9.0 32.22 9.7 – – Life scientists................................................... 31.64 22.4 31.64 22.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 26.33 25.3 26.33 25.3 – – Biological scientists........................................... 43.24 11.1 43.24 11.1 – – Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 45.04 12.2 45.04 12.2 – – Physical scientists............................................... 32.81 21.8 32.81 21.8 – – Market and survey researchers..................................... 51.59 26.4 51.59 26.4 – – Market research analysts........................................ 51.59 26.4 51.59 26.4 – – Psychologists..................................................... 27.53 7.4 – – – – Community and social services occupations........................... 23.76 5.7 23.95 6.2 21.99 10.3 Level 7 .................................................. 20.31 5.3 20.27 7.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 31.89 7.5 32.22 7.8 – – Counselors........................................................ 25.72 15.6 25.74 16.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 33.70 11.6 34.22 11.8 – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 38.55 13.4 40.42 12.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 40.19 16.5 42.26 15.1 – – Social workers.................................................... 25.40 9.2 25.26 9.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 21.16 6.7 20.72 6.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.65 10.1 33.02 10.6 – – Child, family, and school social workers........................ 25.72 20.9 25.72 20.9 – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 17.56 7.4 16.85 8.6 – – Social and human service assistants............................. 15.93 8.3 – – – – Legal occupations................................................... 48.48 14.3 51.05 16.5 – – Lawyers........................................................... 74.12 10.9 74.12 10.9 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 36.28 3.4 37.46 3.4 23.67 11.0 Level 3 .................................................. 13.36 6.1 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.11 12.6 14.28 13.0 12.55 19.7 Level 6 .................................................. 15.98 10.5 – – 15.68 17.8 Level 7 .................................................. 21.28 25.4 20.25 19.7 – – Level 8 .................................................. 42.10 10.3 42.11 10.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 41.24 4.9 41.33 5.2 39.01 4.6 Level 10.................................................. 40.59 3.6 39.45 2.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 49.05 5.5 49.16 5.5 – – Level 12.................................................. 54.62 8.7 54.62 8.7 – – Level 13.................................................. 79.74 20.0 79.74 20.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 39.31 9.5 42.18 8.4 20.11 23.3 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 50.97 3.7 51.85 3.9 36.68 14.0 Level 9 .................................................. 45.22 7.7 47.61 8.6 – – Level 10.................................................. 39.69 2.5 39.45 2.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 48.01 6.4 48.11 6.4 – – Level 12.................................................. 54.62 8.7 54.62 8.7 – – Level 13.................................................. 79.74 20.0 79.74 20.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 49.95 8.9 50.43 8.2 – – Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 50.39 17.3 – – – – Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 50.39 17.3 – – – – Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 62.27 4.2 62.27 4.2 – – Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 48.45 4.3 – – – – Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 46.31 12.5 47.02 10.1 – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 45.78 6.6 47.20 6.2 35.19 11.7 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 37.85 3.6 38.79 3.1 21.88 23.2 Level 6 .................................................. 14.48 7.3 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 49.98 5.5 49.98 5.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 43.24 4.4 43.22 4.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 37.62 3.3 42.40 9.5 – – Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 18.67 18.6 18.25 15.0 – – Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 17.45 19.6 16.90 15.7 – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 44.57 2.2 45.33 2.0 24.37 23.3 Level 9 .................................................. 45.70 2.7 45.68 2.8 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 44.66 3.0 45.69 2.7 24.37 23.3 Level 9 .................................................. 46.24 3.4 46.22 3.5 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 44.27 1.7 44.27 1.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 44.15 1.3 44.15 1.3 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 42.00 1.8 44.06 1.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 43.62 1.4 43.62 1.4 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 42.00 1.8 44.06 1.6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 43.62 1.4 43.62 1.4 – – Special education teachers...................................... 46.40 .0 46.63 .6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 44.44 4.4 44.52 4.8 – – Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 47.38 4.9 47.83 6.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 44.79 .7 – – – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 25.43 10.9 23.88 19.2 29.34 18.4 Level 9 .................................................. 26.74 24.7 – – – – Self-enrichment education teachers.............................. 25.06 21.4 – – – – Librarians........................................................ 27.60 17.7 – – – – Teacher assistants................................................ 14.71 10.2 14.86 11.4 13.94 10.4 Level 3 .................................................. 14.55 1.3 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.11 12.6 14.28 13.0 12.55 19.7 Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.15 9.8 – – – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 27.72 7.0 28.10 7.2 16.34 22.5 Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.58 12.3 28.81 12.9 – – Designers......................................................... 26.80 9.7 28.36 6.4 – – Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 30.35 14.3 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.35 14.3 – – – – Coaches and scouts.............................................. 30.35 14.3 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.35 14.3 – – – – Writers and editors............................................... 39.83 6.4 40.31 7.9 – – Editors......................................................... 37.90 6.9 38.42 8.5 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.30 5.1 34.00 6.8 35.47 3.8 Level 4 .................................................. 16.92 7.5 16.65 10.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.55 10.3 18.15 10.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 26.71 5.1 26.42 4.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.51 7.8 28.01 6.0 26.07 16.6 Level 8 .................................................. 32.94 9.2 30.78 10.2 44.63 2.7 Level 9 .................................................. 40.38 4.9 38.07 5.5 44.25 3.7 Level 10.................................................. 35.36 3.5 35.36 3.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 55.26 5.1 55.42 5.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 35.93 14.0 37.64 15.3 – – Physicians and surgeons........................................... 65.22 21.4 64.44 21.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 58.98 19.4 58.98 19.4 – – Registered nurses................................................. 40.07 4.4 38.79 4.7 44.39 3.5 Level 7 .................................................. 32.23 3.7 31.34 4.6 35.29 6.9 Level 8 .................................................. 37.25 4.1 – – 48.37 6.9 Level 9 .................................................. 40.88 4.1 38.93 4.7 44.68 2.9 Therapists........................................................ 32.03 17.5 36.77 3.1 – – Physical therapists............................................. 37.11 2.6 – – – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 23.44 8.6 22.20 11.0 28.54 4.1 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.21 16.9 23.43 20.7 – – Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 20.52 6.7 20.21 10.3 – – Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 18.12 8.6 17.70 11.2 – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.83 14.1 15.65 10.9 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 24.28 5.2 24.83 4.8 – – Medical records and health information technicians................ 15.42 4.1 15.55 4.4 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.75 4.7 14.80 4.0 14.56 9.9 Level 2 .................................................. 12.86 2.5 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.34 3.7 13.45 2.7 13.02 9.2 Level 4 .................................................. 14.76 6.1 14.73 7.0 14.89 11.2 Level 5 .................................................. 20.20 12.6 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.00 4.2 13.11 4.5 12.41 6.1 Level 2 .................................................. 12.91 2.7 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.32 2.8 13.26 3.6 13.57 5.6 Level 4 .................................................. 12.66 7.5 12.88 7.9 10.84 9.8 Home health aides............................................... 11.31 5.5 11.48 4.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.07 5.8 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 14.30 5.4 14.63 4.4 13.02 3.4 Level 2 .................................................. 12.98 3.0 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.83 4.0 14.02 3.4 13.23 4.1 Level 4 .................................................. 16.09 6.5 16.48 4.9 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 17.50 4.2 18.69 1.8 15.22 10.0 Level 3 .................................................. 13.44 15.1 – – 12.40 18.4 Level 4 .................................................. 18.28 7.9 18.69 8.8 17.35 7.5 Level 5 .................................................. 18.34 8.8 – – – – Medical assistants.............................................. 17.44 2.0 18.40 2.1 15.60 3.3 Level 4 .................................................. 15.56 3.6 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 22.68 8.5 23.32 9.8 16.45 21.2 Level 4 .................................................. 12.09 8.9 – – – – Level 6 .................................................. 26.42 2.0 25.74 3.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 28.65 2.0 28.74 1.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.37 12.3 24.48 15.6 – – Fire fighters..................................................... 25.08 3.1 25.41 1.5 – – Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 27.76 1.1 27.82 .9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.21 3.8 29.39 3.7 – – Police officers................................................... 28.59 7.8 27.79 5.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 27.74 3.8 25.91 5.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.88 3.3 29.88 3.3 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 28.59 7.8 27.79 5.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 27.74 3.8 25.91 5.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.88 3.3 29.88 3.3 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 15.91 8.4 17.81 10.9 12.82 9.9 Security guards................................................. 15.91 8.4 17.81 10.9 12.82 9.9 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 15.12 13.8 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.11 4.9 11.80 4.5 8.12 3.2 Level 1 .................................................. 8.26 1.6 7.77 12.0 8.49 3.9 Level 2 .................................................. 8.83 6.9 9.97 1.2 7.73 10.9 Level 3 .................................................. 10.30 5.5 11.66 11.7 8.06 11.0 Level 4 .................................................. 14.52 4.6 14.49 4.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 22.00 15.9 22.00 15.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.14 3.5 18.14 3.5 – – Cooks............................................................. 12.44 2.2 12.37 2.6 12.86 3.1 Level 3 .................................................. 12.09 7.3 11.99 10.0 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.45 6.3 13.30 6.2 – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.43 7.6 12.20 7.0 – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.27 2.5 12.16 3.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.26 8.6 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 12.57 6.7 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.20 9.5 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.93 3.2 6.88 9.4 5.63 2.3 Level 1 .................................................. 6.42 20.4 – – 6.90 11.2 Level 2 .................................................. 5.77 17.8 – – 5.20 27.4 Level 3 .................................................. 5.97 11.7 – – 5.35 26.3 Bartenders...................................................... 6.52 3.3 – – 6.72 3.3 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.14 14.7 – – 3.54 7.0 Level 2 .................................................. 3.34 20.2 – – 3.50 22.1 Level 3 .................................................. 5.22 11.3 – – – – Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.90 4.4 – – 8.40 10.6 Level 1 .................................................. 7.97 4.7 – – 8.10 9.5 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.33 1.2 9.84 2.2 8.79 2.5 Level 1 .................................................. 8.67 10.4 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.16 1.8 9.71 1.8 8.40 2.5 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 9.69 4.1 10.60 9.4 8.71 4.0 Level 2 .................................................. 9.27 3.6 – – 8.60 7.5 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.07 2.1 9.28 3.2 8.85 7.0 Level 2 .................................................. 9.05 2.2 9.62 3.0 – – Dishwashers....................................................... 9.41 1.3 9.59 3.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 9.41 1.3 9.59 3.9 – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.21 2.2 14.88 3.3 12.13 3.1 Level 1 .................................................. 12.14 6.1 11.98 8.8 12.49 .9 Level 2 .................................................. 12.56 4.3 13.12 5.9 11.51 4.6 Level 3 .................................................. 15.27 5.7 15.20 6.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.67 7.9 15.83 7.8 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.35 4.1 13.82 5.9 12.16 3.1 Level 1 .................................................. 12.07 6.9 11.85 10.2 12.49 .9 Level 2 .................................................. 12.71 4.3 13.40 6.0 11.51 4.6 Level 3 .................................................. 16.15 4.9 15.94 5.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 14.76 11.6 14.91 12.1 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.29 2.2 15.19 3.4 12.26 3.6 Level 1 .................................................. 13.35 2.1 14.13 2.8 12.54 1.0 Level 2 .................................................. 13.27 4.7 14.24 5.4 11.48 5.9 Level 3 .................................................. 16.15 4.9 15.94 5.2 – – Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.20 6.3 9.80 5.8 11.67 2.4 Level 1 .................................................. 9.38 6.9 9.20 6.1 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.93 3.5 – – – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 17.89 13.3 18.12 13.5 – – Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 17.38 15.2 17.61 15.5 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.55 4.7 17.88 5.7 10.42 6.3 Level 1 .................................................. 8.69 3.8 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.81 5.3 – – 9.35 5.8 Level 3 .................................................. 10.16 4.0 – – 10.16 4.6 Level 4 .................................................. 12.81 13.2 13.50 15.7 10.54 7.7 Level 6 .................................................. 32.64 18.8 – – – – Transportation attendants......................................... 35.11 8.5 – – – – Child care workers................................................ 10.60 5.5 – – 9.45 4.8 Level 2 .................................................. 9.25 1.6 – – 9.07 3.0 Level 3 .................................................. 9.71 6.0 – – – – Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 12.57 8.1 – – 12.38 11.3 Level 4 .................................................. 12.61 8.7 – – – – Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 12.29 12.5 – – 12.29 12.5 Recreation workers.............................................. 13.03 11.7 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.92 3.8 23.95 4.0 10.31 3.4 Level 1 .................................................. 8.87 1.0 – – 8.83 1.5 Level 2 .................................................. 9.71 3.0 11.05 7.8 9.44 2.7 Level 3 .................................................. 13.95 5.4 14.70 6.8 10.96 2.0 Level 4 .................................................. 17.51 4.1 18.44 4.6 12.93 7.9 Level 5 .................................................. 18.92 5.7 18.99 5.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.76 8.7 20.72 8.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.60 12.0 29.60 12.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 35.90 23.3 35.90 23.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.35 2.8 38.35 2.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 67.79 16.7 68.54 17.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 21.76 18.7 22.76 19.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.36 3.5 18.50 3.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.36 4.2 18.52 4.3 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.21 8.8 15.06 6.8 9.62 1.8 Level 1 .................................................. 8.87 1.0 – – 8.83 1.5 Level 2 .................................................. 9.69 3.2 11.05 7.8 9.41 2.9 Level 3 .................................................. 13.95 5.5 14.71 6.9 10.96 2.0 Level 4 .................................................. 16.90 5.3 18.03 5.1 12.83 8.5 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.10 2.3 12.42 12.0 9.43 2.3 Level 1 .................................................. 8.87 1.2 – – 8.84 1.6 Level 2 .................................................. 9.39 2.8 – – 9.40 3.2 Level 3 .................................................. 14.36 8.0 15.47 11.4 – – Cashiers...................................................... 10.08 2.2 12.42 12.0 9.39 2.2 Level 1 .................................................. 8.87 1.2 – – 8.84 1.6 Level 2 .................................................. 9.39 2.8 – – 9.40 3.2 Level 3 .................................................. 14.57 8.2 15.47 11.4 – – Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.89 9.5 14.95 10.7 8.90 9.2 Level 3 .................................................. 12.65 11.5 – – – – Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.52 13.7 – – 8.50 5.2 Parts salespersons............................................ 17.44 7.1 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 14.31 13.1 16.13 11.9 10.51 2.3 Level 2 .................................................. 11.13 .2 – – 10.63 .3 Level 3 .................................................. 14.51 4.5 15.61 7.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.51 7.4 17.91 6.9 – – Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 83.91 10.2 88.37 5.5 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 31.00 10.6 31.00 10.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 22.36 10.0 22.36 10.0 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 39.13 12.4 39.13 12.4 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 24.65 14.6 24.65 14.6 – – Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 29.11 20.5 30.04 22.1 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.84 1.6 19.50 1.8 14.75 6.0 Level 1 .................................................. 9.32 .9 – – 9.26 .6 Level 2 .................................................. 13.91 10.5 13.16 6.9 15.08 22.2 Level 3 .................................................. 13.78 2.8 14.05 3.0 12.77 7.1 Level 4 .................................................. 17.58 2.1 17.66 2.3 17.10 3.0 Level 5 .................................................. 21.35 4.5 21.44 4.9 19.71 5.2 Level 6 .................................................. 23.28 2.6 23.29 2.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.92 8.1 25.14 8.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 21.32 3.2 21.76 2.8 12.34 6.1 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 31.30 10.9 31.30 10.9 – – Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 14.39 18.8 – – – – Financial clerks.................................................. 17.90 2.9 18.43 4.0 15.13 5.7 Level 2 .................................................. 12.59 4.8 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.62 7.0 12.48 8.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.72 3.2 16.98 4.1 15.47 5.0 Level 5 .................................................. 21.00 7.2 21.98 8.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.67 6.4 24.67 6.4 – – Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.86 7.8 16.36 8.6 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 20.94 3.6 21.72 4.3 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.18 4.2 – – – – Tellers......................................................... 14.21 3.2 14.42 3.6 – – Brokerage clerks.................................................. 19.33 7.5 19.33 7.5 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 19.30 9.0 19.63 9.5 15.02 11.8 Level 3 .................................................. 13.67 4.1 13.68 5.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.77 7.7 16.77 7.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 23.20 16.4 23.23 17.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.78 4.3 19.78 4.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 22.60 6.5 22.60 6.5 – – Order clerks...................................................... 19.07 6.3 – – – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.25 3.5 15.50 4.0 14.12 11.1 Level 3 .................................................. 14.11 5.0 14.51 5.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.24 4.3 17.45 5.6 – – Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 14.65 14.9 – – – – Dispatchers....................................................... 23.06 13.3 – – – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 18.38 6.4 18.38 6.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.62 4.5 16.62 4.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.59 10.1 19.59 10.1 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.84 5.2 15.45 14.4 9.60 3.9 Level 1 .................................................. 9.32 .9 – – 9.26 .6 Level 2 .................................................. 11.33 8.2 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.21 1.6 21.60 1.7 17.08 7.6 Level 4 .................................................. 18.38 4.3 18.48 4.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 21.55 7.8 21.55 7.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 23.97 3.1 24.03 3.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.87 3.0 25.28 2.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.99 4.2 20.35 4.5 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.62 2.1 24.62 2.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.03 3.9 24.03 3.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.31 2.2 25.31 2.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 21.80 2.5 21.80 2.5 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 18.11 3.3 18.20 2.6 17.67 8.0 Level 4 .................................................. 18.15 5.9 18.12 6.9 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 19.35 2.6 19.74 2.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.56 4.4 17.70 4.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 21.92 3.5 21.92 3.5 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.39 6.4 13.35 7.0 – – Data entry keyers............................................... 13.38 7.0 13.34 7.7 – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 18.25 4.5 18.25 4.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.85 6.0 16.85 6.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.85 3.5 18.85 3.5 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 20.35 3.4 20.48 3.9 19.93 8.4 Level 3 .................................................. 17.08 3.7 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 18.00 6.8 17.97 9.2 18.07 6.4 Level 5 .................................................. 22.03 4.0 22.17 3.9 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 28.03 9.3 28.68 9.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 29.04 15.4 29.04 15.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.89 14.2 17.89 14.2 – – Level 5 .................................................. 24.85 10.3 24.85 10.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 25.49 5.4 25.71 5.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 33.74 2.4 34.02 2.6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 34.16 13.9 34.16 13.9 – – First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 33.39 5.0 33.39 5.0 – – Carpenters........................................................ 32.98 2.7 33.03 2.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 30.69 2.7 30.69 2.7 – – Construction laborers............................................. 26.87 27.1 33.00 21.6 – – Electricians...................................................... 29.28 7.3 29.28 7.3 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 23.21 14.3 23.21 14.3 – – Level 6 .................................................. 26.05 8.8 26.05 8.8 – – Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 27.22 5.5 27.22 5.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 26.05 8.8 26.05 8.8 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 25.64 6.3 25.79 6.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 21.46 8.9 21.62 9.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 25.18 6.0 25.18 6.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 32.04 9.2 32.09 9.2 – – Level 8 .................................................. 31.32 2.1 31.32 2.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 25.79 8.1 25.79 8.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 34.78 8.2 34.78 8.2 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 27.73 23.0 27.88 22.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 23.61 16.1 – – – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 27.52 23.5 27.68 23.5 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.29 4.7 21.33 4.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.53 1.8 20.53 1.8 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.75 6.0 20.80 6.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.46 2.0 20.46 2.0 – – Line installers and repairers..................................... 28.92 4.0 28.92 4.0 – – Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 28.26 7.2 28.26 7.2 – – Production occupations.............................................. 16.86 7.9 17.04 7.9 10.66 1.3 Level 1 .................................................. 10.01 3.5 10.02 3.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.44 2.8 12.65 2.8 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.44 8.5 13.57 8.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.55 6.1 14.58 6.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.22 6.9 18.22 6.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.41 6.1 24.41 6.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.40 9.4 26.40 9.4 – – Level 8 .................................................. 28.40 4.4 28.40 4.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.55 14.1 17.59 14.3 – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 28.27 10.4 28.27 10.4 – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.46 6.8 14.46 6.8 – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.15 10.2 14.15 10.2 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.20 12.6 13.20 12.6 – – Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 17.23 3.8 17.23 3.8 – – Machinists........................................................ 24.54 2.2 24.54 2.2 – – Printers.......................................................... 16.88 17.1 16.88 17.1 – – Printing machine operators...................................... 17.53 9.2 17.53 9.2 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.26 2.7 17.26 2.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.02 3.3 14.02 3.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.23 1.9 20.23 1.9 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.31 3.0 13.62 .0 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.54 5.5 17.95 6.9 11.15 5.6 Level 1 .................................................. 9.79 3.5 10.30 5.9 9.01 1.9 Level 2 .................................................. 13.25 6.5 13.70 4.3 12.58 10.2 Level 3 .................................................. 18.36 6.3 18.60 6.3 15.17 5.8 Level 4 .................................................. 19.13 8.8 19.13 8.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 23.48 11.8 23.98 11.9 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.27 8.3 19.30 8.3 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 17.42 6.4 – – 14.72 4.9 Bus drivers, school............................................. 16.51 7.1 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.92 6.7 19.55 5.8 13.22 17.9 Level 3 .................................................. 20.25 6.4 20.37 6.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 19.98 10.5 19.98 10.5 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.98 7.3 21.00 7.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 20.06 11.6 20.06 11.6 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.39 14.7 16.85 14.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 19.85 8.4 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.78 10.2 17.92 9.8 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.17 3.9 13.33 5.5 9.75 1.9 Level 1 .................................................. 9.98 4.4 10.64 9.1 – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.46 6.9 14.36 3.8 11.22 9.9 Level 3 .................................................. 15.76 2.8 15.78 2.8 – – Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.51 11.2 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.19 8.7 13.78 10.8 11.04 7.6 Level 1 .................................................. 10.34 10.3 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.86 8.4 – – 11.24 10.0 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... – – 11.79 6.7 – – Level 1 .................................................. – – 11.02 10.3 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.80 6.5 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $25.91 2.2 $27.93 2.5 $14.47 2.9 Management occupations.............................................. 47.64 4.4 47.60 4.5 – – Level 7 .................................................. 23.26 9.6 23.26 9.6 – – Level 8 .................................................. 27.65 10.0 27.65 10.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.70 7.1 32.70 7.1 – – Level 10.................................................. 33.87 6.8 33.87 6.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 46.05 1.8 46.05 1.8 – – Level 12.................................................. 66.23 7.5 66.32 7.3 – – Level 13.................................................. 74.50 10.2 74.50 10.2 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 52.09 5.6 52.21 5.6 – – General and operations managers................................... 51.28 15.3 51.28 15.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 56.45 22.1 56.45 22.1 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 54.42 9.2 54.42 9.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.70 18.4 38.70 18.4 – – Level 11.................................................. 47.69 5.3 47.69 5.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 51.28 14.7 51.28 14.7 – – Marketing managers.............................................. 56.62 15.6 56.62 15.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 43.40 7.4 43.40 7.4 – – Sales managers.................................................. 50.89 12.4 50.89 12.4 – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.22 8.3 53.22 8.3 – – Level 12.................................................. 56.25 4.2 56.25 4.2 – – Financial managers................................................ 56.02 6.0 56.02 6.0 – – Level 11.................................................. 49.09 7.6 49.09 7.6 – – Level 12.................................................. 66.80 6.7 66.80 6.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 59.48 6.1 59.48 6.1 – – Human resources managers.......................................... 48.23 8.6 48.23 8.6 – – Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 48.49 19.1 48.49 19.1 – – Industrial production managers.................................... 46.29 13.0 46.29 13.0 – – Education administrators.......................................... 42.49 7.9 42.64 8.3 – – Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 45.08 6.5 45.34 6.8 – – Engineering managers.............................................. 53.49 7.7 53.49 7.7 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 38.28 5.3 35.74 5.3 – – Social and community service managers............................. 29.28 6.7 29.28 6.7 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.47 3.7 33.47 3.6 – – Level 6 .................................................. 21.08 9.2 21.08 9.2 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.02 4.1 24.28 4.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 28.84 3.7 28.84 3.7 – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.47 5.9 30.22 6.2 – – Level 10.................................................. 36.37 6.9 36.37 6.9 – – Level 11.................................................. 45.52 10.3 45.17 11.1 – – Level 12.................................................. 57.32 13.5 57.32 13.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.97 8.1 36.97 8.1 – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.65 13.1 26.36 13.6 – – Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 23.69 24.0 23.69 24.0 – – Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 28.75 12.8 28.37 13.8 – – Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.99 9.5 29.18 11.4 – – Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.98 10.5 29.05 12.9 – – Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation....................................... 22.77 11.6 22.77 11.6 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 31.28 7.3 31.28 7.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 37.32 8.0 37.32 8.0 – – Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 31.04 9.6 31.04 9.6 – – Training and development specialists............................ 34.89 4.9 34.89 4.9 – – Management analysts............................................... 44.30 13.7 44.30 13.7 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.89 6.9 28.35 7.5 – – Level 8 .................................................. 30.50 3.0 30.50 3.0 – – Financial analysts and advisors................................... 42.37 9.3 43.09 9.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 52.01 11.1 52.01 11.1 – – Financial analysts.............................................. 46.45 13.3 46.45 13.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 60.14 22.0 60.14 22.0 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 42.10 4.5 42.10 4.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.71 3.9 20.71 3.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.72 5.0 26.72 5.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 32.58 16.2 32.58 16.2 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.36 1.8 39.36 1.8 – – Level 10.................................................. 43.59 2.6 43.59 2.6 – – Level 11.................................................. 50.44 1.8 50.44 1.8 – – Level 12.................................................. 61.13 10.4 61.13 10.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 37.60 3.4 37.60 3.4 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 48.82 5.8 48.82 5.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 36.61 5.7 36.61 5.7 – – Level 10.................................................. 45.17 2.3 45.17 2.3 – – Level 11.................................................. 51.34 4.8 51.34 4.8 – – Level 12.................................................. 62.59 13.3 62.59 13.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 40.09 5.9 40.09 5.9 – – Computer software engineers, applications....................... 50.69 11.0 50.69 11.0 – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... 47.53 7.4 47.53 7.4 – – Level 10.................................................. 44.89 2.0 44.89 2.0 – – Level 11.................................................. 52.75 8.3 52.75 8.3 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 35.46 9.3 35.46 9.3 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.76 6.0 24.76 6.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 39.74 7.5 39.74 7.5 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.72 3.1 41.72 3.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 39.32 7.6 39.32 7.6 – – Network and computer systems administrators....................... 40.80 14.7 40.80 14.7 – – Level 11.................................................. 50.06 3.2 50.06 3.2 – – Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 35.77 9.4 35.77 9.4 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.91 3.9 38.46 3.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 28.49 4.0 28.49 4.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 33.99 5.1 33.99 5.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 37.70 6.0 36.05 4.1 – – Level 10.................................................. 44.50 6.0 44.50 6.0 – – Level 11.................................................. 44.07 4.5 44.07 4.5 – – Level 12.................................................. 54.49 5.9 55.85 8.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 49.39 15.4 49.39 15.4 – – Architects, except naval.......................................... 31.21 10.5 – – – – Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 32.16 13.5 – – – – Engineers......................................................... 44.96 2.4 44.76 2.7 – – Level 8 .................................................. 34.64 6.8 34.64 6.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.21 4.6 35.21 4.6 – – Level 10.................................................. 44.50 6.0 44.50 6.0 – – Level 11.................................................. 48.44 2.5 48.44 2.5 – – Level 12.................................................. 54.49 5.9 55.85 8.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 56.40 10.4 56.40 10.4 – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 43.80 3.6 43.80 3.6 – – Level 11.................................................. 48.42 3.5 48.42 3.5 – – Electrical engineers.......................................... 41.92 4.5 41.92 4.5 – – Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 44.36 5.5 44.36 5.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 48.78 4.3 48.78 4.3 – – Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.94 4.2 37.94 4.2 – – Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.78 3.7 38.78 3.7 – – Mechanical engineers............................................ 40.37 1.1 40.37 1.1 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.95 4.4 25.95 4.4 – – Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.47 6.8 26.47 6.8 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.67 9.5 34.72 9.6 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.00 3.8 26.00 3.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 28.38 21.2 28.21 21.7 – – Level 11.................................................. 33.25 8.8 33.25 8.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 35.18 5.5 35.97 5.7 – – Life scientists................................................... 32.02 23.5 32.02 23.5 – – Biological scientists........................................... 43.24 11.1 43.24 11.1 – – Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 45.04 12.2 45.04 12.2 – – Physical scientists............................................... 33.34 22.7 33.34 22.7 – – Market and survey researchers..................................... 53.26 27.4 53.26 27.4 – – Market research analysts........................................ 53.26 27.4 53.26 27.4 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 18.32 4.0 17.89 5.1 20.98 12.1 Level 7 .................................................. 19.44 5.9 19.20 8.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 24.84 4.7 – – – – Counselors........................................................ 15.43 12.9 15.17 13.3 – – Social workers.................................................... 20.97 6.6 20.54 6.6 – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 17.55 8.2 – – – – Social and human service assistants............................. 15.67 9.8 – – – – Legal occupations................................................... 56.04 7.6 60.40 6.4 – – Lawyers........................................................... 82.14 2.8 82.14 2.8 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 32.62 6.9 33.40 6.6 24.75 21.3 Level 4 .................................................. 10.39 14.6 – – – – Level 9 .................................................. 30.68 14.7 30.21 16.3 37.95 3.5 Level 10.................................................. 39.65 2.6 39.45 2.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 51.20 5.6 51.19 5.6 – – Level 12.................................................. 55.07 10.7 55.07 10.7 – – Level 13.................................................. 79.74 20.0 79.74 20.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 40.38 13.0 43.42 11.7 23.27 24.5 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 50.81 4.3 51.76 4.6 36.15 15.5 Level 9 .................................................. 45.22 7.7 47.61 8.6 – – Level 10.................................................. 39.65 2.6 39.45 2.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 51.20 5.6 51.19 5.6 – – Level 12.................................................. 55.07 10.7 55.07 10.7 – – Level 13.................................................. 79.74 20.0 79.74 20.0 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 48.30 9.4 48.75 8.8 – – Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 50.39 17.3 – – – – Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 50.39 17.3 – – – – Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 45.64 13.8 46.31 10.9 – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 45.78 6.6 47.20 6.2 35.19 11.7 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 21.61 20.7 21.50 20.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 29.81 26.9 29.81 26.9 – – Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 15.96 18.8 15.22 12.7 – – Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 15.96 18.8 15.22 12.7 – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 21.10 6.6 – – 25.44 11.8 Teacher assistants................................................ 11.54 20.8 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 10.39 14.6 – – – – Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 27.95 7.2 28.33 7.4 16.19 23.7 Not able to be leveled.................................... 28.62 12.4 28.81 12.9 – – Designers......................................................... 26.80 9.7 28.36 6.4 – – Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 30.94 13.7 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.94 13.7 – – – – Coaches and scouts.............................................. 30.94 13.7 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 30.94 13.7 – – – – Writers and editors............................................... 39.83 6.4 40.31 7.9 – – Editors......................................................... 37.90 6.9 38.42 8.5 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.26 5.4 33.91 7.3 35.57 3.8 Level 4 .................................................. 16.92 7.5 16.65 10.5 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.55 10.3 18.15 10.5 – – Level 6 .................................................. 27.10 6.2 26.83 6.4 – – Level 7 .................................................. 27.40 8.1 27.89 6.3 26.07 16.6 Level 8 .................................................. 32.71 9.5 30.39 10.5 44.63 2.7 Level 9 .................................................. 40.38 5.5 37.28 6.1 44.54 3.7 Level 10.................................................. 35.36 3.5 35.36 3.5 – – Level 11.................................................. 55.26 5.1 55.42 5.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 35.93 14.0 37.64 15.3 – – Physicians and surgeons........................................... 65.22 21.4 64.44 21.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 58.98 19.4 58.98 19.4 – – Registered nurses................................................. 40.23 4.8 38.75 5.2 44.65 3.5 Level 7 .................................................. 32.48 4.2 31.53 5.3 35.29 6.9 Level 8 .................................................. 37.21 4.3 – – 48.37 6.9 Level 9 .................................................. 40.98 4.7 38.25 5.2 45.08 2.8 Therapists........................................................ 32.03 17.5 36.77 3.1 – – Physical therapists............................................. 37.11 2.6 – – – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 23.44 8.6 22.20 11.0 28.54 4.1 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.21 16.9 23.43 20.7 – – Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 20.52 6.7 20.21 10.3 – – Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 17.26 9.2 – – – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.83 14.1 15.65 10.9 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 24.28 5.2 24.83 4.8 – – Medical records and health information technicians................ 15.42 4.1 15.55 4.4 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.67 4.8 14.71 4.1 14.53 10.2 Level 2 .................................................. 12.69 2.1 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.23 3.8 13.36 2.6 12.84 9.6 Level 4 .................................................. 14.76 6.1 14.73 7.0 14.89 11.2 Level 5 .................................................. 19.70 15.4 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 12.92 4.3 13.05 4.7 12.21 5.6 Level 2 .................................................. 12.75 2.4 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.18 2.8 13.16 3.7 13.29 5.3 Level 4 .................................................. 12.66 7.5 12.88 7.9 10.84 9.8 Home health aides............................................... 11.31 5.5 11.48 4.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 11.07 5.8 – – – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 14.23 5.6 14.59 4.6 12.77 1.5 Level 2 .................................................. 12.98 3.0 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.66 4.2 13.89 3.7 12.86 1.7 Level 4 .................................................. 16.09 6.5 16.48 4.9 – – Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 17.37 4.2 18.52 1.4 15.22 10.0 Level 3 .................................................. 13.44 15.1 – – 12.40 18.4 Level 4 .................................................. 18.28 7.9 18.69 8.8 17.35 7.5 Medical assistants.............................................. 17.44 2.0 18.40 2.1 15.60 3.3 Level 4 .................................................. 15.56 3.6 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 15.61 4.5 – – 13.26 11.9 Not able to be leveled.................................... 13.64 13.9 – – – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 15.94 9.8 18.48 14.1 12.82 9.9 Security guards................................................. 15.94 9.8 18.48 14.1 12.82 9.9 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 14.82 15.1 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.05 5.1 11.75 4.6 8.06 3.3 Level 1 .................................................. 8.21 1.6 7.59 12.2 8.50 4.0 Level 2 .................................................. 8.79 7.1 9.97 1.2 7.63 11.5 Level 3 .................................................. 10.23 5.8 11.60 12.4 8.06 11.0 Level 4 .................................................. 14.52 4.7 14.49 4.5 – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 22.08 16.2 22.08 16.2 – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.10 3.7 18.10 3.7 – – Cooks............................................................. 12.41 2.2 12.33 2.6 12.89 3.8 Level 3 .................................................. 12.04 7.5 11.92 10.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 13.43 6.6 13.30 6.2 – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.27 8.3 – – – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.27 2.5 12.16 3.7 – – Level 3 .................................................. 11.26 8.6 – – – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 12.57 6.7 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.20 9.5 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.87 3.0 6.88 9.4 5.56 2.0 Level 1 .................................................. 6.42 20.4 – – 6.90 11.2 Level 2 .................................................. 5.62 17.7 – – 4.99 28.4 Level 3 .................................................. 5.97 11.7 – – 5.35 26.3 Bartenders...................................................... 6.52 3.3 – – 6.72 3.3 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.14 14.7 – – 3.54 7.0 Level 2 .................................................. 3.34 20.2 – – 3.50 22.1 Level 3 .................................................. 5.22 11.3 – – – – Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.76 4.7 – – 8.16 9.5 Level 1 .................................................. 7.97 4.7 – – 8.10 9.5 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.26 1.2 9.74 2.0 8.77 2.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.56 10.9 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 9.15 1.7 9.71 1.8 8.35 2.5 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 9.62 3.7 10.50 8.9 8.66 3.8 Level 2 .................................................. 9.24 3.2 – – 8.51 6.9 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.00 2.0 9.15 3.4 8.85 7.0 Level 2 .................................................. 9.05 2.2 9.62 3.0 – – Dishwashers....................................................... 9.41 1.3 9.59 3.9 – – Level 1 .................................................. 9.41 1.3 9.59 3.9 – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.28 2.1 13.83 3.0 11.97 3.2 Level 1 .................................................. 11.96 6.3 11.69 9.0 12.49 .9 Level 2 .................................................. 11.88 2.9 12.12 3.7 11.51 4.6 Level 3 .................................................. 13.30 5.9 – – – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.21 7.3 16.25 7.4 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.32 4.3 12.50 6.3 11.99 3.2 Level 1 .................................................. 11.87 7.2 11.51 10.7 12.49 .9 Level 2 .................................................. 12.02 2.7 12.37 3.4 11.51 4.6 Not able to be leveled.................................... 15.33 11.5 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.19 2.2 13.96 3.2 12.06 3.8 Level 1 .................................................. 13.14 .7 13.82 1.2 12.54 1.0 Level 2 .................................................. 12.42 2.8 13.07 1.7 11.48 5.9 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.20 6.3 9.80 5.8 11.67 2.4 Level 1 .................................................. 9.38 6.9 9.20 6.1 – – Level 2 .................................................. 10.93 3.5 – – – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 17.38 15.2 17.61 15.5 – – Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 17.38 15.2 17.61 15.5 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.64 4.9 17.88 5.7 10.34 6.7 Level 2 .................................................. 9.68 5.7 – – 9.11 5.9 Level 3 .................................................. 10.16 4.0 – – 10.16 4.6 Level 4 .................................................. 12.81 13.2 13.50 15.7 10.54 7.7 Level 6 .................................................. 32.64 18.8 – – – – Transportation attendants......................................... 35.11 8.5 – – – – Child care workers................................................ 10.59 6.0 – – 9.18 5.4 Level 2 .................................................. 9.23 .8 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 9.71 6.0 – – – – Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 12.45 8.1 – – 12.20 11.1 Level 4 .................................................. 12.61 8.7 – – – – Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 12.29 12.5 – – 12.29 12.5 Recreation workers.............................................. 12.73 11.8 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 20.05 3.8 23.98 4.1 10.26 3.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.87 1.0 – – 8.83 1.5 Level 2 .................................................. 9.57 3.1 11.05 7.8 9.25 2.2 Level 3 .................................................. 13.70 5.7 14.40 7.1 10.96 2.0 Level 4 .................................................. 17.44 4.5 18.42 5.0 12.93 7.9 Level 5 .................................................. 18.92 5.7 18.99 5.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.76 8.7 20.72 8.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.60 12.0 29.60 12.0 – – Level 8 .................................................. 35.90 23.3 35.90 23.3 – – Level 9 .................................................. 38.35 2.8 38.35 2.8 – – Level 11.................................................. 67.79 16.7 68.54 17.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 21.76 18.7 22.76 19.6 – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.33 3.9 18.48 4.1 – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.33 4.8 18.51 5.0 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.17 9.2 14.94 7.0 9.52 1.5 Level 1 .................................................. 8.87 1.0 – – 8.83 1.5 Level 2 .................................................. 9.55 3.2 11.05 7.8 9.22 2.5 Level 3 .................................................. 13.69 5.8 14.40 7.2 10.96 2.0 Level 4 .................................................. 16.90 5.3 18.03 5.1 12.83 8.5 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 9.83 1.3 11.71 10.0 9.26 1.6 Level 1 .................................................. 8.87 1.2 – – 8.84 1.6 Level 2 .................................................. 9.11 1.4 – – 9.08 2.0 Level 3 .................................................. 13.17 2.0 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 9.80 1.2 11.71 10.0 9.21 1.2 Level 1 .................................................. 8.87 1.2 – – 8.84 1.6 Level 2 .................................................. 9.11 1.4 – – 9.08 2.0 Level 3 .................................................. 13.32 1.7 – – – – Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.89 9.5 14.95 10.7 8.90 9.2 Level 3 .................................................. 12.65 11.5 – – – – Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.52 13.7 – – 8.50 5.2 Parts salespersons............................................ 17.44 7.1 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 14.31 13.1 16.13 11.9 10.51 2.3 Level 2 .................................................. 11.13 .2 – – 10.63 .3 Level 3 .................................................. 14.51 4.5 15.61 7.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.51 7.4 17.91 6.9 – – Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 83.91 10.2 88.37 5.5 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 31.00 10.6 31.00 10.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 22.36 10.0 22.36 10.0 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 39.13 12.4 39.13 12.4 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 24.65 14.6 24.65 14.6 – – Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 29.11 20.5 30.04 22.1 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.53 1.7 19.16 1.8 14.85 6.2 Level 1 .................................................. 9.32 .9 – – 9.26 .6 Level 2 .................................................. 13.99 11.1 13.05 7.1 15.60 23.5 Level 3 .................................................. 13.50 2.7 13.71 2.7 12.78 7.4 Level 4 .................................................. 17.30 2.1 17.32 2.3 17.18 2.9 Level 5 .................................................. 21.20 5.0 21.29 5.4 19.71 5.2 Level 6 .................................................. 23.37 2.9 23.38 2.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.91 8.6 25.14 8.6 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 20.60 3.6 21.07 3.1 12.34 6.1 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 32.06 12.8 32.06 12.8 – – Financial clerks.................................................. 17.84 2.9 18.36 3.9 15.13 5.7 Level 2 .................................................. 12.59 4.8 – – – – Level 3 .................................................. 12.62 7.0 12.48 8.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.72 3.2 16.98 4.1 15.47 5.0 Level 5 .................................................. 21.00 7.2 21.98 8.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.69 6.8 24.69 6.8 – – Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.86 7.8 16.36 8.6 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 20.84 3.7 21.63 4.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.18 4.2 – – – – Tellers......................................................... 14.21 3.2 14.42 3.6 – – Brokerage clerks.................................................. 19.33 7.5 19.33 7.5 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 18.97 9.4 19.30 10.0 15.02 11.8 Level 3 .................................................. 13.67 4.1 13.68 5.1 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.77 7.7 16.77 7.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 23.20 16.4 23.23 17.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 19.78 4.3 19.78 4.3 – – Order clerks...................................................... 19.07 6.3 – – – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.23 3.5 15.48 4.1 14.12 11.1 Level 3 .................................................. 14.11 5.0 14.51 5.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.24 4.3 17.45 5.6 – – Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 14.65 14.9 – – – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 18.38 6.4 18.38 6.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.62 4.5 16.62 4.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.59 10.1 19.59 10.1 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.55 4.0 15.15 16.0 9.60 3.9 Level 1 .................................................. 9.32 .9 – – 9.26 .6 Level 2 .................................................. 11.33 8.2 – – – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 20.89 1.7 21.32 1.8 17.08 7.6 Level 4 .................................................. 17.74 5.0 17.69 4.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.93 8.1 20.93 8.1 – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.12 2.9 24.20 2.9 – – Level 7 .................................................. 24.84 3.4 25.31 2.5 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.45 4.2 19.86 4.8 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.88 2.2 24.88 2.2 – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.23 3.8 24.23 3.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 25.35 2.6 25.35 2.6 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 18.03 3.5 18.11 2.8 17.67 8.0 Level 4 .................................................. 17.99 6.3 17.90 7.2 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 18.61 3.7 19.05 4.2 – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.21 5.2 17.35 5.6 – – Level 5 .................................................. 21.18 2.9 21.18 2.9 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.12 6.5 – – – – Data entry keyers............................................... 13.12 6.5 – – – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 18.25 4.5 18.25 4.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 16.85 6.0 16.85 6.0 – – Level 6 .................................................. 18.85 3.5 18.85 3.5 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 20.55 3.8 20.47 4.4 20.81 7.5 Level 4 .................................................. 18.00 7.2 17.80 10.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 22.17 4.3 22.36 3.9 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 28.09 10.3 28.81 10.1 – – Level 3 .................................................. 29.04 15.4 29.04 15.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 24.85 10.3 24.85 10.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 25.24 6.0 25.51 5.8 – – Level 7 .................................................. 33.97 2.5 34.26 2.7 – – Carpenters........................................................ 33.37 2.0 33.43 2.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 31.27 2.8 31.27 2.8 – – Construction laborers............................................. 26.87 27.1 33.00 21.6 – – Electricians...................................................... 29.05 7.4 29.05 7.4 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 22.98 17.1 22.98 17.1 – – Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 28.11 5.8 28.11 5.8 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 25.87 6.7 26.03 6.4 – – Level 5 .................................................. 21.43 9.5 21.59 9.7 – – Level 6 .................................................. 25.18 6.0 25.18 6.0 – – Level 7 .................................................. 32.04 9.2 32.09 9.2 – – Level 8 .................................................. 31.32 2.1 31.32 2.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.45 12.0 26.45 12.0 – – First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 34.78 8.2 34.78 8.2 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 27.73 23.0 27.88 22.9 – – Level 5 .................................................. 23.61 16.1 – – – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 27.52 23.5 27.68 23.5 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.08 4.9 21.13 5.0 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.57 .5 20.57 .5 – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.31 6.5 20.37 6.7 – – Line installers and repairers..................................... 28.92 4.0 28.92 4.0 – – Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 28.26 7.2 28.26 7.2 – – Production occupations.............................................. 16.82 8.0 17.00 8.0 10.66 1.3 Level 1 .................................................. 10.01 3.5 10.02 3.6 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.40 3.0 12.61 3.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 13.44 8.5 13.57 8.9 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.55 6.1 14.58 6.1 – – Level 5 .................................................. 18.22 6.9 18.22 6.9 – – Level 6 .................................................. 24.41 6.1 24.41 6.1 – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.47 10.2 26.47 10.2 – – Level 8 .................................................. 28.40 4.4 28.40 4.4 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 17.55 14.1 17.59 14.3 – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 28.27 10.4 28.27 10.4 – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.46 6.8 14.46 6.8 – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.15 10.2 14.15 10.2 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.20 12.6 13.20 12.6 – – Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 17.23 3.8 17.23 3.8 – – Machinists........................................................ 24.54 2.2 24.54 2.2 – – Printers.......................................................... 16.88 17.1 16.88 17.1 – – Printing machine operators...................................... 17.53 9.2 17.53 9.2 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.26 2.7 17.26 2.7 – – Level 4 .................................................. 14.02 3.3 14.02 3.3 – – Level 5 .................................................. 20.23 1.9 20.23 1.9 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.31 3.0 13.62 .0 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.20 6.0 17.64 7.5 11.06 5.7 Level 1 .................................................. 9.79 3.5 10.30 5.9 9.01 1.9 Level 2 .................................................. 13.18 6.7 13.70 4.3 12.36 10.5 Level 3 .................................................. 18.59 6.6 18.88 6.5 15.17 5.8 Level 4 .................................................. 19.13 8.8 19.13 8.8 – – Level 5 .................................................. 22.35 16.9 22.86 17.7 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 19.20 10.6 19.20 10.6 – – Bus drivers....................................................... 14.72 4.9 – – 14.72 4.9 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.95 6.7 19.55 5.8 12.76 20.0 Level 3 .................................................. 20.25 6.4 20.37 6.8 – – Level 4 .................................................. 19.98 10.5 19.98 10.5 – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.98 7.3 21.00 7.4 – – Level 4 .................................................. 20.06 11.6 20.06 11.6 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.37 15.4 16.85 14.2 – – Level 3 .................................................. 19.85 8.4 – – – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.78 10.2 17.92 9.8 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 11.86 3.6 12.92 4.7 9.75 1.9 Level 1 .................................................. 9.98 4.4 10.64 9.1 – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.46 6.9 14.36 3.8 11.22 9.9 Level 3 .................................................. 15.60 3.9 15.62 4.1 – – Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.51 11.2 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.65 8.4 13.11 10.0 11.05 7.7 Level 1 .................................................. 10.34 10.3 – – – – Level 2 .................................................. 13.86 8.4 – – 11.24 10.0 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... – – 11.79 6.7 – – Level 1 .................................................. – – 11.02 10.3 – – Level 2 .................................................. 12.80 6.5 – – – – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings(1) for full-time and part-time workers(2) by work levels(3), Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $30.47 2.7 $31.30 2.6 $19.43 8.9 Management occupations.............................................. 43.09 7.6 43.12 7.6 – – Level 11.................................................. 48.30 7.8 48.30 7.8 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 40.85 7.3 40.93 7.3 – – Education administrators.......................................... 51.87 11.9 51.87 11.9 – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 55.17 10.1 55.17 10.1 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 31.33 10.6 29.98 9.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 32.52 7.8 32.52 7.8 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.81 6.3 35.81 6.3 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.08 13.3 31.08 13.3 – – Community and social services occupations........................... 32.63 8.8 32.82 9.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 34.56 8.9 34.95 9.0 – – Counselors........................................................ 37.67 13.5 38.02 13.8 – – Level 9 .................................................. 35.78 12.7 36.08 13.3 – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 48.30 12.2 50.06 9.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 47.30 10.9 – – – – Social workers.................................................... 31.23 10.6 31.46 11.1 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 39.49 2.3 41.00 3.0 22.62 3.6 Level 3 .................................................. 14.55 1.3 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.58 6.2 17.82 6.8 – – Level 6 .................................................. 20.19 18.5 – – – – Level 7 .................................................. 26.26 4.4 – – – – Level 8 .................................................. 43.93 10.9 43.93 10.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 45.05 1.8 45.21 2.2 39.82 8.4 Not able to be leveled.................................... 37.17 13.4 39.86 13.2 – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 44.68 1.2 45.92 .9 21.13 1.8 Level 8 .................................................. 49.98 5.5 49.98 5.5 – – Level 9 .................................................. 45.98 1.0 45.99 1.1 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 36.43 3.3 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 45.20 1.9 46.03 1.6 24.37 23.3 Level 9 .................................................. 46.51 2.5 46.51 2.5 – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 45.37 2.7 46.47 2.2 24.37 23.3 Level 9 .................................................. 47.17 3.0 47.17 3.0 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 44.63 1.4 44.63 1.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 44.53 .8 44.53 .8 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 42.15 2.2 44.87 1.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 44.44 .5 44.44 .5 – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 42.15 2.2 44.87 1.0 – – Level 9 .................................................. 44.44 .5 44.44 .5 – – Special education teachers...................................... 46.40 .0 46.63 .6 – – Level 9 .................................................. 44.44 4.4 44.52 4.8 – – Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 47.38 4.9 47.83 6.9 – – Level 9 .................................................. 44.79 .7 – – – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 36.79 7.8 – – – – Librarians........................................................ 28.54 23.4 – – – – Teacher assistants................................................ 16.94 7.0 17.28 7.2 15.24 4.3 Level 3 .................................................. 14.55 1.3 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 17.58 6.2 17.82 6.8 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 35.01 5.6 35.41 6.4 – – Level 9 .................................................. 40.38 7.8 41.08 9.2 – – Registered nurses................................................. 38.65 7.1 39.08 8.1 – – Level 9 .................................................. 40.38 7.8 41.08 9.2 – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 16.90 10.4 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 27.80 2.0 27.61 1.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 27.07 1.3 26.36 2.7 – – Level 7 .................................................. 29.19 2.0 29.19 2.0 – – Fire fighters..................................................... 25.08 3.1 25.41 1.5 – – Police officers................................................... 28.81 8.0 27.98 5.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 28.06 3.9 26.17 4.8 – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 28.81 8.0 27.98 5.4 – – Level 6 .................................................. 28.06 3.9 26.17 4.8 – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 13.35 7.5 – – 11.85 8.6 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 18.15 2.6 18.19 2.9 – – Level 3 .................................................. 16.85 5.7 16.57 6.3 – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 17.28 2.2 17.28 2.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 16.85 5.7 16.57 6.3 – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 17.28 2.2 17.28 2.0 – – Level 3 .................................................. 16.85 5.7 16.57 6.3 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 11.52 12.7 – – 11.52 12.7 Child care workers................................................ 10.64 7.4 – – 10.64 7.4 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 21.96 3.1 22.72 3.1 12.88 8.2 Level 3 .................................................. 17.22 8.5 – – – – Level 4 .................................................. 20.86 5.3 21.40 3.7 – – Level 5 .................................................. 22.80 7.3 22.80 7.3 – – Not able to be leveled.................................... 26.36 9.0 26.36 9.0 – – Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 23.00 4.5 23.00 4.5 – – Level 4 .................................................. 21.64 4.8 21.64 4.8 – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.65 5.6 23.65 5.6 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 21.09 1.5 21.09 1.5 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 19.08 5.2 – – – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 27.47 5.9 27.47 5.9 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.04 6.5 23.04 6.5 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 21.12 7.9 21.40 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. See appendix A for more information. 2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the occupation's rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information. 4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 5. Combined work levels(1) for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for full-time and part-time workers(3), Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Total Full-time workers Part-time workers Occupation(4) and level Relative Relative Relative Mean error(5) Mean error(5) Mean error(5) (percent) (percent) (percent) All workers........................................................... $26.40 1.9 $28.33 2.2 $14.73 2.8 Management occupations.............................................. 47.20 4.1 47.16 4.1 – – Group II.................................................. 23.98 8.7 – – – – Group III................................................. 45.27 5.1 – – – – Group IV.................................................. 83.80 6.7 – – – – General and operations managers................................... 49.41 13.8 49.41 13.8 – – Group III................................................. 47.45 19.8 47.45 19.8 – – Marketing and sales managers...................................... 54.42 9.2 54.42 9.2 – – Group III................................................. 51.99 8.7 – – – – Marketing managers.............................................. 56.62 15.6 56.62 15.6 – – Group III................................................. 53.99 12.5 53.99 12.5 – – Sales managers.................................................. 50.89 12.4 50.89 12.4 – – Group III................................................. 48.91 7.2 48.91 7.2 – – Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.30 8.0 53.30 8.0 – – Group III................................................. 48.15 7.8 48.15 7.8 – – Financial managers................................................ 55.56 5.8 55.56 5.8 – – Group III................................................. 51.51 7.7 51.51 7.7 – – Human resources managers.......................................... 48.23 8.6 48.23 8.6 – – Group III................................................. 43.60 7.2 – – – – Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 48.49 19.1 48.49 19.1 – – Industrial production managers.................................... 46.29 13.0 46.29 13.0 – – Construction managers............................................. 31.37 5.4 31.37 5.4 – – Education administrators.......................................... 45.05 7.2 45.21 7.4 – – Group III................................................. 48.88 5.1 – – – – Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 55.17 10.1 55.17 10.1 – – Group III................................................. 54.86 12.8 54.86 12.8 – – Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 44.23 6.4 44.45 6.8 – – Group III................................................. 47.12 4.4 47.12 4.4 – – Engineering managers.............................................. 53.55 7.1 53.55 7.1 – – Group III................................................. 50.70 8.9 50.70 8.9 – – Medical and health services managers.............................. 37.23 4.8 35.20 4.4 – – Group III................................................. 36.76 7.6 34.11 5.0 – – Social and community service managers............................. 31.52 9.5 31.52 9.5 – – Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.34 3.5 33.28 3.4 35.37 14.9 Group II.................................................. 24.51 4.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 38.10 5.6 – – – – Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.65 13.1 26.36 13.6 – – Group II.................................................. 23.74 13.3 – – – – Group III................................................. 33.03 9.2 – – – – Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 23.69 24.0 23.69 24.0 – – Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 28.75 12.8 28.37 13.8 – – Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.99 9.5 29.18 11.4 – – Group II.................................................. 26.59 9.6 – – – – Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.98 10.5 29.05 12.9 – – Group II.................................................. 25.95 11.9 25.95 11.9 – – Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation....................................... 23.38 10.0 22.77 11.6 – – Group II.................................................. 23.38 10.0 22.77 11.6 – – Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 31.55 7.1 31.55 7.1 – – Group II.................................................. 24.71 12.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 30.98 5.9 – – – – Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 31.04 9.6 31.04 9.6 – – Training and development specialists............................ 34.89 4.9 34.89 4.9 – – Management analysts............................................... 44.30 13.7 44.30 13.7 – – Group III................................................. 45.99 15.3 45.99 15.3 – – Accountants and auditors.......................................... 29.16 6.3 28.71 6.6 – – Group II.................................................. 26.96 6.6 26.96 6.6 – – Group III................................................. 38.58 3.9 37.78 4.0 – – Financial analysts and advisors................................... 42.37 9.3 43.09 9.5 – – Group III................................................. 38.75 7.8 – – – – Financial analysts.............................................. 46.45 13.3 46.45 13.3 – – Group III................................................. 38.24 9.3 38.24 9.3 – – Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 41.82 4.4 41.82 4.4 – – Group II.................................................. 27.20 5.7 – – – – Group III................................................. 47.58 5.8 – – – – Computer programmers.............................................. 32.27 8.9 32.27 8.9 – – Computer software engineers....................................... 48.82 5.8 48.82 5.8 – – Group III................................................. 50.62 6.1 – – – – Computer software engineers, applications....................... 50.69 11.0 50.69 11.0 – – Group III................................................. 53.44 12.3 53.44 12.3 – – Computer software engineers, systems software................... 47.53 7.4 47.53 7.4 – – Group III................................................. 48.20 6.2 48.20 6.2 – – Computer support specialists...................................... 35.48 9.0 35.48 9.0 – – Group II.................................................. 26.27 13.4 26.27 13.4 – – Group III................................................. 45.26 10.1 45.26 10.1 – – Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.46 3.1 41.46 3.1 – – Group II.................................................. 26.23 9.7 26.23 9.7 – – Group III................................................. 45.68 5.9 45.68 5.9 – – Network and computer systems administrators....................... 40.21 14.2 40.21 14.2 – – Group III................................................. 46.94 4.5 46.94 4.5 – – Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 36.27 5.2 36.27 5.2 – – Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.78 3.8 38.34 3.3 – – Group II.................................................. 27.66 5.0 – – – – Group III................................................. 43.78 4.2 – – – – Architects, except naval.......................................... 31.21 10.5 – – – – Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 32.16 13.5 – – – – Engineers......................................................... 45.00 2.4 44.80 2.7 – – Group II.................................................. 33.78 4.6 – – – – Group III................................................. 44.94 2.9 – – – – Computer hardware engineers Group III................................................. 49.78 1.1 49.78 1.1 – – Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 43.98 3.6 43.98 3.6 – – Group III................................................. 45.75 3.0 – – – – Electrical engineers.......................................... 42.87 4.6 42.87 4.6 – – Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 44.36 5.5 44.36 5.5 – – Group III................................................. 45.90 4.2 45.90 4.2 – – Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.94 4.2 37.94 4.2 – – Group III................................................. 40.01 4.5 – – – – Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.78 3.7 38.78 3.7 – – Mechanical engineers............................................ 40.37 1.1 40.37 1.1 – – Group III................................................. 40.06 .3 40.06 .3 – – Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.02 3.9 26.02 3.9 – – Group II.................................................. 25.50 5.3 – – – – Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.47 6.8 26.47 6.8 – – Group II.................................................. 24.71 10.9 24.71 10.9 – – Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.43 8.9 34.48 9.0 – – Group II.................................................. 24.52 4.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 33.53 11.2 – – – – Life scientists................................................... 31.64 22.4 31.64 22.4 – – Biological scientists........................................... 43.24 11.1 43.24 11.1 – – Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 45.04 12.2 45.04 12.2 – – Physical scientists............................................... 32.81 21.8 32.81 21.8 – – Group III................................................. 32.45 21.2 – – – – Market and survey researchers..................................... 51.59 26.4 51.59 26.4 – – Market research analysts........................................ 51.59 26.4 51.59 26.4 – – Psychologists..................................................... 27.53 7.4 – – – – Community and social services occupations........................... 23.76 5.7 23.95 6.2 21.99 10.3 Group II.................................................. 17.79 4.9 – – – – Group III................................................. 32.19 6.3 – – – – Counselors........................................................ 25.72 15.6 25.74 16.5 – – Group III................................................. 34.19 10.6 – – – – Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 38.55 13.4 40.42 12.5 – – Group III................................................. 40.46 14.8 42.33 13.5 – – Social workers.................................................... 25.40 9.2 25.26 9.6 – – Group II.................................................. 20.91 6.6 – – – – Group III................................................. 32.69 9.2 – – – – Child, family, and school social workers........................ 25.72 20.9 25.72 20.9 – – Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 17.56 7.4 16.85 8.6 – – Group II.................................................. 15.93 8.3 – – – – Social and human service assistants............................. 15.93 8.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 15.93 8.3 – – – – Legal occupations................................................... 48.48 14.3 51.05 16.5 – – Group III................................................. 58.80 7.9 – – – – Lawyers........................................................... 74.12 10.9 74.12 10.9 – – Education, training, and library occupations........................ 36.28 3.4 37.46 3.4 23.67 11.0 Group I................................................... 13.91 7.7 – – – – Group II.................................................. 24.42 18.3 – – – – Group III................................................. 43.20 4.4 – – – – Group IV.................................................. 79.54 17.5 – – – – Postsecondary teachers............................................ 50.97 3.7 51.85 3.9 36.68 14.0 Group III................................................. 49.89 4.9 – – – – Group IV.................................................. 79.54 17.5 – – – – Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 50.39 17.3 – – – – Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 50.39 17.3 – – – – Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 62.27 4.2 62.27 4.2 – – Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 48.45 4.3 – – – – Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 46.31 12.5 47.02 10.1 – – Group III................................................. 52.80 5.5 – – – – Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 45.78 6.6 47.20 6.2 35.19 11.7 Group III................................................. 46.66 5.3 – – – – Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 37.85 3.6 38.79 3.1 21.88 23.2 Group II.................................................. 23.91 27.9 – – – – Group III................................................. 43.24 4.4 – – – – Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 18.67 18.6 18.25 15.0 – – Group II.................................................. 14.81 22.1 – – – – Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 17.45 19.6 16.90 15.7 – – Group II.................................................. 14.81 22.1 – – – – Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 44.57 2.2 45.33 2.0 24.37 23.3 Group II.................................................. 38.08 2.7 – – – – Group III................................................. 45.70 2.7 – – – – Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 44.66 3.0 45.69 2.7 24.37 23.3 Group II.................................................. 36.47 4.6 – – – – Group III................................................. 46.24 3.4 46.22 3.5 – – Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 44.27 1.7 44.27 1.7 – – Group III................................................. 44.15 1.3 44.15 1.3 – – Secondary school teachers....................................... 42.00 1.8 44.06 1.6 – – Group III................................................. 43.62 1.4 – – – – Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 42.00 1.8 44.06 1.6 – – Group III................................................. 43.62 1.4 43.62 1.4 – – Special education teachers...................................... 46.40 .0 46.63 .6 – – Group III................................................. 44.44 4.4 – – – – Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 47.38 4.9 47.83 6.9 – – Group III................................................. 44.79 .7 – – – – Other teachers and instructors.................................... 25.43 10.9 23.88 19.2 29.34 18.4 Group II.................................................. 28.16 11.1 – – – – Group III................................................. 26.74 24.7 – – – – Self-enrichment education teachers.............................. 25.06 21.4 – – – – Librarians........................................................ 27.60 17.7 – – – – Teacher assistants................................................ 14.71 10.2 14.86 11.4 13.94 10.4 Group I................................................... 14.19 10.0 14.28 11.2 13.72 11.9 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 27.72 7.0 28.10 7.2 16.34 22.5 Group II.................................................. 17.03 4.6 – – – – Group III................................................. 35.62 5.6 – – – – Designers......................................................... 26.80 9.7 28.36 6.4 – – Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 30.35 14.3 – – – – Coaches and scouts.............................................. 30.35 14.3 – – – – Writers and editors............................................... 39.83 6.4 40.31 7.9 – – Editors......................................................... 37.90 6.9 38.42 8.5 – – Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.30 5.1 34.00 6.8 35.47 3.8 Group I................................................... 16.67 6.1 – – – – Group II.................................................. 27.38 2.5 – – – – Group III................................................. 42.45 3.1 – – – – Physicians and surgeons........................................... 65.22 21.4 64.44 21.3 – – Group III................................................. 37.99 18.0 – – – – Registered nurses................................................. 40.07 4.4 38.79 4.7 44.39 3.5 Group II.................................................. 35.69 3.7 34.06 3.5 43.24 7.2 Group III................................................. 43.35 4.4 42.74 5.3 44.92 2.7 Therapists........................................................ 32.03 17.5 36.77 3.1 – – Group III................................................. 36.42 1.9 – – – – Physical therapists............................................. 37.11 2.6 – – – – Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 23.44 8.6 22.20 11.0 28.54 4.1 Group II.................................................. 22.15 11.5 – – – – Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 25.21 16.9 23.43 20.7 – – Group II.................................................. 21.86 18.0 – – – – Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 20.52 6.7 20.21 10.3 – – Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 18.12 8.6 17.70 11.2 – – Group II.................................................. 18.09 8.6 17.70 11.2 – – Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 16.83 14.1 15.65 10.9 – – Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 24.28 5.2 24.83 4.8 – – Group II.................................................. 24.40 5.0 24.40 5.0 – – Medical records and health information technicians................ 15.42 4.1 15.55 4.4 – – Group I................................................... 15.00 2.9 – – – – Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.75 4.7 14.80 4.0 14.56 9.9 Group I................................................... 14.03 3.5 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.56 13.6 – – – – Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.00 4.2 13.11 4.5 12.41 6.1 Group I................................................... 12.98 4.2 – – – – Home health aides............................................... 11.31 5.5 11.48 4.8 – – Group I................................................... 11.31 5.5 11.48 4.8 – – Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 14.30 5.4 14.63 4.4 13.02 3.4 Group I................................................... 14.29 5.5 14.63 4.5 13.02 3.4 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 17.50 4.2 18.69 1.8 15.22 10.0 Group I................................................... 16.94 7.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 20.59 13.5 – – – – Medical assistants.............................................. 17.44 2.0 18.40 2.1 15.60 3.3 Group I................................................... 15.25 4.4 – – – – Protective service occupations...................................... 22.68 8.5 23.32 9.8 16.45 21.2 Group I................................................... 13.39 9.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 24.86 8.2 – – – – Fire fighters..................................................... 25.08 3.1 25.41 1.5 – – Group II.................................................. 25.08 .5 25.08 .5 – – Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 27.76 1.1 27.82 .9 – – Group II.................................................. 27.76 1.1 – – – – Police officers................................................... 28.59 7.8 27.79 5.2 – – Group II.................................................. 27.81 5.6 – – – – Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 28.59 7.8 27.79 5.2 – – Group II.................................................. 27.81 5.6 26.88 1.9 – – Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 15.91 8.4 17.81 10.9 12.82 9.9 Group I................................................... 14.76 4.8 – – – – Security guards................................................. 15.91 8.4 17.81 10.9 12.82 9.9 Group I................................................... 14.76 4.8 – – – – Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 15.12 13.8 – – – – Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 10.11 4.9 11.80 4.5 8.12 3.2 Group I................................................... 9.51 1.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 27.39 25.7 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 22.00 15.9 22.00 15.9 – – Group II.................................................. 27.39 25.7 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.14 3.5 18.14 3.5 – – Cooks............................................................. 12.44 2.2 12.37 2.6 12.86 3.1 Group I................................................... 12.32 2.5 – – – – Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.43 7.6 12.20 7.0 – – Group I................................................... 12.43 7.6 12.20 7.0 – – Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.27 2.5 12.16 3.7 – – Group I................................................... 12.17 3.1 11.98 5.0 – – Food preparation workers.......................................... 12.57 6.7 – – – – Group I................................................... 12.57 6.7 – – – – Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.93 3.2 6.88 9.4 5.63 2.3 Group I................................................... 6.03 2.6 – – – – Bartenders...................................................... 6.52 3.3 – – 6.72 3.3 Group I................................................... 6.72 3.3 – – 6.72 3.3 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 4.14 14.7 – – 3.54 7.0 Group I................................................... 4.18 14.3 – – 3.56 7.7 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 8.90 4.4 – – 8.40 10.6 Group I................................................... 8.90 4.4 – – 8.40 10.6 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.33 1.2 9.84 2.2 8.79 2.5 Group I................................................... 9.24 1.3 – – – – Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 9.69 4.1 10.60 9.4 8.71 4.0 Group I................................................... 9.47 3.1 10.20 6.1 8.71 4.0 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.07 2.1 9.28 3.2 8.85 7.0 Group I................................................... 9.07 2.1 9.28 3.2 8.85 7.0 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.41 1.3 9.59 3.9 – – Group I................................................... 9.41 1.3 9.59 3.9 – – Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.21 2.2 14.88 3.3 12.13 3.1 Group I................................................... 13.00 4.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 24.67 3.3 – – – – Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.35 4.1 13.82 5.9 12.16 3.1 Group I................................................... 13.13 4.5 – – – – Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.29 2.2 15.19 3.4 12.26 3.6 Group I................................................... 14.04 2.7 14.93 4.0 12.24 3.7 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.20 6.3 9.80 5.8 11.67 2.4 Group I................................................... 10.08 6.2 9.63 5.4 – – Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 17.89 13.3 18.12 13.5 – – Group I................................................... 11.43 7.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 25.95 2.3 – – – – Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 17.38 15.2 17.61 15.5 – – Group I................................................... 11.43 7.4 11.49 7.8 – – Personal care and service occupations............................... 14.55 4.7 17.88 5.7 10.42 6.3 Group I................................................... 10.95 6.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 28.91 9.8 – – – – Transportation attendants......................................... 35.11 8.5 – – – – Child care workers................................................ 10.60 5.5 – – 9.45 4.8 Group I................................................... 9.87 3.1 – – 9.28 4.5 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 12.57 8.1 – – 12.38 11.3 Group I................................................... 11.65 6.0 – – – – Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 12.29 12.5 – – 12.29 12.5 Group I................................................... 10.64 4.0 – – 10.64 4.0 Recreation workers.............................................. 13.03 11.7 – – – – Group I................................................... 13.03 11.7 – – – – Sales and related occupations....................................... 19.92 3.8 23.95 4.0 10.31 3.4 Group I................................................... 12.21 8.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 24.07 8.6 – – – – Group III................................................. 53.33 12.7 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.36 3.5 18.50 3.6 – – Group II.................................................. 19.03 1.8 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.36 4.2 18.52 4.3 – – Group II.................................................. 19.27 2.8 19.27 2.8 – – Retail sales workers.............................................. 12.21 8.8 15.06 6.8 9.62 1.8 Group I................................................... 11.73 10.0 – – – – Group II.................................................. 23.53 12.4 – – – – Cashiers, all workers........................................... 10.10 2.3 12.42 12.0 9.43 2.3 Group I................................................... 10.00 2.5 – – – – Cashiers...................................................... 10.08 2.2 12.42 12.0 9.39 2.2 Group I................................................... 9.98 2.4 12.47 15.9 9.36 2.2 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 12.89 9.5 14.95 10.7 8.90 9.2 Group I................................................... 12.52 12.2 – – – – Counter and rental clerks..................................... 11.52 13.7 – – 8.50 5.2 Group I................................................... 11.52 13.7 – – 8.50 5.2 Parts salespersons............................................ 17.44 7.1 – – – – Retail salespersons............................................. 14.31 13.1 16.13 11.9 10.51 2.3 Group I................................................... 13.58 14.7 15.57 13.6 10.52 2.2 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 83.91 10.2 88.37 5.5 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 31.00 10.6 31.00 10.6 – – Group II.................................................. 23.83 14.3 – – – – Group III................................................. 44.95 4.5 – – – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 39.13 12.4 39.13 12.4 – – Group III................................................. 47.42 11.2 47.42 11.2 – – Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 24.65 14.6 24.65 14.6 – – Group II.................................................. 23.40 18.3 23.40 18.3 – – Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 29.11 20.5 30.04 22.1 – – Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.84 1.6 19.50 1.8 14.75 6.0 Group I................................................... 15.75 2.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.86 3.6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 31.30 10.9 31.30 10.9 – – Group II.................................................. 31.38 13.3 31.38 13.3 – – Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 14.39 18.8 – – – – Financial clerks.................................................. 17.90 2.9 18.43 4.0 15.13 5.7 Group I................................................... 15.29 2.4 – – – – Group II.................................................. 22.73 4.3 – – – – Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 15.86 7.8 16.36 8.6 – – Group I................................................... 14.86 10.2 15.23 10.6 – – Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 20.94 3.6 21.72 4.3 – – Group I................................................... 15.71 2.8 – – – – Group II.................................................. 24.14 5.4 24.14 5.4 – – Tellers......................................................... 14.21 3.2 14.42 3.6 – – Group I................................................... 14.35 1.5 14.62 .6 – – Brokerage clerks.................................................. 19.33 7.5 19.33 7.5 – – Customer service representatives.................................. 19.30 9.0 19.63 9.5 15.02 11.8 Group I................................................... 14.98 5.7 15.39 6.4 – – Group II.................................................. 22.09 12.4 22.06 12.9 – – Order clerks...................................................... 19.07 6.3 – – – – Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.25 3.5 15.50 4.0 14.12 11.1 Group I................................................... 15.30 3.7 15.42 4.1 14.69 10.7 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 14.65 14.9 – – – – Group I................................................... 13.63 5.2 – – – – Dispatchers....................................................... 23.06 13.3 – – – – Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 18.38 6.4 18.38 6.4 – – Group I................................................... 15.91 4.0 15.91 4.0 – – Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.84 5.2 15.45 14.4 9.60 3.9 Group I................................................... 11.34 4.4 14.36 12.6 9.60 3.9 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.21 1.6 21.60 1.7 17.08 7.6 Group I................................................... 18.21 4.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 23.36 3.7 – – – – Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.62 2.1 24.62 2.1 – – Group II.................................................. 25.04 2.3 25.04 2.3 – – Medical secretaries............................................. 18.11 3.3 18.20 2.6 17.67 8.0 Group I................................................... 18.05 5.9 18.19 6.2 – – Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 19.35 2.6 19.74 2.9 – – Group I................................................... 17.34 4.4 17.63 4.4 – – Group II.................................................. 22.12 2.9 22.11 3.3 – – Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.39 6.4 13.35 7.0 – – Group I................................................... 12.64 2.5 – – – – Data entry keyers............................................... 13.38 7.0 13.34 7.7 – – Group I................................................... 12.56 2.5 – – – – Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 18.25 4.5 18.25 4.5 – – Group I................................................... 16.42 8.1 16.42 8.1 – – Group II.................................................. 19.34 7.2 19.34 7.2 – – Office clerks, general............................................ 20.35 3.4 20.48 3.9 19.93 8.4 Group I................................................... 18.65 6.2 17.77 7.4 20.03 8.5 Group II.................................................. 23.24 2.9 23.38 3.1 – – Construction and extraction occupations............................. 28.03 9.3 28.68 9.2 – – Group I................................................... 20.53 19.9 – – – – Group II.................................................. 29.49 2.9 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 33.39 5.0 33.39 5.0 – – Group II.................................................. 33.90 6.7 33.90 6.7 – – Carpenters........................................................ 32.98 2.7 33.03 2.8 – – Group II.................................................. 31.86 1.6 31.93 1.7 – – Construction laborers............................................. 26.87 27.1 33.00 21.6 – – Electricians...................................................... 29.28 7.3 29.28 7.3 – – Group II.................................................. 28.66 1.5 28.66 1.5 – – Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 23.21 14.3 23.21 14.3 – – Group II.................................................. 27.04 5.9 – – – – Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 27.22 5.5 27.22 5.5 – – Group II.................................................. 27.04 5.9 27.04 5.9 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 25.64 6.3 25.79 6.1 – – Group I................................................... 16.52 5.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 26.57 7.1 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 34.78 8.2 34.78 8.2 – – Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 27.73 23.0 27.88 22.9 – – Group II.................................................. 29.20 22.3 – – – – Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 27.52 23.5 27.68 23.5 – – Group II.................................................. 29.03 23.2 29.24 23.0 – – Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.29 4.7 21.33 4.8 – – Group II.................................................. 21.40 1.5 – – – – Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.75 6.0 20.80 6.1 – – Group II.................................................. 21.25 2.5 21.25 2.5 – – Line installers and repairers..................................... 28.92 4.0 28.92 4.0 – – Group II.................................................. 28.42 5.9 – – – – Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 28.26 7.2 28.26 7.2 – – Group II.................................................. 28.26 7.2 28.26 7.2 – – Production occupations.............................................. 16.86 7.9 17.04 7.9 10.66 1.3 Group I................................................... 12.83 3.3 – – – – Group II.................................................. 21.77 6.6 – – – – First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 28.27 10.4 28.27 10.4 – – Group II.................................................. 28.27 10.4 28.27 10.4 – – Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.46 6.8 14.46 6.8 – – Group I................................................... 13.07 11.3 – – – – Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.15 10.2 14.15 10.2 – – Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.20 12.6 13.20 12.6 – – Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 17.23 3.8 17.23 3.8 – – Machinists........................................................ 24.54 2.2 24.54 2.2 – – Group II.................................................. 24.54 2.2 24.54 2.2 – – Printers.......................................................... 16.88 17.1 16.88 17.1 – – Printing machine operators...................................... 17.53 9.2 17.53 9.2 – – Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.26 2.7 17.26 2.7 – – Group I................................................... 13.94 2.7 13.94 2.7 – – Group II.................................................. 20.11 2.0 20.11 2.0 – – Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.31 3.0 13.62 .0 – – Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.54 5.5 17.95 6.9 11.15 5.6 Group I................................................... 14.16 5.2 – – – – Group II.................................................. 23.10 10.9 – – – – Bus drivers....................................................... 17.42 6.4 – – 14.72 4.9 Group I................................................... 14.48 5.1 – – – – Bus drivers, school............................................. 16.51 7.1 – – – – Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 18.92 6.7 19.55 5.8 13.22 17.9 Group I................................................... 17.83 7.6 – – – – Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.98 7.3 21.00 7.4 – – Group I................................................... 20.20 10.2 20.23 10.3 – – Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.39 14.7 16.85 14.2 – – Group I................................................... 16.39 14.7 16.85 14.2 – – Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.78 10.2 17.92 9.8 – – Group I................................................... 17.78 10.2 17.92 9.8 – – Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.17 3.9 13.33 5.5 9.75 1.9 Group I................................................... 11.88 3.8 – – – – Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 11.51 11.2 – – – – Group I................................................... 11.51 11.2 – – – – Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.19 8.7 13.78 10.8 11.04 7.6 Group I................................................... 12.78 8.5 13.27 10.2 11.05 7.7 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... – – 11.79 6.7 – – Group I................................................... – – 11.46 7.6 – – 1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines levels 13-15. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A. Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $10.00 $14.00 $21.24 $33.65 $49.03 Management occupations.............................................. 24.86 31.20 43.11 57.65 75.32 General and operations managers................................... 23.76 33.37 40.62 54.32 96.15 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 24.86 37.27 48.69 67.54 92.03 Marketing managers.............................................. 29.95 37.27 48.65 73.42 104.52 Sales managers.................................................. 24.86 36.32 50.48 57.18 92.03 Computer and information systems managers......................... 33.68 45.21 52.19 61.51 81.73 Financial managers................................................ 26.74 41.61 53.97 71.34 83.33 Human resources managers.......................................... 32.70 38.70 45.51 53.99 74.52 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 31.73 32.70 36.49 74.52 79.33 Industrial production managers.................................... 36.72 40.00 41.74 48.82 76.92 Construction managers............................................. 24.00 27.31 32.05 32.05 34.15 Education administrators.......................................... 21.45 29.17 45.35 58.17 65.24 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 45.35 47.46 54.58 59.10 66.77 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 24.16 29.17 38.23 58.17 65.24 Engineering managers.............................................. 37.51 41.70 54.31 61.40 68.56 Medical and health services managers.............................. 26.26 30.21 34.30 40.86 43.26 Social and community service managers............................. 21.63 25.64 32.50 32.50 32.79 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 18.56 22.10 29.22 38.13 49.89 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 15.39 19.59 26.94 32.50 34.31 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 14.21 19.59 20.00 34.00 34.00 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 18.95 22.90 29.02 32.50 39.06 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 18.58 21.23 29.31 37.87 45.50 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 18.15 19.68 29.14 37.87 45.50 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation....................................... 18.51 18.56 21.84 26.49 28.53 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.61 24.05 29.37 39.30 47.03 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 24.20 24.20 28.25 35.17 37.86 Training and development specialists............................ 24.89 24.89 35.38 41.69 47.17 Management analysts............................................... 26.44 31.25 36.74 55.94 78.48 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 17.82 19.76 29.47 33.91 42.77 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 24.04 25.63 33.67 42.07 100.96 Financial analysts.............................................. 25.63 26.44 36.17 42.56 105.00 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.41 32.69 41.83 49.28 55.72 Computer programmers.............................................. 26.44 27.36 31.13 37.39 42.83 Computer software engineers....................................... 31.08 38.24 45.96 54.23 71.76 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 32.69 36.27 46.36 55.29 85.47 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 29.94 42.09 45.41 52.85 65.75 Computer support specialists...................................... 21.15 24.05 35.43 44.42 55.70 Computer systems analysts......................................... 30.63 34.19 40.85 48.75 54.12 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 19.23 27.17 45.96 49.54 51.50 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 27.56 33.30 35.59 37.28 41.13 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.35 28.54 38.46 46.78 55.00 Architects, except naval.......................................... 17.10 25.73 29.77 39.68 39.97 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 17.10 19.38 29.77 39.97 55.00 Engineers......................................................... 29.86 37.62 43.19 49.59 60.58 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 28.47 40.09 45.43 49.28 56.01 Electrical engineers.......................................... 32.28 37.58 45.72 46.70 49.28 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 27.06 40.67 45.43 51.99 56.04 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 30.10 31.75 37.68 43.68 47.87 Industrial engineers.......................................... 31.70 32.83 39.01 43.68 48.72 Mechanical engineers............................................ 25.48 32.34 44.01 47.52 53.02 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 15.60 19.36 25.35 32.75 36.73 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 15.60 17.17 22.44 36.73 38.72 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 18.72 21.64 27.04 40.18 60.10 Life scientists................................................... 19.83 20.41 27.04 37.33 51.52 Biological scientists........................................... 32.25 35.12 40.91 49.28 66.68 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 25.28 32.25 44.40 51.52 68.46 Physical scientists............................................... 21.23 22.71 25.96 33.65 59.62 Market and survey researchers..................................... 21.64 27.89 39.25 63.46 99.42 Market research analysts........................................ 21.64 27.89 39.25 63.46 99.42 Psychologists..................................................... 12.02 13.46 15.47 48.05 51.16 Community and social services occupations........................... 12.16 16.09 21.56 27.97 34.88 Counselors........................................................ 11.36 12.46 22.00 27.97 52.00 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 19.63 22.19 38.75 52.00 57.82 Social workers.................................................... 14.84 19.38 24.70 30.20 32.70 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 14.46 15.07 23.10 30.20 44.19 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 12.16 14.88 16.09 17.95 23.44 Social and human service assistants............................. 12.16 14.88 16.09 17.95 17.95 Legal occupations................................................... 17.17 23.08 28.99 96.46 96.46 Lawyers........................................................... 24.52 41.99 96.46 96.46 110.44 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 12.50 19.23 36.51 49.54 57.64 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 31.32 37.28 48.08 56.92 74.23 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 30.90 30.90 52.62 52.62 77.44 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 30.90 30.90 52.62 52.62 77.44 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 48.89 53.61 56.92 66.15 77.90 Social sciences teachers, postsecondary......................... 40.19 48.08 48.08 49.77 49.77 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 34.48 34.48 42.14 50.20 74.14 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 31.17 35.75 42.12 49.96 66.14 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 12.00 26.09 40.89 50.42 56.89 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 9.85 11.50 13.50 18.11 42.29 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 9.75 11.50 13.50 16.54 39.85 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 28.24 37.21 44.91 53.69 58.98 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 26.09 37.01 44.91 54.99 59.83 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 31.45 37.22 44.73 50.26 55.86 Secondary school teachers....................................... 26.38 34.51 44.02 51.59 57.39 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 26.38 34.51 44.02 51.59 57.39 Special education teachers...................................... 34.76 38.33 46.96 52.30 56.87 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 34.76 37.14 46.96 54.07 58.85 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 19.23 19.23 20.00 33.02 48.52 Self-enrichment education teachers.............................. 19.23 19.23 19.23 22.00 49.61 Librarians........................................................ 19.16 22.00 22.00 25.59 55.18 Teacher assistants................................................ 8.50 11.79 14.50 16.30 19.90 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.50 18.50 26.44 32.65 39.50 Designers......................................................... 20.00 22.30 29.21 31.25 36.62 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 18.97 20.70 34.01 34.01 48.21 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 18.97 20.70 34.01 34.01 48.21 Writers and editors............................................... 29.61 33.57 38.60 48.31 50.48 Editors......................................................... 28.39 31.84 33.65 39.50 50.48 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.98 22.12 28.95 38.57 56.49 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 25.03 28.23 52.89 91.50 138.77 Registered nurses................................................. 27.24 30.11 35.18 50.25 58.36 Therapists........................................................ 15.38 25.50 35.02 38.57 42.40 Physical therapists............................................. 32.65 32.65 37.96 38.57 42.40 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 16.11 16.84 19.62 30.52 32.66 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 15.98 16.84 27.57 31.43 35.58 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 17.22 17.94 18.86 23.08 27.00 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 13.00 13.65 16.36 21.26 26.56 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 10.00 14.16 16.00 17.85 25.00 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.13 22.08 23.39 26.16 28.12 Medical records and health information technicians................ 13.32 15.15 15.15 15.66 17.00 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.30 11.69 13.68 16.77 21.00 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.30 11.00 12.43 14.40 16.68 Home health aides............................................... 9.30 10.30 11.00 12.41 13.05 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.60 12.15 13.68 15.51 18.39 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.14 14.50 16.90 20.60 23.13 Medical assistants.............................................. 12.00 14.65 16.71 18.54 24.50 Protective service occupations...................................... 11.90 14.62 23.29 28.71 33.02 Fire fighters..................................................... 22.38 22.51 24.19 28.71 31.20 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 21.98 25.49 28.11 30.58 33.02 Police officers................................................... 22.48 24.18 26.31 29.81 42.27 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 22.48 24.18 26.31 29.81 42.27 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 10.04 13.49 15.09 16.41 19.11 Security guards................................................. 10.04 13.49 15.09 16.41 19.11 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 8.50 10.38 17.06 18.83 18.83 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 3.52 8.00 9.65 12.10 14.63 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 13.67 15.00 19.31 21.32 47.12 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.67 13.95 16.50 20.80 26.04 Cooks............................................................. 9.77 10.77 13.00 13.50 15.15 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.77 11.15 11.15 14.25 15.96 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 8.40 10.00 12.50 14.50 15.15 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.00 11.00 12.42 13.15 16.80 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.63 2.71 4.49 8.00 10.57 Bartenders...................................................... 2.71 4.49 8.00 8.00 8.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.63 2.63 3.26 3.50 10.00 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 5.00 7.50 8.50 10.90 12.50 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.50 8.15 9.10 10.00 11.61 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.50 8.30 9.10 10.00 12.24 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 7.75 8.00 9.25 10.00 11.40 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.88 8.50 8.89 10.23 10.94 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.00 10.89 13.19 15.18 19.92 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.00 10.89 13.17 14.45 18.41 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.89 12.45 13.71 15.08 19.26 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.00 8.90 10.00 11.43 12.45 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.00 12.00 13.92 26.44 26.44 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.00 11.90 13.92 26.44 26.44 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.07 9.22 11.00 13.63 31.80 Transportation attendants......................................... 9.00 31.80 39.50 42.22 49.64 Child care workers................................................ 8.40 8.93 10.28 12.00 13.63 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 8.50 10.00 11.66 14.00 15.15 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 8.25 10.00 10.25 12.00 22.00 Recreation workers.............................................. 9.78 11.66 11.66 15.15 15.15 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.33 10.36 14.18 22.36 35.90 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.01 14.23 17.07 20.94 26.93 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 12.01 14.23 17.07 20.07 26.93 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.08 8.50 10.99 13.42 18.00 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 8.30 9.00 11.00 12.70 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 8.30 9.00 11.00 12.82 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 8.00 8.75 12.00 16.55 20.77 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 8.00 8.50 11.00 12.39 18.00 Parts salespersons............................................ 12.63 12.75 16.55 22.89 24.90 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.50 10.00 12.20 16.53 20.77 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 16.12 58.78 82.05 107.57 107.57 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 17.30 20.43 28.71 37.59 50.48 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 21.64 28.75 37.59 50.48 55.74 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 16.62 18.75 23.16 28.80 36.14 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 16.90 16.90 21.00 40.39 52.39 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.00 14.46 18.00 22.00 26.85 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 18.13 25.02 31.43 40.00 45.00 Switchboard operators, including answering service................ 8.92 8.92 13.27 13.77 26.27 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.73 14.19 17.33 20.11 25.40 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 9.00 12.94 16.25 20.00 20.22 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.50 16.02 19.23 23.22 33.69 Tellers......................................................... 11.26 11.79 13.39 16.15 18.10 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 16.43 17.95 18.52 20.41 22.92 Customer service representatives.................................. 12.26 14.26 17.95 22.00 31.27 Order clerks...................................................... 11.00 19.32 19.81 19.81 21.39 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.00 12.99 15.00 16.83 21.01 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 9.00 10.00 12.50 19.35 21.54 Dispatchers....................................................... 13.00 18.79 21.94 25.31 36.13 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.50 14.37 16.00 21.43 27.79 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 8.00 8.75 10.23 14.00 17.54 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.46 17.89 20.50 24.90 27.32 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.59 21.06 24.07 27.17 28.85 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.42 16.48 18.00 19.31 22.04 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 13.70 16.78 19.59 22.09 24.93 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 10.50 12.29 12.29 14.46 18.15 Data entry keyers............................................... 10.50 12.29 12.29 14.46 18.15 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 13.25 15.16 16.72 20.35 25.49 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.10 16.75 20.39 23.24 26.84 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 16.00 20.00 27.35 36.44 41.21 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 25.48 25.48 33.10 35.00 45.35 Carpenters........................................................ 20.30 28.45 34.58 36.99 39.93 Construction laborers............................................. 7.25 13.50 27.55 29.30 46.10 Electricians...................................................... 18.75 20.50 26.75 41.21 41.21 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 13.00 14.00 23.06 31.67 32.08 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 22.00 23.06 28.02 31.67 32.08 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 16.00 19.23 24.24 31.00 34.31 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 27.65 28.00 32.24 43.10 43.51 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.00 19.00 26.25 27.50 51.67 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 16.00 19.00 25.16 27.50 51.67 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.50 18.54 20.80 23.04 27.08 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.24 17.50 19.15 22.55 27.08 Line installers and repairers..................................... 22.87 23.32 29.68 31.95 34.31 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 22.87 23.32 29.68 31.95 34.31 Production occupations.............................................. 10.25 11.82 15.00 20.13 26.16 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 21.22 22.29 27.28 35.13 35.13 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 10.92 11.54 14.25 17.00 18.21 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.92 11.34 13.40 16.18 18.45 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 8.25 11.00 12.75 14.85 15.23 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 11.69 13.66 15.41 19.65 27.66 Machinists........................................................ 19.37 19.37 23.51 31.11 32.02 Printers.......................................................... 10.25 10.85 18.00 22.00 23.10 Printing machine operators...................................... 10.50 13.00 18.00 22.00 25.13 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 12.22 14.76 16.44 19.69 22.50 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 9.69 10.30 12.95 15.42 18.82 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.25 10.47 15.70 19.95 24.10 Bus drivers....................................................... 13.00 13.00 16.66 19.00 29.02 Bus drivers, school............................................. 11.00 16.38 17.13 18.12 19.00 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 9.03 16.13 19.95 21.81 27.40 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.04 18.35 20.70 24.15 28.50 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 9.03 10.50 16.50 20.26 24.10 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.06 15.75 19.30 21.86 21.86 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.00 8.75 11.50 14.55 16.30 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 8.50 9.00 10.22 12.00 17.21 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 8.00 10.00 13.00 15.75 17.88 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $9.85 $13.32 $20.11 $32.72 $48.75 Management occupations.............................................. 24.16 31.20 43.11 58.17 79.33 General and operations managers................................... 23.76 34.52 40.62 66.27 96.15 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 24.86 37.27 48.69 67.54 92.03 Marketing managers.............................................. 29.95 37.27 48.65 73.42 104.52 Sales managers.................................................. 24.86 36.32 50.48 57.18 92.03 Computer and information systems managers......................... 33.68 45.21 52.19 61.51 81.73 Financial managers................................................ 26.74 41.61 54.95 71.34 83.33 Human resources managers.......................................... 32.70 38.70 45.51 53.99 74.52 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 31.73 32.70 36.49 74.52 79.33 Industrial production managers.................................... 36.72 40.00 41.74 48.82 76.92 Education administrators.......................................... 18.80 26.49 37.50 58.17 65.24 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 24.16 29.17 40.05 58.17 65.24 Engineering managers.............................................. 37.51 41.27 54.23 61.40 68.56 Medical and health services managers.............................. 25.81 29.24 35.31 40.86 57.65 Social and community service managers............................. 21.63 25.64 32.50 32.50 32.79 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 18.56 21.95 29.21 38.13 49.89 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 15.39 19.59 26.94 32.50 34.31 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 14.21 19.59 20.00 34.00 34.00 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 18.95 22.90 29.02 32.50 39.06 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 18.58 21.23 29.31 37.87 45.50 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 18.15 19.68 29.14 37.87 45.50 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation....................................... 17.96 18.56 21.84 24.77 28.53 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.61 24.05 29.37 37.86 44.28 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 24.20 24.20 28.25 35.17 37.86 Training and development specialists............................ 24.89 24.89 35.38 41.69 47.17 Management analysts............................................... 26.44 31.25 36.74 55.94 78.48 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 17.30 19.43 29.47 33.91 49.12 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 24.04 25.63 33.67 42.07 100.96 Financial analysts.............................................. 25.63 26.44 36.17 42.56 105.00 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 22.88 32.82 42.21 49.69 55.88 Computer software engineers....................................... 31.08 38.24 45.96 54.23 71.76 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 32.69 36.27 46.36 55.29 85.47 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 29.94 42.09 45.41 52.85 65.75 Computer support specialists...................................... 21.15 23.70 35.43 44.71 55.70 Computer systems analysts......................................... 28.21 34.19 41.25 48.75 54.12 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 19.23 31.58 45.96 49.54 52.07 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 27.56 27.56 33.67 35.59 51.52 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.35 28.85 38.46 46.78 55.29 Architects, except naval.......................................... 17.10 25.73 29.77 39.68 39.97 Architects, except landscape and naval.......................... 17.10 19.38 29.77 39.97 55.00 Engineers......................................................... 29.78 37.50 43.19 49.83 60.71 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 28.40 38.85 45.43 49.01 56.01 Electrical engineers.......................................... 31.78 36.47 43.99 46.70 46.70 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 27.06 40.67 45.43 51.99 56.04 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 30.10 31.75 37.68 43.68 47.87 Industrial engineers.......................................... 31.70 32.83 39.01 43.68 48.72 Mechanical engineers............................................ 25.48 32.34 44.01 47.52 53.02 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 15.60 17.17 24.59 34.59 36.73 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 15.60 17.17 22.44 36.73 38.72 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 19.23 21.64 27.04 40.18 61.36 Life scientists................................................... 19.83 20.41 27.04 38.39 51.52 Biological scientists........................................... 32.25 35.12 40.91 49.28 66.68 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 25.28 32.25 44.40 51.52 68.46 Physical scientists............................................... 21.23 22.71 25.96 33.65 59.62 Market and survey researchers..................................... 21.64 27.89 43.42 99.42 99.42 Market research analysts........................................ 21.64 27.89 43.42 99.42 99.42 Community and social services occupations........................... 11.85 14.46 17.95 21.56 24.87 Counselors........................................................ 11.00 11.58 12.91 20.01 21.87 Social workers.................................................... 14.46 15.39 20.68 24.70 29.66 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 12.16 14.88 16.09 17.95 23.44 Social and human service assistants............................. 12.16 14.88 16.09 17.95 17.95 Legal occupations................................................... 23.08 24.52 34.67 96.46 96.46 Lawyers........................................................... 24.52 72.87 96.46 96.46 110.44 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 10.15 14.77 28.43 47.30 56.58 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 30.90 37.05 48.08 56.25 74.23 Life sciences teachers, postsecondary........................... 30.90 30.90 52.62 52.62 77.44 Biological science teachers, postsecondary.................... 30.90 30.90 52.62 52.62 77.44 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 34.48 34.48 42.14 47.85 75.40 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 31.17 35.75 42.12 49.96 66.14 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 10.00 12.00 14.85 27.63 42.29 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 9.65 11.50 13.00 16.28 20.48 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 9.65 11.50 13.00 16.28 20.48 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 19.23 19.23 19.23 20.00 23.50 Teacher assistants................................................ 8.50 8.50 10.50 14.74 16.30 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.50 18.50 28.75 33.51 39.50 Designers......................................................... 20.00 22.30 29.21 31.25 36.62 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers................... 19.23 22.33 34.01 34.01 48.21 Coaches and scouts.............................................. 19.23 22.33 34.01 34.01 48.21 Writers and editors............................................... 29.61 33.57 38.60 48.31 50.48 Editors......................................................... 28.39 31.84 33.65 39.50 50.48 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.66 22.08 28.72 38.57 57.00 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 25.03 28.23 52.89 91.50 138.77 Registered nurses................................................. 27.24 30.11 35.07 50.31 60.72 Therapists........................................................ 15.38 25.50 35.02 38.57 42.40 Physical therapists............................................. 32.65 32.65 37.96 38.57 42.40 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 16.11 16.84 19.62 30.52 32.66 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 15.98 16.84 27.57 31.43 35.58 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 17.22 17.94 18.86 23.08 27.00 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 13.00 13.59 15.75 20.23 24.85 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 10.00 14.16 16.00 17.85 25.00 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.13 22.08 23.39 26.16 28.12 Medical records and health information technicians................ 13.32 15.15 15.15 15.66 17.00 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.30 11.48 13.61 16.74 21.00 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.25 11.00 12.40 14.20 16.68 Home health aides............................................... 9.30 10.30 11.00 12.41 13.05 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.58 12.09 13.50 15.51 18.49 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 11.14 14.50 16.75 20.60 23.13 Medical assistants.............................................. 12.00 14.65 16.71 18.54 24.50 Protective service occupations...................................... 10.92 11.90 14.62 16.09 25.55 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.65 12.97 15.32 16.09 18.56 Security guards................................................. 9.65 12.97 15.32 16.09 18.56 Miscellaneous protective service workers.......................... 8.50 10.38 17.06 18.83 18.83 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 3.52 8.00 9.65 12.00 14.50 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 13.67 14.91 19.80 21.32 47.12 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.67 13.95 16.50 20.80 26.04 Cooks............................................................. 9.77 10.77 13.00 13.25 15.15 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.77 11.15 11.15 12.64 15.88 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 8.40 10.00 12.50 14.50 15.15 Food preparation workers.......................................... 9.00 11.00 12.42 13.15 16.80 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.63 2.71 4.49 8.00 10.50 Bartenders...................................................... 2.71 4.49 8.00 8.00 8.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.63 2.63 3.26 3.50 10.00 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 5.00 7.50 8.50 10.57 11.95 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.50 8.10 9.10 10.00 11.40 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.25 8.30 9.10 10.00 11.64 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 7.50 8.00 9.25 10.00 11.00 Dishwashers....................................................... 7.88 8.50 8.89 10.23 10.94 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.61 10.75 12.88 14.08 17.50 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.60 10.75 12.45 13.85 14.45 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.75 12.31 13.19 14.15 15.00 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.00 8.90 10.00 11.43 12.45 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.00 11.90 13.92 26.44 26.44 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.00 11.90 13.92 26.44 26.44 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.07 9.28 11.00 13.63 32.30 Transportation attendants......................................... 9.00 31.80 39.50 42.22 49.64 Child care workers................................................ 8.40 8.95 10.50 12.00 13.63 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 8.50 10.00 11.66 13.00 15.15 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 8.25 10.00 10.25 12.00 22.00 Recreation workers.............................................. 9.78 11.66 11.66 15.15 15.15 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.30 10.25 14.30 23.16 35.90 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.01 14.04 16.63 21.13 26.93 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 12.01 14.23 16.63 20.07 26.93 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.08 8.50 10.70 13.50 18.00 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 8.25 8.75 10.79 12.57 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 8.25 8.75 10.71 12.57 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 8.00 8.75 12.00 16.55 20.77 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 8.00 8.50 11.00 12.39 18.00 Parts salespersons............................................ 12.63 12.75 16.55 22.89 24.90 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.50 10.00 12.20 16.53 20.77 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 16.12 58.78 82.05 107.57 107.57 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 17.30 20.43 28.71 37.59 50.48 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 21.64 28.75 37.59 50.48 55.74 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 16.62 18.75 23.16 28.80 36.14 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 16.90 16.90 21.00 40.39 52.39 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 11.73 14.26 17.87 21.63 26.84 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 18.13 25.02 31.27 40.60 45.00 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.73 14.15 17.15 20.11 25.40 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 9.00 12.94 16.25 20.00 20.22 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.50 16.02 19.23 22.30 33.69 Tellers......................................................... 11.26 11.79 13.39 16.15 18.10 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 16.43 17.95 18.52 20.41 22.92 Customer service representatives.................................. 12.26 14.26 17.51 21.62 31.27 Order clerks...................................................... 11.00 19.32 19.81 19.81 21.39 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 11.00 12.99 14.68 16.83 21.01 Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks.... 9.00 10.00 12.50 19.35 21.54 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.50 14.37 16.00 21.43 27.79 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 8.00 8.75 9.97 13.63 15.34 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.00 17.87 19.60 24.15 27.37 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.21 21.64 24.13 27.32 29.09 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.42 16.34 18.00 19.16 22.04 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 12.98 15.81 19.24 20.45 23.77 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 10.50 12.29 12.29 14.18 14.46 Data entry keyers............................................... 10.50 12.29 12.29 14.18 14.46 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 13.25 15.16 16.72 20.35 25.49 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.27 17.00 20.39 25.09 26.84 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 15.04 19.50 27.35 36.93 41.21 Carpenters........................................................ 20.30 31.44 36.93 36.99 39.93 Construction laborers............................................. 7.25 13.50 27.55 29.30 46.10 Electricians...................................................... 18.75 20.50 26.75 41.21 41.21 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 13.00 14.00 23.72 31.67 32.08 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 21.00 24.00 29.58 31.67 32.09 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 16.00 19.23 24.83 31.81 34.39 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 27.65 28.00 32.24 43.10 43.51 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.00 19.00 26.25 27.50 51.67 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 16.00 19.00 25.16 27.50 51.67 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.50 19.12 20.48 22.95 24.83 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.50 17.50 19.15 21.46 24.83 Line installers and repairers..................................... 22.87 23.32 29.68 31.95 34.31 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 22.87 23.32 29.68 31.95 34.31 Production occupations.............................................. 10.25 11.71 15.00 20.00 26.16 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 21.22 22.29 27.28 35.13 35.13 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 10.92 11.54 14.25 17.00 18.21 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.92 11.34 13.40 16.18 18.45 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 8.25 11.00 12.75 14.85 15.23 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 11.69 13.66 15.41 19.65 27.66 Machinists........................................................ 19.37 19.37 23.51 31.11 32.02 Printers.......................................................... 10.25 10.85 18.00 22.00 23.10 Printing machine operators...................................... 10.50 13.00 18.00 22.00 25.13 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 12.22 14.76 16.44 19.69 22.50 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 9.69 10.30 12.95 15.42 18.82 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.19 10.00 14.93 19.95 22.57 Bus drivers....................................................... 11.00 13.00 13.00 18.12 19.00 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 9.03 16.04 20.00 21.81 27.40 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.04 18.35 20.70 24.15 28.50 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 9.03 10.00 16.39 20.55 24.10 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.06 15.75 19.30 21.86 21.86 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.00 8.75 11.26 14.08 16.00 Cleaners of vehicles and equipment.............................. 8.50 9.00 10.22 12.00 17.21 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 8.00 9.81 12.86 15.07 16.30 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles(1), Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Occupation(2) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $15.68 $20.49 $27.43 $38.45 $51.59 Management occupations.............................................. 27.91 34.29 42.18 54.31 58.42 Education administrators.......................................... 27.91 45.35 52.56 58.96 66.77 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 45.35 47.46 54.58 59.10 66.77 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 21.36 25.68 29.66 34.65 42.18 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 27.17 31.87 37.28 40.06 44.10 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 17.77 20.86 25.02 30.61 51.16 Community and social services occupations........................... 22.00 25.59 28.00 34.88 52.64 Counselors........................................................ 25.96 27.43 30.24 48.93 57.82 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 32.20 38.75 48.62 57.45 66.88 Social workers.................................................... 23.10 25.97 30.20 32.70 44.19 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 15.95 26.41 41.44 51.29 58.16 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 29.65 37.14 45.14 53.36 58.72 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.65 37.92 45.03 54.40 59.40 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.16 37.92 45.03 55.40 60.02 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 31.83 37.22 44.85 50.73 56.21 Secondary school teachers....................................... 26.38 34.51 44.73 51.59 58.39 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 26.38 34.51 44.73 51.59 58.39 Special education teachers...................................... 34.76 38.33 46.96 52.30 56.87 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 34.76 37.14 46.96 54.07 58.85 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 17.00 33.02 33.02 48.64 50.15 Librarians........................................................ 22.00 22.00 22.00 24.83 56.25 Teacher assistants................................................ 12.69 13.85 15.67 18.16 20.99 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 22.46 26.56 34.01 43.61 51.71 Registered nurses................................................. 25.97 31.41 37.77 43.61 54.82 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 12.92 14.34 15.64 19.03 24.00 Protective service occupations...................................... 21.72 23.45 27.17 31.06 34.73 Fire fighters..................................................... 22.38 22.51 24.19 28.71 31.20 Police officers................................................... 22.94 24.18 26.56 30.63 42.27 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 22.94 24.18 26.56 30.63 42.27 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.75 11.22 13.72 14.65 18.64 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 12.97 14.64 17.84 19.92 23.05 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.83 14.64 17.82 19.92 20.84 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.83 14.64 17.82 19.92 20.84 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.00 8.77 10.00 14.50 15.68 Child care workers................................................ 8.00 8.77 10.00 10.71 15.68 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 15.41 18.98 21.24 25.43 28.50 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 17.93 20.87 22.09 25.49 25.98 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 20.87 20.87 23.39 25.86 25.98 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 16.78 17.93 21.24 24.93 25.49 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.93 16.75 19.34 20.91 21.36 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 22.10 23.06 25.48 33.10 35.86 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 17.19 19.64 20.42 27.08 33.70 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 15.41 16.85 18.54 29.02 29.31 1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 9. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Full-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $11.82 $15.90 $23.46 $35.54 $50.33 Management occupations.............................................. 24.86 31.20 43.06 57.65 75.32 General and operations managers................................... 23.76 33.37 40.62 54.32 96.15 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 24.86 37.27 48.69 67.54 92.03 Marketing managers.............................................. 29.95 37.27 48.65 73.42 104.52 Sales managers.................................................. 24.86 36.32 50.48 57.18 92.03 Computer and information systems managers......................... 33.68 45.21 52.19 61.51 81.73 Financial managers................................................ 26.74 41.61 53.97 71.34 83.33 Human resources managers.......................................... 32.70 38.70 45.51 53.99 74.52 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 31.73 32.70 36.49 74.52 79.33 Industrial production managers.................................... 36.72 40.00 41.74 48.82 76.92 Construction managers............................................. 24.00 27.31 32.05 32.05 34.15 Education administrators.......................................... 21.45 29.17 45.35 58.17 65.24 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 45.35 47.46 54.58 59.10 66.77 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 24.16 28.68 40.05 58.17 65.24 Engineering managers.............................................. 37.51 41.70 54.31 61.40 68.56 Medical and health services managers.............................. 25.96 30.21 34.30 40.86 43.26 Social and community service managers............................. 21.63 25.64 32.50 32.50 32.79 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 18.56 21.84 29.22 38.13 49.12 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 15.39 19.59 26.94 32.50 34.00 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 14.21 19.59 20.00 34.00 34.00 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 15.39 19.36 28.71 32.50 45.62 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 18.43 21.23 29.10 36.35 38.46 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 18.04 19.68 29.10 37.87 38.46 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation....................................... 17.96 18.56 21.84 24.77 28.53 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 18.61 24.05 29.37 39.30 47.03 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 24.20 24.20 28.25 35.17 37.86 Training and development specialists............................ 24.89 24.89 35.38 41.69 47.17 Management analysts............................................... 26.44 31.25 36.74 55.94 78.48 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 17.82 19.76 29.23 33.91 42.18 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 24.04 26.44 35.00 42.07 100.96 Financial analysts.............................................. 25.63 26.44 36.17 42.56 105.00 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 23.41 32.69 41.83 49.28 55.72 Computer programmers.............................................. 26.44 27.36 31.13 37.39 42.83 Computer software engineers....................................... 31.08 38.24 45.96 54.23 71.76 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 32.69 36.27 46.36 55.29 85.47 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 29.94 42.09 45.41 52.85 65.75 Computer support specialists...................................... 21.15 24.05 35.43 44.42 55.70 Computer systems analysts......................................... 30.63 34.19 40.85 48.75 54.12 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 19.23 27.17 45.96 49.54 51.50 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 27.56 33.30 35.59 37.28 41.13 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 20.35 28.49 38.46 45.85 55.60 Engineers......................................................... 29.73 36.90 42.93 49.01 61.23 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 28.47 40.09 45.43 49.28 56.01 Electrical engineers.......................................... 32.28 37.58 45.72 46.70 49.28 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 27.06 40.67 45.43 51.99 56.04 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 30.10 31.75 37.68 43.68 47.87 Industrial engineers.......................................... 31.70 32.83 39.01 43.68 48.72 Mechanical engineers............................................ 25.48 32.34 44.01 47.52 53.02 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 15.60 19.36 25.35 32.75 36.73 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 15.60 17.17 22.44 36.73 38.72 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 18.53 21.63 27.04 40.39 60.10 Life scientists................................................... 19.83 20.41 27.04 37.33 51.52 Biological scientists........................................... 32.25 35.12 40.91 49.28 66.68 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 25.28 32.25 44.40 51.52 68.46 Physical scientists............................................... 21.23 22.71 25.96 33.65 59.62 Market and survey researchers..................................... 21.64 27.89 39.25 63.46 99.42 Market research analysts........................................ 21.64 27.89 39.25 63.46 99.42 Community and social services occupations........................... 12.16 15.74 22.00 27.97 35.79 Counselors........................................................ 11.33 12.29 22.00 27.97 52.00 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 19.23 23.96 44.13 52.64 57.82 Social workers.................................................... 14.84 19.19 24.53 30.20 32.70 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 14.46 15.07 23.10 30.20 44.19 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 12.16 14.88 16.09 17.85 22.92 Legal occupations................................................... 17.17 23.08 30.69 96.46 96.46 Lawyers........................................................... 24.52 41.99 96.46 96.46 110.44 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 13.25 20.31 37.68 49.96 58.68 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 32.58 38.33 48.08 57.46 74.23 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 48.89 53.61 56.92 66.15 77.90 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 34.48 34.48 42.14 52.42 69.60 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 31.32 37.28 46.04 49.96 68.83 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 12.50 27.63 42.17 50.79 56.97 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 9.85 11.50 13.50 18.11 42.29 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 9.75 11.50 13.50 16.54 42.29 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 29.65 37.54 45.03 54.07 59.21 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 29.16 37.92 45.03 55.23 60.06 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 31.45 37.22 44.73 50.26 55.86 Secondary school teachers....................................... 30.74 35.42 45.03 52.11 57.73 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 30.74 35.42 45.03 52.11 57.73 Special education teachers...................................... 34.76 38.22 46.96 52.30 57.39 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 34.76 34.76 47.47 54.07 60.27 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 19.23 19.23 19.23 20.00 33.02 Teacher assistants................................................ 8.50 11.75 14.10 16.30 20.99 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 15.50 18.50 28.75 33.57 39.50 Designers......................................................... 20.00 25.64 29.21 31.25 36.62 Writers and editors............................................... 30.36 33.57 38.60 48.31 50.48 Editors......................................................... 30.36 33.57 38.60 39.50 50.48 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 15.66 22.12 28.40 37.09 57.00 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 25.03 28.23 52.89 88.94 138.77 Registered nurses................................................. 27.04 29.28 33.21 45.91 58.36 Therapists........................................................ 32.65 32.65 38.39 38.57 42.40 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 15.98 16.84 18.86 27.08 32.66 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 15.44 16.84 20.93 31.08 32.66 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 17.22 17.94 18.86 19.62 27.00 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 13.00 13.59 16.20 20.62 26.56 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 10.00 10.71 15.59 17.56 19.25 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.13 22.00 24.70 27.04 28.51 Medical records and health information technicians................ 13.32 15.15 15.15 15.66 17.01 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 10.30 11.75 13.79 16.86 20.64 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 10.30 11.00 12.55 14.57 16.86 Home health aides............................................... 10.00 10.30 11.00 12.67 13.05 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.90 12.09 14.14 16.21 19.10 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 14.00 15.31 17.31 20.64 24.96 Medical assistants.............................................. 13.00 14.70 17.10 19.57 26.70 Protective service occupations...................................... 14.49 14.62 24.19 29.81 33.02 Fire fighters..................................................... 22.38 22.51 24.19 28.71 31.20 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 21.98 25.34 29.51 30.58 33.02 Police officers................................................... 22.19 23.49 25.94 29.00 39.27 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 22.19 23.49 25.94 29.00 39.27 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 13.83 14.49 16.09 17.08 27.05 Security guards................................................. 13.83 14.49 16.09 17.08 27.05 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 8.00 9.18 10.98 13.25 16.26 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 13.67 15.00 19.31 21.32 47.12 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 13.67 13.95 16.50 20.80 26.04 Cooks............................................................. 9.25 10.71 13.00 13.28 15.09 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 10.77 11.15 11.15 12.64 15.43 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 8.40 10.00 12.00 14.50 15.15 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.63 3.26 4.10 11.37 13.32 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 8.00 9.00 9.65 10.00 12.28 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 9.00 9.10 10.00 10.00 14.50 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 5.30 8.50 9.50 10.00 11.92 Dishwashers....................................................... 8.00 8.50 8.89 10.70 10.80 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 9.61 11.70 13.85 17.78 21.95 Building cleaning workers......................................... 9.46 11.28 13.37 15.18 19.32 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 12.69 13.19 14.00 17.78 19.88 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 8.00 8.24 10.00 10.44 11.64 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 10.00 12.00 13.92 26.44 26.44 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 10.00 12.00 13.92 26.44 26.44 Personal care and service occupations............................... 8.07 10.62 11.66 20.47 39.50 Sales and related occupations....................................... 11.00 13.24 18.75 28.71 40.35 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 12.01 15.15 17.07 21.13 26.93 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 12.01 15.30 17.07 20.07 26.93 Retail sales workers.............................................. 9.78 11.02 13.15 17.31 23.08 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.14 10.00 11.37 14.22 17.64 Cashiers...................................................... 8.14 10.00 11.37 14.22 17.64 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 10.50 11.50 12.63 18.00 22.02 Retail salespersons............................................. 9.31 11.45 13.86 19.23 26.44 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 33.39 63.69 83.90 107.57 107.57 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 17.30 20.43 28.71 37.59 50.48 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 21.64 28.75 37.59 50.48 55.74 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 16.62 18.75 23.16 28.80 36.14 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 16.90 16.90 33.51 40.39 52.39 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 12.69 15.30 18.50 22.59 27.32 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 18.13 25.02 31.43 40.00 45.00 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.79 14.96 17.79 20.22 26.36 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 9.00 13.19 17.69 20.00 20.22 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 14.50 17.55 20.11 25.49 33.69 Tellers......................................................... 11.26 11.79 14.28 18.00 18.10 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 16.43 17.95 18.52 20.41 22.92 Customer service representatives.................................. 12.45 14.95 18.03 22.00 31.27 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 12.69 13.27 15.00 16.83 18.75 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 12.50 14.37 16.00 21.43 27.79 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 11.73 12.32 14.00 17.54 20.50 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 15.93 18.00 20.87 24.93 27.59 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.59 21.06 24.07 27.17 28.85 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.42 16.50 18.00 19.50 22.04 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 14.25 17.82 20.00 22.09 24.93 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 10.50 12.29 12.29 14.46 18.15 Data entry keyers............................................... 10.50 12.29 12.29 14.46 18.28 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 13.25 15.16 16.72 20.35 25.49 Office clerks, general............................................ 13.10 16.55 20.47 23.24 26.84 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 17.00 20.30 27.92 36.44 41.21 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 25.48 25.48 33.10 35.00 45.35 Carpenters........................................................ 20.30 28.45 34.58 36.99 39.93 Construction laborers............................................. 27.35 27.35 29.04 46.10 46.10 Electricians...................................................... 18.75 20.50 26.75 41.21 41.21 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 13.00 14.00 23.06 31.67 32.08 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 22.00 23.06 28.02 31.67 32.08 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 17.00 19.50 24.67 31.60 34.31 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 27.65 28.00 32.24 43.10 43.51 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 17.00 20.00 26.25 27.50 51.67 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 17.00 19.00 25.16 27.50 51.67 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 17.50 18.54 20.80 23.11 27.08 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 17.34 17.50 19.15 22.55 27.08 Line installers and repairers..................................... 22.87 23.32 29.68 31.95 34.31 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 22.87 23.32 29.68 31.95 34.31 Production occupations.............................................. 10.25 12.00 15.09 20.50 26.16 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 21.22 22.29 27.28 35.13 35.13 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 10.92 11.54 14.25 17.00 18.21 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 10.92 11.34 13.40 16.18 18.45 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 8.25 11.00 12.75 14.85 15.23 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 11.69 13.66 15.41 19.65 27.66 Machinists........................................................ 19.37 19.37 23.51 31.11 32.02 Printers.......................................................... 10.25 10.85 18.00 22.00 23.10 Printing machine operators...................................... 10.50 13.00 18.00 22.00 25.13 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 12.22 14.76 16.44 19.69 22.50 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 9.75 10.80 13.29 17.57 18.82 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 9.00 12.00 16.50 20.70 25.23 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 10.50 16.46 20.20 23.12 27.40 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 16.04 18.41 20.70 24.15 28.50 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 10.00 11.50 16.50 21.46 24.10 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 12.62 15.75 19.65 21.86 21.86 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.00 10.50 13.25 15.75 17.81 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 8.00 10.80 13.70 16.00 18.00 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 8.50 10.00 11.86 13.81 14.25 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. Table 10. Part-time(1) civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles(2), Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Part-time workers Occupation(3) 10 25 Median 75 90 50 All workers........................................................... $8.00 $8.50 $10.89 $15.47 $26.59 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 16.08 26.49 34.31 52.00 53.67 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.95 17.95 19.78 30.24 30.97 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 9.50 12.94 18.61 35.00 41.75 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 16.78 26.32 34.29 39.61 51.96 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 26.32 26.32 38.42 39.61 51.11 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 8.57 10.71 13.00 38.50 39.85 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 11.67 19.66 19.66 21.20 57.74 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 11.67 19.66 19.66 21.20 57.74 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 17.00 20.28 23.50 40.00 48.64 Teacher assistants................................................ 9.14 12.45 14.74 16.10 18.61 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 10.00 10.00 13.58 22.57 25.00 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 17.49 22.08 33.04 49.03 54.43 Registered nurses................................................. 28.05 33.83 46.47 51.42 61.50 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 19.97 23.08 29.33 33.91 38.27 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 9.27 11.14 13.36 16.71 22.00 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 9.75 10.50 12.32 13.68 15.37 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 11.34 12.21 12.96 13.68 14.65 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 9.27 11.14 14.69 18.54 22.00 Medical assistants.............................................. 10.00 14.50 16.00 17.95 19.74 Protective service occupations...................................... 9.53 10.04 12.97 15.32 28.50 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 9.65 10.04 12.97 15.32 15.32 Security guards................................................. 9.65 10.04 12.97 15.32 15.32 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 2.63 7.25 8.00 10.00 11.55 Cooks............................................................. 10.21 11.50 12.50 14.25 16.00 Food service, tipped.............................................. 2.63 2.63 5.00 8.00 9.30 Bartenders...................................................... 2.71 4.75 8.00 8.00 8.00 Waiters and waitresses.......................................... 2.63 2.63 2.63 3.50 5.00 Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers...... 5.00 7.50 8.00 9.30 10.00 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 7.25 8.00 8.25 10.00 10.00 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 7.25 7.75 8.25 9.00 10.35 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.00 8.00 8.25 10.00 10.00 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 10.69 10.89 11.50 12.86 14.15 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.69 10.89 11.64 12.86 14.15 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 10.69 10.89 12.31 13.85 14.30 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.00 11.43 11.43 12.00 13.00 Personal care and service occupations............................... 7.80 8.50 9.81 11.00 12.00 Child care workers................................................ 8.00 8.50 8.95 10.00 11.38 Recreation and fitness workers.................................... 8.25 10.00 10.17 12.00 23.00 Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors....................... 8.25 10.00 10.25 12.00 22.00 Sales and related occupations....................................... 8.00 8.25 9.00 11.00 12.67 Retail sales workers.............................................. 8.00 8.25 8.75 10.99 12.00 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 8.00 8.25 8.73 10.65 11.35 Cashiers...................................................... 8.00 8.25 8.65 10.45 11.29 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 7.25 8.00 8.25 8.75 12.67 Counter and rental clerks..................................... 7.25 8.00 8.25 8.75 9.50 Retail salespersons............................................. 8.24 9.00 10.04 11.58 13.01 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 8.86 10.30 13.80 17.50 22.00 Financial clerks.................................................. 11.51 12.63 15.00 16.15 22.00 Customer service representatives.................................. 9.05 11.08 13.00 22.76 22.88 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 10.00 10.93 12.50 17.00 22.00 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 8.00 8.50 9.00 9.97 11.46 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 13.70 15.00 17.50 17.50 25.00 Medical secretaries............................................. 14.50 15.00 17.50 17.50 25.00 Office clerks, general............................................ 12.93 17.44 18.10 26.59 26.59 Production occupations.............................................. 9.00 9.69 10.00 11.40 13.30 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 8.00 8.50 9.81 13.00 18.00 Bus drivers....................................................... 11.00 13.00 13.00 18.12 19.00 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 8.00 8.00 9.03 18.00 20.00 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 8.10 8.50 9.00 10.49 12.35 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 8.30 9.00 10.49 12.58 14.09 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the 75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 11. Full-time(1) civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $28.33 $23.46 $1,108 $913 39.1 $56,351 $46,987 1,989 Management occupations.............................................. 47.16 43.06 1,868 1,678 39.6 96,864 87,263 2,054 General and operations managers................................... 49.41 40.62 2,005 1,677 40.6 104,272 87,204 2,110 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 54.42 48.69 2,139 1,947 39.3 111,221 101,265 2,044 Marketing managers.............................................. 56.62 48.65 2,250 1,946 39.7 116,982 101,190 2,066 Sales managers.................................................. 50.89 50.48 1,966 2,019 38.6 102,213 105,000 2,009 Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.30 52.19 2,099 2,088 39.4 109,170 108,555 2,048 Financial managers................................................ 55.56 53.97 2,228 2,336 40.1 115,856 121,463 2,085 Human resources managers.......................................... 48.23 45.51 1,928 1,820 40.0 100,256 94,661 2,078 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 48.49 36.49 1,998 1,485 41.2 103,909 77,210 2,143 Industrial production managers.................................... 46.29 41.74 1,975 1,866 42.7 102,706 97,013 2,219 Construction managers............................................. 31.37 32.05 1,254 1,202 40.0 65,227 62,499 2,080 Education administrators.......................................... 45.21 45.35 1,677 1,814 37.1 85,085 90,540 1,882 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 55.17 54.58 2,174 2,120 39.4 102,103 95,908 1,851 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 44.45 40.05 1,598 1,500 35.9 83,083 78,000 1,869 Engineering managers.............................................. 53.55 54.31 2,163 2,169 40.4 112,490 112,798 2,101 Medical and health services managers.............................. 35.20 34.30 1,373 1,372 39.0 71,406 71,342 2,028 Social and community service managers............................. 31.52 32.50 1,232 1,230 39.1 64,076 63,944 2,033 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.28 29.22 1,331 1,163 40.0 69,148 60,570 2,078 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.36 26.94 1,073 1,080 40.7 55,790 56,135 2,116 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 23.69 20.00 965 900 40.8 50,199 46,800 2,119 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 28.37 28.71 1,154 1,212 40.7 59,997 63,040 2,115 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.18 29.10 1,122 1,091 38.5 58,342 56,745 2,000 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.05 29.10 1,121 1,067 38.6 58,295 55,458 2,006 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation....................................... 22.77 21.84 903 874 39.6 46,945 45,429 2,062 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 31.55 29.37 1,210 1,130 38.4 62,425 58,756 1,979 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 31.04 28.25 1,234 1,130 39.8 64,159 58,756 2,067 Training and development specialists............................ 34.89 35.38 1,386 1,415 39.7 72,096 73,590 2,067 Management analysts............................................... 44.30 36.74 1,840 1,313 41.5 95,677 68,289 2,160 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.71 29.23 1,097 1,012 38.2 57,019 52,630 1,986 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 43.09 35.00 1,822 1,313 42.3 94,747 68,250 2,199 Financial analysts.............................................. 46.45 36.17 2,008 1,463 43.2 104,439 76,071 2,248 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 41.82 41.83 1,664 1,635 39.8 86,340 84,999 2,064 Computer programmers.............................................. 32.27 31.13 1,249 1,195 38.7 64,954 62,147 2,013 Computer software engineers....................................... 48.82 45.96 1,961 1,821 40.2 101,958 94,700 2,088 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 50.69 46.36 2,064 1,846 40.7 107,333 96,000 2,117 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 47.53 45.41 1,891 1,816 39.8 98,320 94,449 2,069 Computer support specialists...................................... 35.48 35.43 1,407 1,394 39.7 73,188 72,463 2,063 Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.46 40.85 1,657 1,603 40.0 86,150 83,333 2,078 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 40.21 45.96 1,603 1,827 39.9 83,376 95,000 2,073 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 36.27 35.59 1,446 1,423 39.9 75,178 74,019 2,073 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.34 38.46 1,561 1,538 40.7 81,198 80,001 2,118 Engineers......................................................... 44.80 42.93 1,818 1,738 40.6 94,552 90,355 2,110 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 43.98 45.43 1,804 1,868 41.0 93,807 97,126 2,133 Electrical engineers.......................................... 42.87 45.72 1,715 1,829 40.0 89,160 95,098 2,080 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 44.36 45.43 1,836 1,943 41.4 95,451 101,055 2,152 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.94 37.68 1,568 1,600 41.3 81,533 83,179 2,149 Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.78 39.01 1,608 1,601 41.5 83,612 83,227 2,156 Mechanical engineers............................................ 40.37 44.01 1,653 1,899 40.9 85,932 98,725 2,129 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 26.02 25.35 1,033 984 39.7 53,709 51,151 2,064 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.47 22.44 1,063 898 40.2 55,271 46,677 2,088 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.48 27.04 1,350 1,082 39.1 69,418 56,243 2,014 Life scientists................................................... 31.64 27.04 1,247 1,082 39.4 64,842 56,243 2,049 Biological scientists........................................... 43.24 40.91 1,708 1,635 39.5 88,830 84,999 2,054 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 45.04 44.40 1,770 1,769 39.3 92,059 92,000 2,044 Physical scientists............................................... 32.81 25.96 1,318 1,038 40.2 68,546 54,001 2,089 Market and survey researchers..................................... 51.59 39.25 2,021 1,570 39.2 105,068 81,640 2,037 Market research analysts........................................ 51.59 39.25 2,021 1,570 39.2 105,068 81,640 2,037 Community and social services occupations........................... 23.95 22.00 925 862 38.6 45,710 45,035 1,908 Counselors........................................................ 25.74 22.00 984 880 38.2 46,617 49,841 1,811 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 40.42 44.13 1,457 1,651 36.0 59,395 60,567 1,470 Social workers.................................................... 25.26 24.53 971 948 38.4 48,571 49,312 1,923 Child, family, and school social workers........................ 25.72 23.10 959 866 37.3 46,399 45,035 1,804 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 16.85 16.09 671 643 39.8 34,910 33,457 2,072 Legal occupations................................................... 51.05 30.69 1,974 1,160 38.7 102,651 60,301 2,011 Lawyers........................................................... 74.12 96.46 2,933 3,858 39.6 152,530 200,637 2,058 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 37.46 37.68 1,355 1,354 36.2 55,474 55,250 1,481 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 51.85 48.08 1,999 1,923 38.6 83,319 77,938 1,607 Physical sciences teachers, postsecondary....................... 62.27 56.92 2,451 2,277 39.4 111,517 115,725 1,791 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 47.02 42.14 1,707 1,475 36.3 64,844 59,000 1,379 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 47.20 46.04 1,777 1,656 37.6 70,632 61,223 1,496 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 38.79 42.17 1,385 1,496 35.7 54,262 57,222 1,399 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 18.25 13.50 688 510 37.7 33,596 28,080 1,841 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 16.90 13.50 640 500 37.9 31,754 26,000 1,879 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 45.33 45.03 1,576 1,633 34.8 58,424 60,579 1,289 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 45.69 45.03 1,585 1,656 34.7 58,682 61,015 1,284 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 44.27 44.73 1,549 1,556 35.0 57,639 58,692 1,302 Secondary school teachers....................................... 44.06 45.03 1,596 1,577 36.2 59,417 58,314 1,349 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 44.06 45.03 1,596 1,577 36.2 59,417 58,314 1,349 Special education teachers...................................... 46.63 46.96 1,596 1,565 34.2 58,705 57,333 1,259 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 47.83 47.47 1,651 1,621 34.5 60,613 59,982 1,267 Other teachers and instructors.................................... 23.88 19.23 867 769 36.3 40,648 40,000 1,702 Teacher assistants................................................ 14.86 14.10 508 470 34.2 20,878 18,200 1,405 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 28.10 28.75 1,106 1,150 39.4 57,385 57,951 2,042 Designers......................................................... 28.36 29.21 1,120 1,168 39.5 58,252 60,748 2,054 Writers and editors............................................... 40.31 38.60 1,552 1,351 38.5 80,705 70,250 2,002 Editors......................................................... 38.42 38.60 1,466 1,351 38.2 76,233 70,250 1,984 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 34.00 28.40 1,294 1,114 38.1 66,724 56,971 1,962 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 64.44 52.89 2,456 2,115 38.1 127,697 110,001 1,982 Registered nurses................................................. 38.79 33.21 1,421 1,280 36.6 72,688 64,002 1,874 Therapists........................................................ 36.77 38.39 1,429 1,350 38.9 74,294 70,199 2,021 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.20 18.86 880 725 39.6 45,757 37,717 2,061 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.43 20.93 937 837 40.0 48,729 43,534 2,080 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 20.21 18.86 789 718 39.1 41,052 37,321 2,031 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics...................... 17.70 16.20 705 648 39.8 36,665 33,696 2,072 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.65 15.59 622 621 39.7 32,134 32,282 2,053 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 24.83 24.70 971 981 39.1 50,511 51,010 2,035 Medical records and health information technicians................ 15.55 15.15 599 606 38.5 31,125 31,512 2,002 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.80 13.79 578 540 39.0 29,984 27,963 2,025 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.11 12.55 513 484 39.1 26,652 25,145 2,033 Home health aides............................................... 11.48 11.00 451 440 39.3 23,477 22,880 2,046 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 14.63 14.14 567 545 38.8 29,505 28,353 2,017 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 18.69 17.31 727 684 38.9 37,802 35,568 2,022 Medical assistants.............................................. 18.40 17.10 732 680 39.8 38,043 35,360 2,067 Protective service occupations...................................... 23.32 24.19 937 967 40.2 48,601 50,294 2,084 Fire fighters..................................................... 25.41 24.19 1,123 1,081 44.2 58,371 56,190 2,297 Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers...................... 27.82 29.51 1,095 1,130 39.4 56,945 58,773 2,047 Police officers................................................... 27.79 25.94 1,095 1,038 39.4 56,936 53,959 2,049 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.79 25.94 1,095 1,038 39.4 56,936 53,959 2,049 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 17.81 16.09 700 644 39.3 36,384 33,467 2,043 Security guards................................................. 17.81 16.09 700 644 39.3 36,384 33,467 2,043 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.80 10.98 451 410 38.2 22,784 20,800 1,931 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 22.00 19.31 911 783 41.4 45,120 35,539 2,051 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.14 16.50 756 683 41.7 37,110 35,539 2,046 Cooks............................................................. 12.37 13.00 470 502 38.0 24,345 25,896 1,969 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 12.20 11.15 452 446 37.1 23,027 23,192 1,887 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.16 12.00 459 440 37.8 23,876 22,880 1,964 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.88 4.10 236 152 34.3 10,527 6,781 1,530 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.84 9.65 379 380 38.5 19,418 18,928 1,973 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 10.60 10.00 420 400 39.6 21,575 20,800 2,035 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.28 9.50 349 349 37.6 17,883 18,158 1,928 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.59 8.89 377 356 39.3 19,584 18,491 2,041 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.88 13.85 591 535 39.7 30,073 27,435 2,021 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.82 13.37 548 527 39.7 28,514 27,425 2,063 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 15.19 14.00 604 560 39.7 31,386 29,120 2,066 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.80 10.00 387 395 39.5 20,113 20,530 2,053 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 18.12 13.92 721 557 39.8 32,745 25,314 1,807 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 17.61 13.92 700 557 39.7 31,427 20,800 1,785 Personal care and service occupations............................... 17.88 11.66 574 534 32.1 28,819 25,826 1,612 Sales and related occupations....................................... 23.95 18.75 945 732 39.5 49,065 38,083 2,049 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.50 17.07 765 725 41.3 39,766 37,700 2,150 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.52 17.07 770 725 41.6 40,054 37,700 2,162 Retail sales workers.............................................. 15.06 13.15 587 508 39.0 30,396 26,325 2,018 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 12.42 11.37 467 455 37.6 23,737 22,256 1,912 Cashiers...................................................... 12.42 11.37 467 455 37.6 23,737 22,256 1,912 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 14.95 12.63 598 505 40.0 31,089 26,260 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.13 13.86 630 556 39.1 32,779 28,912 2,032 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 88.37 83.90 3,342 3,370 37.8 173,791 175,250 1,967 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 31.00 28.71 1,234 1,148 39.8 64,187 59,711 2,070 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 39.13 37.59 1,565 1,504 40.0 81,382 78,191 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 24.65 23.16 978 926 39.7 50,852 48,173 2,063 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 30.04 33.51 1,195 1,341 39.8 62,131 69,709 2,068 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 19.50 18.50 756 722 38.8 39,269 37,500 2,014 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 31.30 31.43 1,223 1,100 39.1 63,578 57,203 2,031 Financial clerks.................................................. 18.43 17.79 721 712 39.1 37,477 37,009 2,034 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.36 17.69 655 708 40.0 34,034 36,795 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 21.72 20.11 831 804 38.3 43,223 41,820 1,990 Tellers......................................................... 14.42 14.28 577 571 40.0 29,986 29,702 2,080 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 19.33 18.52 762 741 39.4 39,617 38,513 2,049 Customer service representatives.................................. 19.63 18.03 761 718 38.8 39,572 37,315 2,015 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.50 15.00 597 571 38.5 31,023 29,673 2,002 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 18.38 16.00 730 640 39.7 37,975 33,280 2,067 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 15.45 14.00 598 560 38.7 31,077 29,120 2,011 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.60 20.87 831 818 38.5 43,057 42,307 1,994 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.62 24.07 948 909 38.5 49,318 47,284 2,003 Medical secretaries............................................. 18.20 18.00 711 720 39.0 36,950 37,440 2,030 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 19.74 20.00 738 769 37.4 37,636 39,265 1,907 Data entry and information processing workers..................... 13.35 12.29 532 491 39.9 27,684 25,553 2,073 Data entry keyers............................................... 13.34 12.29 532 491 39.9 27,644 25,553 2,072 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 18.25 16.72 709 669 38.8 36,867 34,778 2,020 Office clerks, general............................................ 20.48 20.47 790 782 38.6 41,078 40,641 2,006 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 28.68 27.92 1,144 1,102 39.9 58,995 56,888 2,057 First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers............................................... 33.39 33.10 1,335 1,324 40.0 69,444 68,848 2,080 Carpenters........................................................ 33.03 34.58 1,321 1,383 40.0 68,713 71,926 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 33.00 29.04 1,320 1,161 40.0 65,602 60,395 1,988 Electricians...................................................... 29.28 26.75 1,171 1,070 40.0 60,893 55,640 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 23.21 23.06 917 922 39.5 47,687 47,965 2,055 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 27.22 28.02 1,070 1,000 39.3 55,643 52,000 2,044 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 25.79 24.67 1,037 987 40.2 53,908 51,314 2,090 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 34.78 32.24 1,454 1,290 41.8 75,603 67,059 2,174 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 27.88 26.25 1,127 1,100 40.4 58,605 57,200 2,102 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 27.68 25.16 1,113 1,006 40.2 57,886 52,331 2,091 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.33 20.80 853 832 40.0 44,362 43,264 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.80 19.15 832 766 40.0 43,274 39,832 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 28.92 29.68 1,157 1,187 40.0 60,157 61,724 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 28.26 29.68 1,130 1,187 40.0 58,775 61,724 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 17.04 15.09 677 603 39.7 35,215 31,377 2,067 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 28.27 27.28 1,110 1,091 39.3 57,734 56,751 2,042 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.46 14.25 578 570 40.0 30,078 29,640 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.15 13.40 566 536 40.0 29,434 27,872 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.20 12.75 524 510 39.7 27,239 26,520 2,064 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 17.23 15.41 677 612 39.3 35,220 31,824 2,044 Machinists........................................................ 24.54 23.51 982 940 40.0 51,044 48,901 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 16.88 18.00 675 720 40.0 35,114 37,440 2,080 Printing machine operators...................................... 17.53 18.00 701 720 40.0 36,464 37,440 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.26 16.44 695 658 40.3 36,133 34,191 2,093 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.62 13.29 535 525 39.3 27,815 27,310 2,042 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.95 16.50 709 651 39.5 36,344 33,696 2,024 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 19.55 20.20 787 798 40.3 40,929 41,496 2,094 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 21.00 20.70 853 828 40.6 44,365 43,056 2,112 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.85 16.50 674 660 40.0 35,048 34,320 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.92 19.65 717 786 40.0 37,279 40,872 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.33 13.25 530 520 39.8 27,565 27,040 2,069 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.78 13.70 551 548 40.0 28,660 28,496 2,080 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.79 11.86 467 478 39.6 24,297 24,856 2,061 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 12. Full-time(1) private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $27.93 $22.50 $1,099 $874 39.3 $56,676 $45,240 2,029 Management occupations.............................................. 47.60 43.11 1,886 1,700 39.6 98,062 88,401 2,060 General and operations managers................................... 51.28 40.62 2,060 1,625 40.2 107,096 84,490 2,088 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 54.42 48.69 2,139 1,947 39.3 111,221 101,265 2,044 Marketing managers.............................................. 56.62 48.65 2,250 1,946 39.7 116,982 101,190 2,066 Sales managers.................................................. 50.89 50.48 1,966 2,019 38.6 102,213 105,000 2,009 Computer and information systems managers......................... 53.22 52.19 2,100 2,088 39.5 109,215 108,555 2,052 Financial managers................................................ 56.02 54.95 2,252 2,404 40.2 117,112 125,000 2,091 Human resources managers.......................................... 48.23 45.51 1,928 1,820 40.0 100,256 94,661 2,078 Compensation and benefits managers.............................. 48.49 36.49 1,998 1,485 41.2 103,909 77,210 2,143 Industrial production managers.................................... 46.29 41.74 1,975 1,866 42.7 102,706 97,013 2,219 Education administrators.......................................... 42.64 37.50 1,550 1,500 36.3 80,581 78,000 1,890 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 45.34 40.05 1,626 1,602 35.9 84,551 83,310 1,865 Engineering managers.............................................. 53.49 54.23 2,174 2,284 40.6 113,033 118,747 2,113 Medical and health services managers.............................. 35.74 34.47 1,395 1,412 39.0 72,552 73,445 2,030 Social and community service managers............................. 29.28 32.50 1,142 1,230 39.0 59,396 63,944 2,029 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 33.47 29.21 1,344 1,168 40.1 69,873 60,753 2,088 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 26.36 26.94 1,073 1,080 40.7 55,790 56,135 2,116 Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products............... 23.69 20.00 965 900 40.8 50,199 46,800 2,119 Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products.. 28.37 28.71 1,154 1,212 40.7 59,997 63,040 2,115 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 29.18 29.10 1,122 1,091 38.5 58,342 56,745 2,000 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 29.05 29.10 1,121 1,067 38.6 58,295 55,458 2,006 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation....................................... 22.77 21.84 903 874 39.6 46,945 45,429 2,062 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 31.28 29.37 1,203 1,130 38.5 62,560 58,756 2,000 Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists............ 31.04 28.25 1,234 1,130 39.8 64,159 58,756 2,067 Training and development specialists............................ 34.89 35.38 1,386 1,415 39.7 72,096 73,590 2,067 Management analysts............................................... 44.30 36.74 1,840 1,313 41.5 95,677 68,289 2,160 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 28.35 29.23 1,085 1,012 38.3 56,436 52,630 1,991 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 43.09 35.00 1,822 1,313 42.3 94,747 68,250 2,199 Financial analysts.............................................. 46.45 36.17 2,008 1,463 43.2 104,439 76,071 2,248 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 42.10 42.21 1,677 1,664 39.8 87,010 86,539 2,067 Computer software engineers....................................... 48.82 45.96 1,961 1,821 40.2 101,958 94,700 2,088 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 50.69 46.36 2,064 1,846 40.7 107,333 96,000 2,117 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 47.53 45.41 1,891 1,816 39.8 98,320 94,449 2,069 Computer support specialists...................................... 35.46 35.43 1,408 1,385 39.7 73,210 71,994 2,065 Computer systems analysts......................................... 41.72 41.25 1,669 1,650 40.0 86,790 85,800 2,080 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 40.80 45.96 1,637 1,838 40.1 85,127 95,601 2,086 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 35.77 33.67 1,422 1,347 39.8 73,951 70,034 2,067 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 38.46 38.46 1,569 1,538 40.8 81,597 80,001 2,122 Engineers......................................................... 44.76 42.34 1,817 1,736 40.6 94,474 90,270 2,111 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 43.80 45.43 1,798 1,868 41.1 93,505 97,126 2,135 Electrical engineers.......................................... 41.92 43.99 1,677 1,759 40.0 87,188 91,489 2,080 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 44.36 45.43 1,836 1,943 41.4 95,451 101,055 2,152 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 37.94 37.68 1,568 1,600 41.3 81,533 83,179 2,149 Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.78 39.01 1,608 1,601 41.5 83,612 83,227 2,156 Mechanical engineers............................................ 40.37 44.01 1,653 1,899 40.9 85,932 98,725 2,129 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 25.95 24.59 1,041 984 40.1 54,122 51,151 2,086 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 26.47 22.44 1,063 898 40.2 55,271 46,677 2,088 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 34.72 27.04 1,370 1,082 39.5 71,015 56,243 2,046 Life scientists................................................... 32.02 27.04 1,272 1,082 39.7 66,119 56,243 2,065 Biological scientists........................................... 43.24 40.91 1,708 1,635 39.5 88,830 84,999 2,054 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 45.04 44.40 1,770 1,769 39.3 92,059 92,000 2,044 Physical scientists............................................... 33.34 25.96 1,340 1,038 40.2 69,669 54,001 2,090 Market and survey researchers..................................... 53.26 43.42 2,083 1,894 39.1 108,301 98,509 2,033 Market research analysts........................................ 53.26 43.42 2,083 1,894 39.1 108,301 98,509 2,033 Community and social services occupations........................... 17.89 16.09 702 643 39.2 36,057 33,457 2,016 Counselors........................................................ 15.17 12.50 592 512 39.0 30,783 26,603 2,030 Social workers.................................................... 20.54 19.86 802 775 39.1 40,602 40,310 1,976 Legal occupations................................................... 60.40 41.76 2,360 1,462 39.1 122,740 76,003 2,032 Lawyers........................................................... 82.14 96.46 3,286 3,858 40.0 170,847 200,637 2,080 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 33.40 30.90 1,283 1,154 38.4 58,640 48,507 1,756 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 51.76 48.89 2,001 1,923 38.7 84,449 77,938 1,632 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 46.31 42.14 1,677 1,475 36.2 63,504 59,000 1,371 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 47.20 46.04 1,777 1,656 37.6 70,632 61,223 1,496 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 21.50 14.85 835 591 38.9 39,240 30,878 1,825 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 15.22 13.00 580 488 38.1 29,324 25,350 1,926 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 15.22 13.00 580 488 38.1 29,324 25,350 1,926 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 28.33 28.76 1,115 1,150 39.4 57,840 59,790 2,041 Designers......................................................... 28.36 29.21 1,120 1,168 39.5 58,252 60,748 2,054 Writers and editors............................................... 40.31 38.60 1,552 1,351 38.5 80,705 70,250 2,002 Editors......................................................... 38.42 38.60 1,466 1,351 38.2 76,233 70,250 1,984 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 33.91 28.23 1,291 1,100 38.1 66,998 56,701 1,976 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 64.44 52.89 2,456 2,115 38.1 127,697 110,001 1,982 Registered nurses................................................. 38.75 32.93 1,416 1,213 36.6 73,619 63,066 1,900 Therapists........................................................ 36.77 38.39 1,429 1,350 38.9 74,294 70,199 2,021 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 22.20 18.86 880 725 39.6 45,757 37,717 2,061 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.43 20.93 937 837 40.0 48,729 43,534 2,080 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 20.21 18.86 789 718 39.1 41,052 37,321 2,031 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 15.65 15.59 622 621 39.7 32,134 32,282 2,053 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 24.83 24.70 971 981 39.1 50,511 51,010 2,035 Medical records and health information technicians................ 15.55 15.15 599 606 38.5 31,125 31,512 2,002 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 14.71 13.65 574 531 39.0 29,835 27,612 2,029 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 13.05 12.41 510 482 39.1 26,503 25,064 2,031 Home health aides............................................... 11.48 11.00 451 440 39.3 23,477 22,880 2,046 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 14.59 13.93 565 538 38.7 29,384 27,963 2,014 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 18.52 17.31 720 680 38.9 37,426 35,360 2,020 Medical assistants.............................................. 18.40 17.10 732 680 39.8 38,043 35,360 2,067 Protective service occupations Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 18.48 16.09 733 644 39.7 38,118 33,467 2,063 Security guards................................................. 18.48 16.09 733 644 39.7 38,118 33,467 2,063 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.75 10.71 450 401 38.3 22,823 20,800 1,943 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 22.08 19.80 926 792 41.9 46,588 37,918 2,110 First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers........................................................ 18.10 16.50 766 683 42.3 38,283 35,539 2,115 Cooks............................................................. 12.33 13.00 469 502 38.1 24,414 26,125 1,980 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 12.16 12.00 459 440 37.8 23,876 22,880 1,964 Food service, tipped.............................................. 6.88 4.10 236 152 34.3 10,527 6,781 1,530 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.74 9.65 375 370 38.5 19,318 18,928 1,984 Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food........................................................... 10.50 10.00 418 400 39.8 21,759 20,800 2,072 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 9.15 9.50 343 347 37.5 17,584 17,799 1,922 Dishwashers....................................................... 9.59 8.89 377 356 39.3 19,584 18,491 2,041 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.83 13.19 548 527 39.6 27,694 27,077 2,003 Building cleaning workers......................................... 12.50 13.17 495 520 39.6 25,715 27,040 2,057 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 13.96 13.37 553 530 39.6 28,745 27,560 2,059 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 9.80 10.00 387 395 39.5 20,113 20,530 2,053 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 17.61 13.92 700 557 39.7 31,427 20,800 1,785 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 17.61 13.92 700 557 39.7 31,427 20,800 1,785 Personal care and service occupations............................... 17.88 11.66 574 534 32.1 28,819 25,826 1,612 Sales and related occupations....................................... 23.98 18.75 946 725 39.5 49,125 37,700 2,049 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 18.48 16.70 766 725 41.5 39,847 37,700 2,156 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 18.51 16.70 773 725 41.7 40,181 37,700 2,171 Retail sales workers.............................................. 14.94 13.00 583 508 39.0 30,155 26,325 2,018 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 11.71 11.37 440 441 37.5 22,316 22,256 1,905 Cashiers...................................................... 11.71 11.37 440 441 37.5 22,316 22,256 1,905 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 14.95 12.63 598 505 40.0 31,089 26,260 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 16.13 13.86 630 556 39.1 32,779 28,912 2,032 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 88.37 83.90 3,342 3,370 37.8 173,791 175,250 1,967 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 31.00 28.71 1,234 1,148 39.8 64,187 59,711 2,070 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 39.13 37.59 1,565 1,504 40.0 81,382 78,191 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 24.65 23.16 978 926 39.7 50,852 48,173 2,063 Miscellaneous sales and related workers........................... 30.04 33.51 1,195 1,341 39.8 62,131 69,709 2,068 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 19.16 18.01 747 720 39.0 38,857 37,440 2,028 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 32.06 31.27 1,276 1,282 39.8 66,341 66,659 2,069 Financial clerks.................................................. 18.36 17.79 719 712 39.2 37,389 37,009 2,036 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.36 17.69 655 708 40.0 34,034 36,795 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 21.63 20.11 830 804 38.4 43,182 41,820 1,996 Tellers......................................................... 14.42 14.28 577 571 40.0 29,986 29,702 2,080 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 19.33 18.52 762 741 39.4 39,617 38,513 2,049 Customer service representatives.................................. 19.30 17.94 747 697 38.7 38,836 36,254 2,012 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.48 15.00 596 571 38.5 31,017 29,673 2,003 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 18.38 16.00 730 640 39.7 37,975 33,280 2,067 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................... 15.15 14.00 595 560 39.3 30,938 29,120 2,043 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.32 20.10 827 796 38.8 43,029 41,392 2,018 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.88 24.13 970 951 39.0 50,426 49,440 2,027 Medical secretaries............................................. 18.11 18.00 706 720 39.0 36,731 37,440 2,028 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 19.05 19.24 718 747 37.7 37,349 38,841 1,960 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 18.25 16.72 709 669 38.8 36,867 34,778 2,020 Office clerks, general............................................ 20.47 21.26 795 814 38.8 41,332 42,320 2,020 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 28.81 28.57 1,151 1,138 40.0 59,289 58,282 2,058 Carpenters........................................................ 33.43 36.93 1,337 1,477 40.0 69,526 76,814 2,080 Construction laborers............................................. 33.00 29.04 1,320 1,161 40.0 65,602 60,395 1,988 Electricians...................................................... 29.05 26.75 1,162 1,070 40.0 60,416 55,640 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 22.98 23.72 917 949 39.9 47,691 49,338 2,075 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 28.11 29.58 1,120 1,183 39.9 58,263 61,522 2,072 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 26.03 25.00 1,048 1,000 40.2 54,470 52,000 2,093 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 34.78 32.24 1,454 1,290 41.8 75,603 67,059 2,174 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 27.88 26.25 1,127 1,100 40.4 58,605 57,200 2,102 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 27.68 25.16 1,113 1,006 40.2 57,886 52,331 2,091 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 21.13 20.48 845 819 40.0 43,941 42,598 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.37 19.15 815 766 40.0 42,361 39,832 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 28.92 29.68 1,157 1,187 40.0 60,157 61,724 2,080 Telecommunications line installers and repairers................ 28.26 29.68 1,130 1,187 40.0 58,775 61,724 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 17.00 15.09 676 603 39.7 35,127 31,377 2,067 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 28.27 27.28 1,110 1,091 39.3 57,734 56,751 2,042 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 14.46 14.25 578 570 40.0 30,078 29,640 2,080 Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers.................. 14.15 13.40 566 536 40.0 29,434 27,872 2,080 Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators.......................... 13.20 12.75 524 510 39.7 27,239 26,520 2,064 Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.......................................................... 17.23 15.41 677 612 39.3 35,220 31,824 2,044 Machinists........................................................ 24.54 23.51 982 940 40.0 51,044 48,901 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 16.88 18.00 675 720 40.0 35,114 37,440 2,080 Printing machine operators...................................... 17.53 18.00 701 720 40.0 36,464 37,440 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.26 16.44 695 658 40.3 36,133 34,191 2,093 Miscellaneous production workers.................................. 13.62 13.29 535 525 39.3 27,815 27,310 2,042 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 17.64 16.13 700 646 39.7 36,187 33,550 2,051 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 19.55 20.20 787 798 40.3 40,929 41,496 2,094 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 21.00 20.70 853 828 40.6 44,365 43,056 2,112 Truck drivers, light or delivery services....................... 16.85 16.50 674 660 40.0 35,048 34,320 2,080 Industrial truck and tractor operators............................ 17.92 19.65 717 786 40.0 37,279 40,872 2,080 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.92 13.13 514 518 39.8 26,712 26,920 2,068 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 13.11 13.26 525 530 40.0 27,279 27,581 2,080 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.79 11.86 467 478 39.6 24,297 24,856 2,061 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 13. Full-time(1) State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours, Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $31.30 $27.97 $1,174 $1,091 37.5 $54,268 $53,104 1,734 Management occupations.............................................. 43.12 42.18 1,702 1,654 39.5 86,147 85,995 1,998 Education administrators.......................................... 51.87 52.56 2,031 2,102 39.2 96,588 95,300 1,862 Education administrators, elementary and secondary school....... 55.17 54.58 2,174 2,120 39.4 102,103 95,908 1,851 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 29.98 29.66 1,127 1,010 37.6 57,753 53,820 1,926 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.81 37.28 1,390 1,491 38.8 72,272 77,540 2,018 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.08 25.02 1,096 890 35.3 51,258 46,569 1,649 Community and social services occupations........................... 32.82 28.00 1,240 1,120 37.8 58,087 58,184 1,770 Counselors........................................................ 38.02 27.97 1,419 1,253 37.3 61,186 58,184 1,609 Educational, vocational, and school counselors.................. 50.06 50.56 1,744 1,655 34.8 64,863 65,126 1,296 Social workers.................................................... 31.46 30.20 1,184 1,132 37.6 58,407 58,240 1,857 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 41.00 43.43 1,410 1,520 34.4 53,430 57,294 1,303 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 45.92 45.72 1,586 1,598 34.5 58,590 59,742 1,276 Elementary and middle school teachers........................... 46.03 45.67 1,592 1,644 34.6 58,729 60,933 1,276 Elementary school teachers, except special education.......... 46.47 45.74 1,607 1,667 34.6 59,167 61,152 1,273 Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 44.63 44.85 1,543 1,554 34.6 57,331 58,214 1,285 Secondary school teachers....................................... 44.87 45.05 1,553 1,541 34.6 57,629 57,490 1,284 Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education.................................................... 44.87 45.05 1,553 1,541 34.6 57,629 57,490 1,284 Special education teachers...................................... 46.63 46.96 1,596 1,565 34.2 58,705 57,333 1,259 Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school............................................ 47.83 47.47 1,651 1,621 34.5 60,613 59,982 1,267 Teacher assistants................................................ 17.28 15.67 541 470 31.3 20,156 17,201 1,166 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 35.41 34.65 1,331 1,329 37.6 63,102 60,152 1,782 Registered nurses................................................. 39.08 37.77 1,453 1,511 37.2 67,100 69,056 1,717 Protective service occupations...................................... 27.61 26.95 1,114 1,098 40.4 57,947 57,081 2,099 Fire fighters..................................................... 25.41 24.19 1,123 1,081 44.2 58,371 56,190 2,297 Police officers................................................... 27.98 25.94 1,102 1,038 39.4 57,300 53,959 2,048 Police and sheriff's patrol officers............................ 27.98 25.94 1,102 1,038 39.4 57,300 53,959 2,048 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 18.19 17.84 727 713 40.0 37,809 37,097 2,078 Building cleaning workers......................................... 17.28 17.82 691 713 40.0 35,921 37,061 2,078 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 17.28 17.82 691 713 40.0 35,921 37,061 2,078 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 22.72 21.34 837 828 36.9 42,922 42,251 1,889 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 23.00 22.09 850 849 37.0 43,188 43,807 1,878 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 23.65 23.39 873 895 36.9 45,386 46,556 1,919 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 21.09 21.24 778 828 36.9 38,162 39,265 1,809 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 27.47 25.48 1,084 927 39.5 56,377 48,204 2,053 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 23.04 20.42 915 817 39.7 47,583 42,474 2,065 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 21.40 18.54 800 742 37.4 37,858 37,190 1,769 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings(1) of private industry establishments for major occupational groups, Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 1-99 100-499 500 Occupational group(2) Total workers workers workers or more All workers.................................. $25.91 $21.72 $25.62 $34.64 Management, professional, and related...... 38.43 34.28 37.88 42.61 Management, business, and financial...... 42.12 37.07 40.26 48.18 Professional and related................. 36.37 32.51 36.78 39.52 Service.................................... 12.49 11.16 13.46 16.17 Sales and office........................... 19.16 18.20 19.46 21.49 Sales and related........................ 20.05 18.49 21.06 31.45 Office and administrative support........ 18.53 17.93 18.05 20.00 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................... 27.04 24.13 33.26 31.12 Construction and extraction............. 28.09 25.90 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair.... 25.87 21.31 31.57 31.21 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................... 16.48 15.79 15.66 23.77 Production............................... 16.82 15.75 17.82 19.61 Transportation and material moving....... 16.20 15.83 14.27 – B 1-99 100-499 500 Total workers workers workers or more Occupational group(2) Relative error(3) (percent) Relative error(3) (percent) All workers........................................................... 2.2 4.4 3.7 4.2 Management, professional, and related............................... 3.0 6.4 4.2 4.5 Management, business, and financial............................... 3.9 6.8 6.7 6.1 Professional and related.......................................... 2.7 6.3 5.0 4.9 Service............................................................. 2.1 4.5 4.8 3.6 Sales and office.................................................... 1.8 3.0 4.7 3.7 Sales and related................................................. 3.8 5.3 4.9 18.8 Office and administrative support................................. 1.7 2.1 5.8 2.1 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 6.9 10.4 4.6 2.7 Construction and extraction...................................... 10.3 14.9 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 6.7 6.4 8.6 4.5 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 5.7 5.7 8.1 25.0 Production........................................................ 8.0 8.6 8.8 2.5 Transportation and material moving................................ 6.0 8.2 9.5 – 1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $23.75 $19.47 $942 $770 39.6 $48,579 $40,000 2,046 Management occupations.............................................. 40.35 34.52 1,638 1,472 40.6 85,162 76,518 2,111 General and operations managers................................... 49.30 36.06 2,008 1,625 40.7 104,420 84,490 2,118 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 47.17 48.65 1,874 1,946 39.7 97,473 101,190 2,066 Marketing managers.............................................. 38.59 39.81 1,552 1,493 40.2 80,685 77,620 2,091 Sales managers.................................................. 56.31 57.18 2,210 2,144 39.3 114,928 111,499 2,041 Financial managers................................................ 44.85 41.61 1,786 1,665 39.8 92,869 86,555 2,071 Industrial production managers.................................... 46.37 41.74 1,962 1,773 42.3 102,013 92,213 2,200 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 30.83 29.02 1,266 1,161 41.1 65,844 60,355 2,136 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 24.58 20.00 1,013 900 41.2 52,690 46,800 2,143 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 32.50 33.74 1,264 1,179 38.9 65,723 61,306 2,023 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 41.90 42.09 1,699 1,684 40.5 88,348 87,549 2,109 Computer software engineers....................................... 57.75 50.48 2,399 2,019 41.6 124,772 105,000 2,161 Computer support specialists...................................... 36.98 35.63 1,479 1,425 40.0 76,922 74,100 2,080 Computer systems analysts......................................... 43.44 48.75 1,787 1,950 41.1 92,936 101,394 2,140 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 28.96 29.08 1,160 1,163 40.1 60,336 60,493 2,083 Engineers......................................................... 34.59 32.15 1,388 1,271 40.1 72,159 66,102 2,086 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 33.86 31.78 1,354 1,271 40.0 70,425 66,102 2,080 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 31.35 25.24 1,254 1,010 40.0 65,199 52,499 2,080 Community and social services occupations........................... 16.12 16.09 623 643 38.7 31,430 30,170 1,950 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 17.39 14.77 658 579 37.9 31,914 27,560 1,835 Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers......... 15.90 13.50 605 500 38.1 30,317 26,000 1,906 Preschool and kindergarten teachers............................. 15.22 13.00 580 488 38.1 29,324 25,350 1,926 Preschool teachers, except special education.................. 15.22 13.00 580 488 38.1 29,324 25,350 1,926 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 23.04 18.50 921 740 40.0 47,916 38,480 2,080 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... – – 1,375 1,086 38.0 71,520 56,453 1,976 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 13.75 12.67 543 496 39.5 28,237 25,813 2,054 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 11.76 11.46 469 468 39.9 24,378 24,315 2,074 Home health aides............................................... 11.53 11.46 461 458 40.0 23,973 23,837 2,080 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 18.52 16.90 715 676 38.6 37,185 35,158 2,007 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 11.10 10.00 425 400 38.3 21,635 20,773 1,950 Cooks............................................................. 12.09 13.00 464 490 38.3 24,112 25,480 1,994 Cooks, restaurant............................................... 11.97 12.00 448 440 37.4 23,316 22,880 1,947 Food service, tipped.............................................. 5.57 3.26 – – – – – – Fast food and counter workers..................................... 9.06 9.50 350 360 38.6 18,203 18,720 2,009 Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop 8.63 9.25 325 340 37.7 16,916 17,680 1,961 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 13.22 12.50 529 500 40.0 25,541 20,800 1,932 Building cleaning workers......................................... 10.68 10.00 427 400 40.0 22,210 20,800 2,080 Personal care and service occupations............................... 10.96 11.06 420 425 38.3 21,834 22,090 1,992 Sales and related occupations....................................... 21.35 19.00 844 750 39.5 43,881 39,000 2,055 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 17.32 16.11 741 712 42.8 38,521 36,998 2,224 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 16.96 16.11 744 725 43.9 38,669 37,700 2,280 Retail sales workers.............................................. 15.53 13.00 605 500 39.0 31,464 26,000 2,026 Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons................ 14.95 12.63 598 505 40.0 31,089 26,260 2,080 Retail salespersons............................................. 17.70 14.12 693 578 39.2 36,049 30,056 2,036 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 28.27 28.71 1,124 1,148 39.7 58,428 59,711 2,067 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 35.22 34.11 1,409 1,364 40.0 73,262 70,940 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products.............................. 24.93 22.36 988 894 39.6 51,370 46,500 2,060 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 18.53 17.89 727 715 39.2 37,801 37,205 2,040 Financial clerks.................................................. 16.46 17.55 658 702 40.0 34,235 36,500 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 19.56 20.11 782 804 40.0 40,688 41,820 2,080 Tellers......................................................... 14.44 14.28 577 571 40.0 30,028 29,702 2,080 Customer service representatives.................................. 17.56 16.96 688 636 39.2 35,785 33,072 2,038 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.32 15.00 579 563 37.8 30,106 29,250 1,966 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 21.32 21.43 838 804 39.3 43,585 41,787 2,044 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.49 20.00 840 800 39.1 43,674 41,600 2,032 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.95 23.18 970 908 38.9 50,428 47,241 2,021 Office clerks, general............................................ 20.58 21.58 807 815 39.2 41,959 42,403 2,038 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 26.73 26.50 1,068 1,040 40.0 54,824 53,214 2,051 Carpenters........................................................ 33.10 36.93 1,324 1,477 40.0 68,852 76,814 2,080 Electricians...................................................... 25.42 25.50 1,017 1,020 40.0 52,881 53,040 2,080 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 21.42 20.13 860 805 40.2 44,725 41,868 2,088 Automotive technicians and repairers.............................. 23.20 25.00 939 1,000 40.5 48,852 52,000 2,106 Automotive service technicians and mechanics.................... 22.67 25.00 913 1,000 40.3 47,467 52,000 2,094 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 20.25 19.15 810 766 40.0 42,110 39,832 2,080 Maintenance and repair workers, general......................... 20.19 19.15 807 766 40.0 41,985 39,832 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 15.91 14.00 631 542 39.7 32,813 28,184 2,062 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 13.26 12.00 530 480 40.0 27,574 24,960 2,080 Printers.......................................................... 16.88 18.00 675 720 40.0 35,114 37,440 2,080 Printing machine operators...................................... 17.53 18.00 701 720 40.0 36,464 37,440 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 17.69 16.43 708 657 40.0 36,792 34,174 2,080 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 16.91 16.04 682 640 40.3 35,042 33,280 2,072 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 19.08 19.95 773 798 40.5 40,219 41,496 2,108 Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer........................ 20.83 20.62 854 820 41.0 44,396 42,619 2,131 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 13.25 13.81 522 518 39.4 27,160 26,920 2,050 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 14.66 15.75 586 630 40.0 30,495 32,760 2,080 Packers and packagers, hand..................................... 11.34 11.25 445 463 39.3 23,156 24,066 2,042 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time(1) private industry workers, Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Hourly earnings(3) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation(2) Mean Mean Mean Median Mean Median weekly Mean Median annual hours hours All workers........................................................... $31.74 $26.85 $1,240 $1,018 39.1 $63,930 $52,556 2,014 Management occupations.............................................. 53.07 48.75 2,065 1,934 38.9 107,393 100,549 2,024 General and operations managers................................... 57.48 44.83 2,212 1,793 38.5 115,002 93,255 2,001 Marketing and sales managers...................................... 62.11 56.17 2,413 2,106 38.8 125,454 109,524 2,020 Marketing managers.............................................. 70.24 71.52 2,766 3,039 39.4 143,823 158,034 2,048 Computer and information systems managers......................... 58.18 54.10 2,286 2,141 39.3 118,858 111,306 2,043 Financial managers................................................ 62.30 66.74 2,518 2,506 40.4 130,958 130,295 2,102 Human resources managers.......................................... 50.99 45.51 1,997 1,820 39.2 103,850 94,661 2,036 Education administrators.......................................... 45.27 42.86 1,630 1,741 36.0 84,744 90,540 1,872 Education administrators, postsecondary......................... 45.34 40.05 1,626 1,602 35.9 84,551 83,310 1,865 Engineering managers.............................................. 58.02 57.79 2,375 2,335 40.9 123,520 121,414 2,129 Medical and health services managers.............................. 35.74 34.47 1,395 1,412 39.0 72,552 73,445 2,030 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 34.93 29.22 1,385 1,168 39.7 72,019 60,753 2,062 Buyers and purchasing agents...................................... 31.81 29.22 1,247 1,080 39.2 64,830 56,135 2,038 Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators........ 26.86 25.78 1,025 966 38.1 53,284 50,252 1,983 Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators.................. 26.22 23.91 1,003 892 38.3 52,179 46,371 1,990 Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation....................................... 23.92 21.84 946 874 39.5 49,194 45,429 2,057 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 28.11 24.89 1,065 995 37.9 55,400 51,763 1,971 Training and development specialists............................ 28.64 26.28 1,133 995 39.6 58,919 51,763 2,057 Management analysts............................................... 44.65 33.32 1,761 1,313 39.5 91,598 68,289 2,052 Accountants and auditors.......................................... 24.39 21.49 920 840 37.7 47,855 43,698 1,962 Financial analysts and advisors................................... 42.16 32.80 1,801 1,312 42.7 93,664 68,232 2,222 Financial analysts.............................................. 45.19 32.80 1,969 1,463 43.6 102,378 76,071 2,265 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 42.22 42.31 1,664 1,654 39.4 86,265 85,800 2,043 Computer software engineers....................................... 46.39 45.41 1,846 1,816 39.8 95,998 94,449 2,070 Computer software engineers, applications....................... 41.72 40.87 1,664 1,627 39.9 86,523 84,601 2,074 Computer software engineers, systems software................... 48.61 46.54 1,933 1,852 39.8 100,495 96,302 2,067 Computer support specialists...................................... 33.12 34.84 1,300 1,291 39.3 67,624 67,134 2,042 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.27 40.85 1,574 1,500 39.1 81,855 78,000 2,033 Network and computer systems administrators....................... 47.65 48.21 1,915 1,928 40.2 99,605 100,277 2,090 Network systems and data communications analysts.................. 35.77 33.67 1,422 1,347 39.8 73,951 70,034 2,067 Architecture and engineering occupations............................ 42.22 40.01 1,735 1,683 41.1 90,241 87,499 2,137 Engineers......................................................... 47.94 46.03 1,953 1,868 40.7 101,565 97,126 2,118 Electrical and electronics engineers............................ 47.67 47.86 1,978 1,943 41.5 102,840 101,055 2,157 Electronics engineers, except computer........................ 48.74 48.81 2,041 1,952 41.9 106,158 101,525 2,178 Industrial engineers, including health and safety............... 38.78 39.01 1,608 1,601 41.5 83,612 83,227 2,156 Industrial engineers.......................................... 38.78 39.01 1,608 1,601 41.5 83,612 83,227 2,156 Mechanical engineers............................................ 41.72 46.68 1,705 1,807 40.9 88,683 93,960 2,126 Engineering technicians, except drafters.......................... 29.26 28.54 1,175 1,141 40.2 61,094 59,357 2,088 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians............... 32.34 36.73 1,302 1,469 40.3 67,690 76,398 2,093 Life, physical, and social science occupations...................... 35.82 29.54 1,407 1,082 39.3 72,881 56,243 2,035 Life scientists................................................... 30.63 27.04 1,215 1,082 39.7 63,186 56,243 2,063 Biological scientists........................................... 43.24 40.91 1,708 1,635 39.5 88,830 84,999 2,054 Biochemists and biophysicists................................. 45.04 44.40 1,770 1,769 39.3 92,059 92,000 2,044 Physical scientists............................................... 46.76 45.64 1,892 2,054 40.5 98,408 106,798 2,104 Community and social services occupations........................... 18.95 20.01 750 720 39.6 38,995 37,457 2,058 Social workers.................................................... 23.05 22.12 922 885 40.0 47,951 46,010 2,080 Legal occupations................................................... 64.54 71.53 2,529 2,861 39.2 131,511 148,784 2,038 Education, training, and library occupations........................ 46.37 43.97 1,803 1,694 38.9 78,668 74,000 1,697 Postsecondary teachers............................................ 52.76 49.77 2,059 1,956 39.0 88,388 80,340 1,675 Arts, communications, and humanities teachers, postsecondary.... 46.31 42.14 1,677 1,475 36.2 63,504 59,000 1,371 Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers............................ 48.23 46.04 1,845 1,694 38.2 75,120 75,557 1,557 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations.......... 35.04 31.43 1,352 1,250 38.6 69,893 65,000 1,995 Writers and editors............................................... 39.80 38.60 1,515 1,351 38.1 78,800 70,250 1,980 Editors......................................................... 36.99 38.60 1,386 1,351 37.5 72,096 70,250 1,949 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 33.01 29.25 1,259 1,100 38.1 65,240 56,701 1,976 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 49.82 29.08 1,993 1,163 40.0 103,616 60,486 2,080 Registered nurses................................................. 39.85 33.99 1,446 1,280 36.3 75,135 66,560 1,885 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.77 18.13 862 718 39.6 44,832 37,321 2,059 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 23.43 20.93 937 837 40.0 48,729 43,534 2,080 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 18.34 18.13 712 718 38.8 37,016 37,321 2,018 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 17.67 17.50 700 700 39.6 36,086 36,400 2,042 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 25.58 24.70 1,005 988 39.3 52,249 51,378 2,042 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 15.62 14.56 602 567 38.6 31,323 29,494 2,006 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 14.25 13.75 546 520 38.3 28,401 27,040 1,993 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 14.63 13.93 567 538 38.7 29,475 27,963 2,015 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 18.52 18.00 725 680 39.1 37,704 35,360 2,035 Protective service occupations...................................... 17.62 16.41 705 656 40.0 36,644 34,133 2,080 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 16.04 16.09 642 644 40.0 33,365 33,467 2,080 Security guards................................................. 16.04 16.09 642 644 40.0 33,365 33,467 2,080 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 13.74 13.00 528 510 38.4 26,414 25,958 1,923 First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and serving workers.......................................................... 18.46 19.57 734 772 39.7 35,898 34,886 1,944 Cooks............................................................. 13.34 13.00 493 520 37.0 25,647 27,040 1,922 Fast food and counter workers..................................... 13.33 12.53 504 455 37.8 24,814 22,718 1,862 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 14.19 13.37 559 527 39.4 29,068 27,425 2,048 Building cleaning workers......................................... 13.40 13.25 527 527 39.3 27,421 27,425 2,046 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 14.12 13.55 558 535 39.5 29,000 27,799 2,054 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 10.88 10.44 422 413 38.8 21,949 21,486 2,017 Grounds maintenance workers....................................... 15.81 13.02 620 521 39.2 32,233 27,077 2,039 Landscaping and groundskeeping workers.......................... 15.81 13.02 620 521 39.2 32,233 27,077 2,039 Personal care and service occupations............................... 23.59 17.53 667 682 28.3 32,846 31,990 1,392 Sales and related occupations....................................... 29.02 16.90 1,142 676 39.4 59,071 35,154 2,036 First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers.................... 20.21 18.90 801 756 39.7 41,675 39,312 2,063 First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers......... 20.21 18.90 801 756 39.7 41,675 39,312 2,063 Retail sales workers.............................................. 13.94 13.15 545 518 39.1 27,945 26,441 2,005 Cashiers, all workers........................................... 12.21 12.40 479 486 39.2 23,697 22,825 1,941 Cashiers...................................................... 12.21 12.40 479 486 39.2 23,697 22,825 1,941 Retail salespersons............................................. 14.57 13.50 568 539 39.0 29,554 28,038 2,029 Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents...... 88.43 84.14 3,344 3,370 37.8 173,877 175,250 1,966 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing................ 38.41 37.59 1,537 1,504 40.0 79,900 78,191 2,080 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products........................................ 43.71 50.48 1,748 2,019 40.0 90,921 105,000 2,080 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 19.67 18.59 763 727 38.8 39,690 37,794 2,018 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers.................................................. 26.40 25.02 1,051 1,001 39.8 54,657 52,046 2,070 Financial clerks.................................................. 21.05 19.37 801 749 38.0 41,634 38,958 1,978 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.44 16.39 657 656 40.0 34,186 34,091 2,080 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks.................... 23.40 21.63 868 789 37.1 45,149 41,030 1,930 Brokerage clerks.................................................. 19.33 18.52 762 741 39.4 39,617 38,513 2,049 Customer service representatives.................................. 20.21 18.00 777 707 38.4 40,406 36,774 1,999 Receptionists and information clerks.............................. 15.76 15.86 627 603 39.8 32,615 31,359 2,070 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks........................... 16.63 14.65 665 586 40.0 34,584 30,472 2,080 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 21.20 20.65 819 790 38.6 42,585 41,080 2,009 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 24.84 24.77 970 965 39.0 50,425 50,186 2,030 Medical secretaries............................................. 17.93 18.16 699 696 39.0 36,348 36,181 2,027 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 19.12 19.24 708 729 37.1 36,842 37,922 1,927 Insurance claims and policy processing clerks..................... 19.12 18.18 735 696 38.5 38,223 36,192 2,000 Office clerks, general............................................ 20.19 19.46 767 765 38.0 39,906 39,782 1,976 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 34.55 36.99 1,380 1,480 40.0 71,782 76,939 2,078 Electricians...................................................... 35.44 41.21 1,418 1,648 40.0 73,721 85,717 2,080 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters............... 29.79 31.67 1,186 1,267 39.8 61,662 65,874 2,070 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters......................... 29.79 31.67 1,186 1,267 39.8 61,662 65,874 2,070 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations................... 31.67 31.95 1,278 1,278 40.3 66,457 66,450 2,098 First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers........................................................ 38.37 37.81 1,645 1,513 42.9 85,527 78,653 2,229 Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers 22.76 22.95 911 918 40.0 47,348 47,736 2,080 Line installers and repairers..................................... 29.34 31.95 1,174 1,278 40.0 61,037 66,450 2,080 Production occupations.............................................. 18.46 16.44 736 658 39.9 38,264 34,191 2,073 First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers.......................................................... 26.34 27.00 1,054 1,080 40.0 54,797 56,152 2,080 Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers......... 16.68 15.99 667 640 40.0 34,702 33,263 2,080 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers.............. 16.84 16.44 682 658 40.5 35,481 34,191 2,107 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.41 16.25 719 660 39.0 37,368 34,320 2,029 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers............................ 20.89 21.36 825 854 39.5 42,899 44,429 2,054 Laborers and material movers, hand................................ 12.70 13.00 508 520 40.0 26,414 27,040 2,080 Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand.......... 12.31 13.05 492 522 40.0 25,601 27,144 2,080 1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. 3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not shown separately Table 17. Union(1) and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Union Nonunion Occupational group(3) Private State and Private State and Civilian industry local Civilian industry local workers workers government workers workers government workers workers All workers........................................................... $28.85 $26.29 $31.83 $25.92 $25.87 $27.23 Management, professional, and related............................... 39.57 40.10 39.37 38.13 38.36 33.44 Management, business, and financial............................... 41.55 – 41.55 41.92 42.12 38.99 Professional and related.......................................... 39.44 40.10 39.17 35.81 36.12 27.92 Service............................................................. 22.06 16.93 25.04 12.37 12.08 20.01 Sales and office.................................................... 20.49 19.39 23.11 19.13 19.14 18.80 Sales and related................................................. 11.01 10.16 – 20.36 20.52 – Office and administrative support................................. 22.56 22.36 22.95 18.23 18.11 20.74 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 31.84 33.37 24.68 24.02 23.83 – Construction and extraction...................................... 32.91 34.20 25.47 24.00 23.54 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 29.39 31.24 23.56 24.28 24.35 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 20.86 20.69 21.74 15.32 15.32 – Production........................................................ 21.09 20.87 – 16.07 16.09 – Transportation and material moving................................ 20.78 20.61 21.40 14.59 14.58 – Union Nonunion Private State and Private State and Civilian industry local Civilian industry local workers workers government workers workers government workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 1.9 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.4 7.3 Management, professional, and related............................... 3.1 7.9 3.1 3.0 3.1 5.6 Management, business, and financial............................... 11.1 – 11.1 3.7 3.9 5.4 Professional and related.......................................... 3.0 7.9 2.8 2.8 2.9 7.1 Service............................................................. 2.5 7.0 2.7 2.4 2.4 11.0 Sales and office.................................................... 5.2 7.6 4.7 1.6 1.6 10.1 Sales and related................................................. 9.3 7.5 – 3.8 3.7 – Office and administrative support................................. 5.9 8.7 4.7 1.3 1.3 6.0 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 2.5 2.1 5.2 8.0 8.3 – Construction and extraction...................................... 3.2 2.2 8.1 12.5 13.0 – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 3.8 3.1 8.2 8.6 8.7 – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 10.6 12.9 9.0 4.8 4.8 – Production........................................................ 13.7 14.5 – 6.7 6.7 – Transportation and material moving................................ 13.7 17.7 9.1 4.7 4.7 – 1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through collective bargaining. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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. Table 18. Time and incentive workers(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for major occupational groups, Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Time Incentive Occupational group(3) Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers All workers........................................................... $26.35 $25.83 $27.89 $27.89 Management, professional, and related............................... 38.25 38.36 47.03 47.03 Management, business, and financial............................... 41.81 42.01 47.03 47.03 Professional and related.......................................... 36.47 36.37 – – Service............................................................. 14.16 12.37 – – Sales and office.................................................... 18.51 18.33 26.99 26.99 Sales and related................................................. 17.89 17.99 28.05 28.05 Office and administrative support................................. 18.84 18.53 18.48 18.48 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 26.74 26.84 – – Construction and extraction...................................... – 28.09 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 25.02 25.21 – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 16.46 16.24 20.88 20.88 Production........................................................ 16.81 16.77 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 16.18 15.78 – – Time Incentive Civilian Private Civilian Private workers industry workers industry workers workers Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 2.0 2.3 15.1 15.1 Management, professional, and related............................... 2.6 3.0 16.5 16.5 Management, business, and financial............................... 3.8 4.1 16.5 16.5 Professional and related.......................................... 2.3 2.7 – – Service............................................................. 1.9 1.9 – – Sales and office.................................................... 2.5 2.7 15.6 15.6 Sales and related................................................. 7.5 7.6 15.2 15.2 Office and administrative support................................. 1.6 1.7 8.1 8.1 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 6.2 6.9 – – Construction and extraction...................................... – 10.3 – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 4.1 4.3 – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 5.8 6.2 15.8 15.8 Production........................................................ 7.3 7.5 – – Transportation and material moving................................ 7.1 7.8 – – 1 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. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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. Table 19. Industry sector(1): Mean hourly earnings(2) for private industry workers by major occupational group, Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Goods producing Service providing Occupational group(3) Trade, Profes- Education Leisure Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services and es business services ity utilities services All workers........................................................... $27.99 $27.65 $21.00 – – – $26.00 $12.26 – Management, professional, and related............................... 30.92 41.52 41.59 – – – 33.99 23.28 – Management, business, and financial............................... – 44.88 42.90 – – – 39.51 – – Professional and related.......................................... – 38.98 39.66 – – – 33.02 23.29 – Service............................................................. – – 16.05 – – – 14.13 10.11 – Sales and office.................................................... 18.79 24.84 15.16 – – – 19.24 14.04 – Sales and related................................................. – 40.83 14.87 – – – – 15.01 – Office and administrative support................................. – 19.30 15.84 – – – 18.99 13.15 – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 28.26 23.85 26.90 – – – 28.48 – – Construction and extraction...................................... – – – – – – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 24.86 24.08 26.35 – – – – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... – 16.35 17.61 – – – 15.37 – – Production........................................................ – 16.44 23.82 – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – 15.85 16.67 – – – – – – B Goods producing Service providing Trade, Profes- Education Leisure Construc- Manufac- transpor- Infor- Financial sional and and Other Occupational group(3) tion turing tation, mation activiti- and health hospital- services and es business services ity utilities services Relative error(4) (percent) Relative error(4) (percent) All workers........................................................... 11.3 3.0 5.0 – – – 3.2 8.4 – Management, professional, and related............................... 16.6 4.4 5.1 – – – 2.9 1.5 – Management, business, and financial............................... – 2.6 7.7 – – – 5.4 – – Professional and related.......................................... – 6.0 8.9 – – – 3.4 1.0 – Service............................................................. – – 7.0 – – – 4.3 6.6 – Sales and office.................................................... 20.2 5.0 4.4 – – – 2.5 5.1 – Sales and related................................................. – 7.1 7.2 – – – – 12.2 – Office and administrative support................................. – 3.1 5.7 – – – 2.0 2.5 – Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 12.7 3.6 13.9 – – – 5.0 – – Construction and extraction...................................... – – – – – – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 4.3 5.2 15.7 – – – – – – Production, transportation, and material moving..................... – 7.8 7.6 – – – 11.0 – – Production........................................................ – 10.2 12.8 – – – – – – Transportation and material moving................................ – 7.7 7.7 – – – – – – 1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information. 3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. 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. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Appendix table 1. Number of workers(1) represented by the survey, Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Private State and Occupational group(2) Civilian industry local workers workers government workers All workers........................................................... 2,782,800 2,449,000 333,800 Management, professional, and related............................... 1,069,300 885,200 184,100 Management, business, and financial............................... 322,400 292,600 29,800 Professional and related.......................................... 746,900 592,700 154,200 Service............................................................. 592,000 516,100 75,900 Sales and office.................................................... 649,900 605,000 44,800 Sales and related................................................. 272,000 263,800 – Office and administrative support................................. 377,800 341,200 36,600 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance.................... 181,400 165,900 15,400 Construction and extraction...................................... 104,000 94,400 9,600 Installation, maintenance, and repair............................. 75,400 69,500 5,800 Production, transportation, and material moving..................... 290,300 276,700 13,600 Production........................................................ 113,700 112,200 – Transportation and material moving................................ 176,600 164,500 12,000 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. 2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria. Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA, October 2009 Private State and Establishments Total industry local government Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 118,094 112,828 5,266 Total in sample....................................................... 883 802 81 Responding........................................................ 595 516 79 Refused or unable to provide data................................. 174 172 2 Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 114 114 0 1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private industries, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local governments, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey. NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication criteria.