Occupational
Compensation Survey:
Pay and Benefits
Nashville, Tennessee,
Metropolitan Area,
May 1996
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bulletin 3085-15
________________________________________________________________
Preface
This bulletin provides results of a May 1996 survey of occupational pay
and employee benefits in the Nashville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
This survey was conducted as part of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Compensation Survey Program. Data from this program are
for use in implementing the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of
1990. The survey was conducted by the Bureau's regional office in
Chicago, under the direction of Ronald H. Pritzlaff, Assistant Regional
Commissioner for Operations.
The survey could not have been conducted without the cooperation of
the many private firms and government jurisdictions that provided pay and
benefit data included in this bulletin.
The Bureau thanks these
respondents for their cooperation.
For additional information regarding this survey or similar surveys
conducted in this regional area, please contact the BLS Chicago Regional
Office at (312) 353-1880. You may also write to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics at: Office of Compenstion Levels and Trends, 2 Massachusetts
Avenue, NE, Suite 4175, Washington, D.C. 20212-0001 or call the
Occupational Compensation Survey Program information line at (202)
606-6220.
Material in this bulletin is in the public domain and, with appropriate
credit, may be reproduced without permission. This information will be
made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice
phone: (202) 606-STAT; TDD phone: (202) 606-5897; TDD message
referral phone: 1-800-326-2577.
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
For an account of a similar survey conducted in 1994, see
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, GPO bookstores, and the
Occupational Compensation Survey: Pay Only, Nashville, TN, BLS
Bulletin 3075-5.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Publications Sales Center, P.O. Box 2145,
Chicago, IL 60690-2145.
Occupational
Compensation Survey:
Pay and Benefits
Nashville, Tennessee,
Metropolitan Area,
May 1996
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Department of Labor
Robert B. Reich, Secretary
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Katharine G. Abraham,
Commissioner
August 1996
Bulletin 3085-15
Contents
Page
Page
Introduction ..............................................................................................................
2
Tables—Continued
Tables:
Establishment practices and employee benefits:
All establishments:
B-1.
Annual paid holidays for full-time workers .....................................
12
A-1.
B-2.
Annual paid vacation provisions for full-time workers ....................
13
B-3.
Insurance, health, and retirement plans offered to
Weekly hours and pay of professional and
administrative occupations .........................................................
A-2.
3
full-time workers .........................................................................
Weekly hours and pay of technical and protective
service occupations ...................................................................
6
A-3.
Weekly hours and pay of clerical occupations ..............................
8
A-4.
Hourly pay of maintenance and toolroom
A-5.
Hourly pay of material movement and custodial
occupations ................................................................................
occupations ................................................................................
10
11
18
Appendixes:
A.
Scope and method of survey .........................................................
A-1
B.
Occupational descriptions ..............................................................
B-1
Introduction
Pay
The A-series tables provide estimates of straight-time weekly or hourly pay by
occupation. Tables A-1 through A-5 provide data for selected white- and bluecollar occupations common to a variety of industries.
Occupational pay information is presented for all industries covered by the
survey and, where possible, for private industry (e.g., for goods- and serviceproducing industries) and for State and local governments.
This survey of occupational pay and employee benefits in the Nashville, TN
Metropolitan Statistical Area (Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson,
Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson Counties) was conducted as part of
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Compensation Survey Program.
The survey is one of a number conducted annually in metropolitan areas
throughout the United States. (See listing of reports for other surveys at the end of
this bulletin.)
A major objective of the Occupational Compensation Survey Program is to
describe the level and distribution of occupational pay in a variety of the Nation's
local labor markets, using a consistent survey approach. Another Program
objective is to provide information on the incidence of employee benefits among
and within local labor markets.
The Program develops information that is used for a variety of purposes,
including wage and salary administration, collective bargaining, and assistance in
determining business or plant location. Survey results also are used by the U.S.
Department of Labor in making wage determinations under the Service Contract
Act, and by the President's Pay Agent (the Secretary of Labor and Directors of the
U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the U.S. Office of Management and
Budget) in determining local pay adjustments under the Federal Employee Pay
Comparability Act of 1990. This latter requirement resulted in: (1) Expanding the
survey's industrial coverage to include all private nonfarm establishments (except
households) employing 50 workers or more and to State and local governments and
(2) adding more professional, administrative, technical, and protective service
occupations to the surveys.
Establishment practices and benefit tables
The B-series tables provide information on paid holidays; paid vacations; and
insurance, health, and retirement plan provisions for full-time, white- and bluecollar employees.
Appendixes
Appendix A describes the concepts, methods, and coverage used in the
Occupational Compensation Survey Program. It also includes information on the
area's industrial composition and the reliability of occupational pay estimates.
Appendix B includes the descriptions used by Bureau field economists to classify
workers in the survey occupations.
2
Table A-1. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Nashville, TN, May 1996
Occupation and level
Average
Number weekly
hours1
of
workers (standard)
Weekly pay
(in dollars)2
Mean
Median
Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of—
Middle range
300
and
under
350
350
400
400
450
450
500
500
600
600
700
700
800
800
900
900
1000
1000
1100
1100
1200
1200
1300
1300
1400
1400
1500
1500
1600
1600
1700
1700
1800
1800
1900
1900
2000
2000
2100
2100
and
over
PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS
Accountants ................................................
Private industry .........................................
1,340
1,037
39.5
40.0
$703
732
$673
721
$548
577
–
–
$808
846
–
–
1
–
5
3
11
10
17
16
20
16
18
20
14
16
7
8
4
5
1
2
2
2
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
1
1
( 3)
( 3)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 1 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
154
145
39.9
40.0
479
479
463
463
462
462
–
–
504
504
–
–
–
–
16
14
53
55
29
29
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
406
285
39.3
40.0
568
585
577
577
500
547
–
–
619
633
–
–
2
–
10
3
12
8
38
45
34
40
4
4
( 3)
–
( 3)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
557
435
39.6
40.0
746
779
761
777
673
721
–
–
820
829
–
–
–
–
1
–
3
–
4
( 3)
19
11
37
46
28
34
7
8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 4 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
191
140
39.4
40.0
936
1,002
942
1,038
843
930
–
–
1,038
1,038
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
–
9
–
8
–
14
14
27
34
27
37
10
14
1
1
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Attorneys .....................................................
Private industry .........................................
State and local government ......................
260
83
177
38.5
39.8
37.9
1,063
1,402
904
1,010
1,302
826
734
1,302
689
–
–
–
1,302
1,684
1,059
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
3
7
–
10
10
–
15
11
–
16
11
2
15
8
6
9
7
–
10
6
11
4
3
4
2
18
37
10
4
11
1
( 3)
–
1
7
13
4
3
8
1
2
5
–
( 3)
1
–
–
–
–
( 3)
1
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
137
54
83
38.6
39.8
37.8
1,072
1,260
949
1,154
1,302
830
813
1,188
723
–
–
–
1,302
1,302
1,206
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9
–
16
15
–
24
12
4
17
7
9
6
4
–
7
9
15
5
4
4
5
34
56
20
4
9
–
–
–
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 4 ......................................................
State and local government ..................
48
20
38.9
37.8
1,477
1,249
1,636
1,049
1,168
917
–
–
1,715
1,636
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
20
6
15
8
20
2
–
2
–
2
–
10
5
–
–
35
35
17
5
6
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
Engineers ....................................................
Private industry .........................................
State and local government ......................
2,264
1,791
473
39.7
40.0
38.4
918
949
800
903
939
782
747
769
661
–
–
–
1,066
1,100
888
( 3)
–
( 3)
( 3)
–
1
( 3)
–
2
( 3)
( 3)
1
6
4
12
12
11
18
17
16
21
12
9
23
19
22
5
11
12
8
10
12
6
6
7
1
3
3
2
1
1
–
2
2
1
( 3)
( 3)
–
( 3)
( 3)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 1 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
163
102
61
39.7
40.0
39.2
630
639
616
661
661
679
567
577
515
–
–
–
714
683
714
1
–
3
2
–
5
4
–
10
4
4
5
28
35
16
32
40
18
27
18
43
2
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
426
343
83
39.7
40.0
38.7
712
700
761
701
692
786
637
637
593
–
–
–
778
756
880
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 3)
–
2
1
–
4
11
9
19
36
41
18
29
34
7
16
14
25
2
2
2
4
–
22
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
726
563
163
39.6
40.0
38.2
876
910
756
887
918
703
779
815
607
–
–
–
962
973
846
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
–
19
9
2
31
21
21
21
17
17
15
32
41
2
10
13
–
6
4
11
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 4 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
666
549
117
39.7
40.0
38.1
1,062
1,096
905
1,067
1,100
843
972
998
782
–
–
–
1,175
1,202
959
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
6
6
1
25
8
3
34
20
22
11
21
23
9
22
26
4
15
17
3
8
8
7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 5 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
186
142
44
39.5
40.0
37.7
1,227
1,310
958
1,229
1,321
892
964
1,124
851
–
–
–
1,530
1,530
1,034
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
5
12
–
50
16
17
11
11
6
25
7
8
2
13
16
2
10
13
–
4
5
–
25
31
5
1
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
3
Table A-1. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Nashville, TN, May 1996 — Continued
Occupation and level
Average
Number weekly
hours1
of
workers (standard)
Weekly pay
(in dollars)2
Mean
Median
$702
817
630
Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of—
Middle range
$606
673
537
–
–
–
$900
995
703
300
and
under
350
350
400
400
450
450
500
500
600
600
700
700
800
800
900
900
1000
1000
1100
1100
1200
1200
1300
1300
1400
1400
1500
1500
1600
1600
1700
1700
1800
1800
1900
1900
2000
2000
2100
2100
and
over
–
–
–
1
–
3
5
4
9
4
1
10
15
13
19
24
21
34
12
9
18
15
18
6
7
10
–
4
5
–
8
11
–
1
1
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
4
–
1
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Scientists .....................................................
Private industry .........................................
State and local government ......................
549
395
154
39.4
40.0
38.0
$795
859
632
Level 1 ......................................................
38
39.7
503
–
–
–
–
–
11
34
11
16
29
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
169
98
39.0
40.0
614
637
613
680
538
592
–
–
684
684
–
–
–
–
8
–
9
1
28
34
37
51
18
14
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
147
95
52
39.4
40.0
38.4
769
825
665
800
820
678
697
800
589
–
–
–
824
840
699
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
2
9
–
25
26
11
54
12
14
10
41
59
10
7
11
–
4
6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Scientists, Computer/Engineering ............
Private industry .........................................
358
354
39.9
39.9
807
806
760
760
654
654
–
–
933
944
–
–
–
–
4
4
1
1
14
14
23
23
10
10
21
20
11
11
6
6
5
5
1
1
2
2
–
–
–
–
1
1
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
98
98
40.0
40.0
637
637
680
680
592
592
–
–
684
684
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
34
34
51
51
14
14
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
99
95
40.0
40.0
827
825
820
820
800
800
–
–
846
840
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
11
13
14
61
59
10
11
6
6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
ADMINISTRATIVE OCCUPATIONS
Budget Analysts .........................................
38
38.8
609
–
–
–
–
3
–
21
13
29
11
5
5
3
8
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Buyer/Contracting Specialists ..................
Private industry .........................................
502
417
39.7
40.0
682
717
679
680
498
541
–
–
842
893
( 3)
–
4
–
8
6
13
12
15
13
22
24
10
11
9
11
13
15
5
6
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 1 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
85
53
39.3
40.0
455
468
450
483
432
432
–
–
488
506
1
–
11
–
40
42
28
32
20
26
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
226
175
39.6
40.0
607
630
585
623
494
526
–
–
702
750
( 3)
–
4
–
4
2
18
19
25
24
23
25
20
23
6
7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
185
183
40.0
40.0
863
860
896
896
680
680
–
–
975
961
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31
31
3
3
17
17
34
34
11
11
4
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Computer Programmers ............................
Private industry .........................................
255
139
38.9
39.7
615
627
586
581
523
548
–
–
674
865
–
–
2
1
14
20
5
2
33
30
25
22
7
–
15
25
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
120
92
39.2
39.6
539
549
556
563
440
440
–
–
596
604
–
–
2
–
26
26
7
2
41
46
23
26
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
4
Table A-1. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of professional and administrative occupations, Nashville, TN, May 1996 — Continued
Occupation and level
Average
Number weekly
hours1
of
workers (standard)
Weekly pay
(in dollars)2
Mean
Median
Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of—
Middle range
300
and
under
350
350
400
400
450
450
500
500
600
600
700
700
800
800
900
900
1000
1000
1100
1100
1200
1200
1300
1300
1400
1400
1500
1500
1600
1600
1700
1700
1800
1800
1900
1900
2000
2000
2100
2100
and
over
Computer Systems Analysts .....................
Private industry .........................................
859
736
39.6
39.8
$785
814
$769
811
$639
699
–
–
$897
923
–
–
–
–
2
–
3
2
10
8
18
17
18
20
23
25
11
12
10
12
2
3
1
1
( 3)
( 3)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 1 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
385
333
39.6
39.9
659
681
677
699
560
620
–
–
746
753
–
–
–
–
5
–
6
4
18
17
30
33
28
31
10
12
2
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
319
249
39.5
39.8
838
885
865
867
759
827
–
–
924
985
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
6
( 3)
11
6
13
14
39
43
9
12
19
24
( 3)
( 3)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
155
154
39.7
39.7
987
987
962
962
896
896
–
–
1,067
1,067
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
5
22
22
34
34
19
19
13
13
6
6
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Computer Systems Analyst
Supervisors/Managers .............................
State and local government ......................
31
7
39.7
39.3
1,231
1,018
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
14
3
14
–
–
6
–
3
14
19
29
45
29
6
–
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
–
6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 1:
State and local government ..................
7
39.3
1,018
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14
14
–
–
14
29
29
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Personnel Specialists ................................
Private industry .........................................
State and local government ......................
958
840
118
39.8
40.0
38.8
807
825
678
758
773
645
612
625
561
–
–
–
933
962
779
–
–
–
( 3)
–
3
4
4
3
3
2
10
17
17
20
18
17
27
13
13
14
17
17
15
7
7
4
4
4
3
6
7
–
3
4
–
( 3)
–
2
4
5
–
–
–
–
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
335
296
39.8
40.0
584
589
572
579
500
500
–
–
654
668
–
–
( 3)
–
5
4
10
7
42
44
24
23
19
21
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
317
268
39.7
40.0
769
788
797
807
660
667
–
–
850
880
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 3)
–
6
3
30
28
15
13
36
41
11
13
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 4 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
269
244
25
39.9
40.0
39.6
1,137
1,166
857
1,100
1,148
–
942
963
–
–
–
–
1,295
1,450
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
3
12
18
14
60
12
11
20
12
12
8
21
23
–
9
10
–
–
–
–
16
18
–
–
–
–
8
9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Personnel Supervisors/Managers .............
39
38.6
1,086
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
3
28
8
5
18
3
8
15
–
3
–
3
–
–
–
Director of Personnel .................................
Private industry .........................................
55
54
40.0
40.0
1,006
998
752
752
752
752
–
–
1,164
1,058
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
55
56
–
–
–
–
20
20
5
6
–
–
2
2
7
6
5
6
–
–
2
2
–
–
–
–
4
4
–
–
Tax Collectors:
Level 1 ......................................................
State and local government ..................
63
63
40.0
40.0
447
447
449
449
412
412
–
–
474
474
–
–
14
14
37
37
49
49
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
State and local government ..................
6
6
37.5
37.5
501
501
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
17
17
17
17
–
–
67
67
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for
overtime at regular and/or premium rates), and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.
2
Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance
bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments,
attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under
cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Appendix A for definitions and methods used to
compute means, medians, and middle ranges.
3
Less than 0.5 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual intervals may not equal 100 percent. Dashes indicate that no data were reported
or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation or occupational levels may include data for categories not shown
separately.
5
Table A-2. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of technical and protective service occupations, Nashville, TN, May 1996
Occupation and level
Average
Number weekly
hours1
of
workers (standard)
Weekly pay
(in dollars)2
Mean
Median
Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of—
Middle range
200
and
under
225
225
250
250
275
275
300
300
325
325
350
350
375
375
400
400
425
425
450
450
500
500
550
550
600
600
650
650
700
700
750
750
800
800
850
850
900
900
950
950
and
over
TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS
Computer Operators ..................................
Private industry .........................................
420
374
39.4
39.6
$448
456
$442
442
$383
390
–
–
$494
499
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
( 3)
7
6
5
5
10
10
6
7
10
10
15
16
22
23
5
6
12
13
4
4
–
–
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
314
276
38
39.4
39.6
38.2
427
436
362
436
440
353
358
366
300
–
–
–
475
475
416
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
13
1
–
8
8
7
18
7
7
8
13
12
18
8
8
3
11
12
11
17
18
5
17
17
13
6
6
3
11
13
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
89
81
39.5
39.6
513
518
478
478
452
454
–
–
594
606
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
3
2
2
2
8
7
10
10
35
37
3
2
13
12
15
16
–
–
9
10
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Drafters ........................................................
Private industry .........................................
211
147
39.0
39.6
476
534
460
548
358
460
–
–
566
602
–
–
–
–
3
–
9
–
2
–
10
8
4
1
4
4
8
5
5
5
17
22
7
10
13
18
5
7
3
4
4
5
5
7
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
90
64
38.7
39.1
474
506
460
548
420
460
–
–
555
566
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
8
6
9
2
3
3
9
–
1
–
30
38
10
13
23
33
4
6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
60
60
40.0
40.0
604
604
602
602
482
482
–
–
700
700
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13
13
13
13
10
10
10
10
12
12
10
10
13
13
13
13
5
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
Engineering Technicians ...........................
Private industry .........................................
508
244
39.0
39.5
556
638
548
603
384
540
–
–
747
727
14
–
1
–
4
–
1
–
1
–
3
–
2
–
2
–
2
–
4
5
7
11
12
24
6
9
10
16
5
11
9
6
3
4
2
4
6
5
3
5
4
2
Level 2 ......................................................
154
38.4
457
488
384
–
540
–
–
11
1
1
5
6
3
3
12
17
30
6
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
131
73
39.6
39.6
639
625
635
625
584
584
–
–
737
674
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
1
–
2
–
2
–
–
–
2
–
11
21
9
16
29
33
12
22
31
8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 4 ......................................................
77
39.7
721
747
631
–
867
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
5
–
16
8
13
8
17
4
23
4
–
Engineering Technicians, Civil .................
State and local government ......................
148
140
40.0
40.0
573
563
587
579
486
481
–
–
661
643
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9
9
1
1
3
3
7
7
7
8
6
6
22
23
18
19
18
19
10
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
State and local government ..................
45
45
40.0
40.0
452
452
442
442
375
375
–
–
553
553
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29
29
2
2
7
7
22
22
13
13
–
–
27
27
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
State and local government ..................
37
37
40.0
40.0
580
580
572
572
541
541
–
–
587
587
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14
14
16
16
51
51
3
3
–
–
16
16
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 4:
State and local government ..................
56
40.0
648
643
613
–
699
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
2
45
46
2
–
–
–
–
–
776
38.5
341
328
282
–
374
–
–
1
41
6
12
16
9
5
4
6
( 3)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
3
16
16
7
7
19
19
13
13
4
4
13
13
25
25
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
PROTECTIVE SERVICE
OCCUPATIONS
Corrections Officers:
State and local government ......................
Firefighters ..................................................
State and local government ......................
638
638
53.0
53.0
537
537
549
549
447
447
–
–
617
617
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
6
–
–
3
( )
( 3)
Table A-2. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of technical and protective service occupations, Nashville, TN, May 1996 — Continued
Occupation and level
Average
Number weekly
hours1
of
workers (standard)
Weekly pay
(in dollars)2
Mean
Median
Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of—
Middle range
200
and
under
225
225
250
250
275
275
300
300
325
325
350
350
375
375
400
400
425
425
450
450
500
500
550
550
600
600
650
650
700
700
750
750
800
800
850
850
900
900
950
950
and
over
Police Officers ............................................
State and local government ......................
1,411
1,411
40.2
40.2
$556
556
$532
532
$491
491
–
–
$651
651
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
2
2
2
2
5
5
19
19
26
26
4
4
11
11
30
30
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 1 ......................................................
State and local government ..................
1,399
1,399
40.2
40.2
556
556
542
542
492
492
–
–
651
651
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
( 3)
2
2
2
2
5
5
19
19
25
25
4
4
11
11
30
30
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
State and local government ..................
12
12
42.5
42.5
503
503
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
50
50
50
50
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for
overtime at regular and/or premium rates), and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.
2
Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance
bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments,
attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under
cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Appendix A for definitions and methods used to
compute means, medians, and middle ranges.
3
Less than 0.5 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual intervals may not equal 100 percent. Dashes indicate that no data were reported
or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation or occupational levels may include data for categories not shown
separately.
7
Table A-3. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of clerical occupations, Nashville, TN, May 1996
Occupation and level
Average
Number weekly
hours1
of
workers (standard)
Weekly pay
(in dollars)2
Mean
Median
Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of—
Middle range
175
and
under
200
200
225
225
250
250
275
275
300
300
325
325
350
350
375
375
400
400
425
425
450
450
475
475
500
500
525
525
550
550
600
600
650
650
700
700
750
750
800
800
and
over
Clerks, Accounting .....................................
Private industry .........................................
2,522
1,707
39.3
40.0
$388
398
$374
385
$327
337
–
–
$446
452
–
–
–
–
2
( 3)
3
( 3)
7
6
11
13
15
16
13
12
9
9
10
11
6
6
7
7
6
6
4
5
3
3
2
3
1
2
( 3)
( 3)
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
1,316
969
39.4
40.0
351
359
340
340
320
320
–
–
385
386
–
–
–
–
4
( 3)
4
( 3)
6
6
18
22
23
26
15
15
7
8
12
13
4
3
5
5
( 3)
( 3)
1
1
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
980
607
39.2
40.0
418
439
420
446
360
390
–
–
481
490
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
10
6
2
1
7
5
12
9
11
11
7
7
10
13
8
10
15
17
7
10
5
6
2
3
1
1
( 3)
( 3)
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 4 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
206
124
82
39.2
39.9
38.1
491
507
466
473
520
454
419
421
402
–
–
–
564
592
493
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 3)
–
1
1
–
4
2
1
5
13
15
11
13
10
16
7
3
12
15
14
16
5
–
12
8
10
5
10
15
4
10
15
2
12
18
4
3
–
9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Clerks, General ...........................................
1,661
39.0
320
303
272
–
356
( 3)
5
6
15
17
15
13
9
4
6
4
3
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 1 ......................................................
112
39.3
263
262
262
–
267
4
6
6
67
7
4
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
658
38.7
289
294
250
–
323
–
11
13
13
24
17
14
3
4
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
751
345
39.0
40.0
341
327
334
302
296
296
–
–
386
354
–
–
( 3)
1
2
–
13
12
15
26
16
29
10
4
16
9
6
2
9
10
8
( 3)
4
8
–
–
( 3)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Clerks, Order ...............................................
Private industry .........................................
535
535
40.0
40.0
346
346
330
330
320
320
–
–
380
380
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
12
12
17
17
38
38
6
6
14
14
5
5
3
3
3
3
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 1 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
447
447
40.0
40.0
332
332
330
330
320
320
–
–
337
337
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
14
14
21
21
45
45
7
7
9
9
–
–
2
2
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Key Entry Operators ...................................
Private industry .........................................
1,122
1,011
39.6
39.8
336
338
320
320
280
280
–
–
381
381
–
–
2
–
1
–
12
14
16
17
24
26
6
5
13
13
5
4
12
13
6
7
1
1
1
1
( 3)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
Level 1 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
766
680
39.6
39.9
314
316
300
300
280
280
–
–
327
320
–
–
2
–
2
–
18
20
24
25
29
32
4
2
9
8
1
( 3)
9
9
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
2
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
356
331
25
39.7
39.8
38.8
383
383
389
387
381
387
350
350
367
–
–
–
420
420
400
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 3)
( 3)
–
( 3)
( 3)
–
13
15
–
9
9
16
21
22
16
15
12
44
19
19
16
17
18
4
3
3
–
2
2
–
( 3)
–
4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Personnel Assistants .................................
Private industry .........................................
553
483
39.8
40.0
413
415
415
417
372
377
–
–
444
444
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
( 3)
2
1
3
3
3
3
16
17
14
14
20
21
20
22
8
8
5
5
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
199
172
27
39.7
39.9
38.5
451
456
419
445
445
–
415
417
–
–
–
–
465
478
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
4
3
2
4
7
6
7
5
3
15
18
16
26
24
25
19
21
22
15
10
10
7
2
2
4
4
5
–
5
5
–
3
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 4 ......................................................
25
40.0
458
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
32
16
8
16
4
16
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
8
Table A-3. All establishments: Weekly hours and pay of clerical occupations, Nashville, TN, May 1996 — Continued
Occupation and level
Average
Number weekly
hours1
of
workers (standard)
Weekly pay
(in dollars)2
Mean
Median
Percent of workers receiving straight-time weekly pay (in dollars) of—
Middle range
175
and
under
200
200
225
225
250
250
275
275
300
300
325
325
350
350
375
375
400
400
425
425
450
450
475
475
500
500
525
525
550
550
600
600
650
650
700
700
750
750
800
800
and
over
Secretaries ..................................................
Private industry .........................................
State and local government ......................
1,510
916
594
39.4
39.9
38.6
$456
466
439
$435
440
431
$371
371
363
–
–
–
$519
527
499
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 3)
–
( 3)
1
( 3)
3
5
3
8
5
5
6
7
9
5
8
9
7
8
9
6
12
12
12
7
5
10
9
10
8
7
4
11
7
8
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
7
6
9
4
7
( 3)
1
1
1
2
2
( 3)
1
1
( 3)
Level 1 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
432
140
292
39.0
40.0
38.5
371
349
381
358
330
387
311
308
316
–
–
–
423
378
438
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 3)
–
( 3)
5
1
6
13
16
12
13
21
10
13
24
9
11
12
11
8
5
9
12
10
13
10
3
13
4
4
5
6
4
8
3
–
4
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
293
206
87
40.0
40.0
39.8
446
418
512
450
404
505
396
363
452
–
–
–
500
462
576
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
10
–
8
11
–
6
9
1
6
9
–
22
23
17
1
1
–
14
14
16
8
5
15
13
14
9
2
–
8
5
4
9
7
–
24
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 3 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
692
502
39.4
39.9
495
502
473
472
404
401
–
–
576
598
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
1
–
4
4
8
10
9
11
10
10
8
7
10
11
7
4
8
8
4
4
7
7
10
8
8
11
1
1
3
4
1
1
Level 4 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
89
64
39.0
39.5
577
578
548
549
523
524
–
–
647
646
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
2
2
1
–
6
6
4
3
6
5
7
9
24
25
10
9
15
17
9
13
12
11
2
–
1
–
Switchboard-Operator-Receptionists .......
Private industry .........................................
State and local government ......................
745
711
34
39.9
39.9
39.6
354
355
326
354
354
–
310
310
–
–
–
–
385
385
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
7
6
24
9
9
3
3
2
18
9
9
6
15
16
3
28
28
26
8
8
9
4
5
3
8
8
9
5
6
–
( 3)
( 3)
–
2
2
–
–
–
–
( 3)
( 3)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 3)
( 3)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Word Processors ........................................
Private industry .........................................
323
260
39.6
40.0
389
398
355
363
338
338
–
–
444
458
–
–
–
–
( 3)
–
3
–
1
( 3)
6
5
36
43
15
9
8
7
3
3
5
7
4
3
4
5
4
5
9
11
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
111
105
40.0
40.0
473
476
487
487
423
425
–
–
529
529
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
2
2
2
2
2
15
12
7
8
11
11
8
7
11
11
11
11
26
28
5
6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Standard hours reflect the workweek for which employees receive their regular straight-time salaries (exclusive of pay for
overtime at regular and/or premium rates), and the earnings correspond to these weekly hours.
2
Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance
bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments,
attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under
cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Appendix A for definitions and methods used to
compute means, medians, and middle ranges.
3
Less than 0.5 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual intervals may not equal 100 percent. Dashes indicate that no data were reported
or that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation or occupational levels may include data for categories not shown
separately.
9
Table A-4. All establishments: Hourly pay of maintenance and toolroom occupations, Nashville, TN, May 1996
Hourly pay
(in dollars)1
Occupation and level
Number
of
workers
Mean
Median
Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly pay (in dollars) of—
6.50
and
under
7.00
7.00
7.50
7.50
8.00
8.00
8.50
8.50
9.00
9.00
9.50
– $11.95
–
11.95
–
12.23
4
3
5
3
3
3
7
8
3
7
7
7
2
2
4
4
2
8
3
1
11
28
33
8
4
3
8
4
5
3
12
13
10
10
11
6
4
2
9
4
3
7
2
2
3
2
2
2
( 2)
–
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
( 2)
( 2)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Middle range
9.50 10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 12.50 13.00 13.50 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00
and
10.00 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 12.50 13.00 13.50 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00 21.00 over
General Maintenance Workers ..................
Private industry .........................................
State and local government ......................
1,043
831
212
$10.53
10.49
10.66
$10.45
10.45
10.51
$9.46
9.71
9.14
Level 1 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
673
552
121
9.50
9.53
9.36
10.00
10.00
9.46
8.17
8.17
8.30
–
–
–
10.27
10.45
10.27
5
5
8
4
4
6
10
11
6
10
10
12
3
2
7
5
4
12
5
2
17
42
49
11
5
4
10
4
4
5
( 2)
–
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
( 2)
2
–
–
–
( 2)
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 2)
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
370
279
91
12.39
12.39
12.39
12.00
12.00
12.61
11.95
11.95
11.50
–
–
–
12.98
12.80
13.18
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
3
1
–
2
2
( 2)
5
3
3
5
5
6
–
34
38
21
22
25
11
9
5
21
10
9
13
5
5
7
6
7
4
1
–
3
2
2
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Maintenance Electricians ...........................
Private industry .........................................
State and local government ......................
333
287
46
15.48
15.71
14.05
15.23
15.98
14.66
13.48
13.50
12.82
–
–
–
18.11
19.25
15.23
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 2)
–
2
1
1
–
( 2)
–
2
( 2)
( 2)
–
1
–
7
( 2)
–
2
–
–
–
20
21
13
3
1
13
20
23
2
5
–
33
17
18
13
2
–
13
1
1
–
6
7
–
24
28
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Maintenance Electronics Technicians:
State and local government ......................
12
13.85
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
–
–
–
17
8
–
58
8
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2:
State and local government ..................
12
13.85
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
–
–
–
17
8
–
58
8
–
–
–
–
–
–
Maintenance Mechanics, Machinery .........
State and local government ......................
706
67
13.95
14.00
13.43
14.05
12.50
13.69
–
–
15.04
15.04
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 2)
4
( 2)
–
( 2)
1
( 2)
3
–
–
5
3
13
–
13
–
21
–
12
15
3
33
24
40
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
–
–
–
–
–
Maintenance Mechanics, Motor Vehicle ...
Private industry .........................................
State and local government ......................
585
510
75
14.34
14.17
15.46
13.25
12.60
16.63
12.17
12.17
13.48
–
–
–
17.01
14.75
17.84
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
7
3
33
38
1
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
6
7
8
7
15
2
2
–
1
–
5
6
–
48
8
9
–
9
10
–
–
–
–
3
3
–
Skilled Multi-Craft Maintenance
Workers .....................................................
Private industry .........................................
3,013
2,990
15.53
15.51
16.37
16.37
13.11
13.11
–
–
16.37
16.37
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19
19
–
–
8
8
–
–
13
13
1
1
47
48
( 2)
–
1
–
–
–
10
10
1
1
Tool and Die Makers ...................................
Private industry .........................................
477
477
16.04
16.04
14.74
14.74
14.42
14.42
–
–
16.35
16.35
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
17
17
36
36
–
–
26
26
–
–
–
–
–
–
20
20
–
–
1
Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance
bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments,
attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under
cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Appendix A for definitions and methods used to
compute means, medians, and middle ranges.
2
Less than 0.5 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual intervals may not equal 100 percent. Dashes indicate that no data were reported or
that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation or occupational levels may include data for categories not shown
separately.
10
Table A-5. All establishments: Hourly pay of material movement and custodial occupations, Nashville, TN, May 1996
Hourly pay
(in dollars)1
Occupation and level
Number
of
workers
Mean
Median
Percent of workers receiving straight-time hourly pay (in dollars) of—
Middle range
4.25
and
under
4.50
4.50
4.75
4.75
5.00
5.00
5.50
5.50
6.00
6.00
6.50
6.50
7.00
7.00
7.50
7.50
8.00
8.00
8.50
8.50
9.00
9.00
9.50
9.50 10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00
10.00 11.00 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 18.00 19.00 20.00
Guards .........................................................
Private industry .........................................
1,294
1,239
$7.99
7.98
$6.50
6.50
$5.50
5.40
–
–
$9.57
9.58
( 2)
( 2)
4
4
4
4
16
17
8
9
16
16
8
8
6
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
5
6
6
1
1
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
2
2
–
–
8
8
–
–
–
–
Level 1 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
1,018
963
6.60
6.50
6.00
6.00
5.25
5.00
–
–
7.00
7.00
( 2)
( 2)
5
5
5
5
20
21
10
11
20
20
10
10
7
6
5
5
2
2
1
( 2)
2
( 2)
2
2
4
4
6
6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
276
276
13.12
13.12
12.86
12.86
9.49
9.49
–
–
17.10
17.10
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
2
1
1
8
8
9
9
6
6
7
7
9
9
5
5
4
4
1
1
–
–
38
38
–
–
–
–
Janitors ........................................................
Private industry .........................................
State and local government ......................
4,752
4,255
497
6.66
6.56
7.54
6.00
6.00
7.31
5.00
5.00
6.69
–
–
–
7.30
7.00
8.38
5
5
–
8
9
–
1
1
–
20
22
7
11
12
3
17
18
11
6
5
10
9
8
19
5
5
12
4
3
13
3
2
11
1
1
9
1
1
1
3
3
3
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
( 2)
2
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
3
–
–
–
–
Material Movement and
Storage Workers .......................................
Private industry .........................................
State and local government ......................
9,786
9,742
44
10.84
10.85
10.32
10.28
10.28
10.56
8.43
8.43
9.59
–
–
–
11.62
11.62
11.62
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 2)
( 2)
–
( 2)
( 2)
–
4
4
–
1
1
2
5
5
2
7
7
5
8
8
9
10
10
2
4
4
2
5
5
7
16
16
25
16
16
45
3
3
–
6
6
–
2
2
–
( 2)
( 2)
–
( 2)
( 2)
–
3
3
–
9
9
–
–
–
–
Level 2 ......................................................
Private industry .....................................
State and local government ..................
7,482
7,445
37
11.17
11.17
10.54
10.35
10.35
–
8.95
8.85
–
–
–
–
11.74
11.75
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
4
–
1
1
3
1
1
3
2
2
3
6
6
8
11
11
–
5
5
3
5
6
–
19
19
27
20
20
54
4
4
–
7
7
–
2
2
–
( 2)
( 2)
–
( 2)
( 2)
–
4
4
–
7
7
–
–
–
–
Forklift Operators ..................................
Private industry .................................
1,972
1,972
10.12
10.12
9.65
9.65
8.76
8.76
–
–
10.35
10.35
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
11
11
20
20
8
8
12
12
32
32
7
7
3
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
5
–
–
Shipping/Receiving Clerks ....................
Private industry .................................
1,546
1,532
10.73
10.73
10.40
10.35
8.85
8.85
–
–
12.45
12.45
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 2)
( 2)
5
5
14
14
8
8
4
4
8
8
16
16
12
11
12
12
18
18
2
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Truckdrivers ................................................
Private industry .........................................
State and local government ......................
2,072
2,039
33
14.50
14.59
8.60
15.00
15.00
–
10.18
10.18
–
–
–
–
19.42
19.42
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 2)
–
18
2
2
9
( 2)
( 2)
3
1
1
–
1
1
6
4
4
3
2
2
3
1
1
9
5
5
3
15
15
45
9
9
–
4
4
–
2
2
–
( 2)
( 2)
–
9
9
–
2
2
–
4
4
–
11
11
–
27
27
–
1
1
9
9
Light Truck ................................................
157
7.56
8.00
6.00
–
8.13
–
–
–
–
4
24
4
12
1
35
1
14
–
4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Medium Truck ...........................................
Private industry .....................................
1,092
1,076
12.88
12.92
11.30
11.30
10.00
10.00
–
–
16.31
16.31
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
2
2
3
3
–
–
10
10
27
26
16
16
7
7
3
3
–
–
4
4
3
3
7
7
( 2)
( 2)
16
16
Tractor Trailer ...........................................
Private industry .....................................
823
823
17.97
17.97
18.08
18.08
17.00
17.00
–
–
19.97
19.97
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
( 2)
( 2)
–
–
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
( 2)
( 2)
17
17
1
1
1
1
28
28
46
46
1
Excludes premium pay for overtime and for work on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are performance
bonuses and lump-sum payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as profit-sharing payments,
attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases, but not bonuses, under
cost-of-living clauses, and incentive payments, however, are included. See Appendix A for definitions and methods used to
compute means, medians, and middle ranges.
2
Less than 0.5 percent.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual intervals may not equal 100 percent. Dashes indicate that no data were reported or
that data did not meet publication criteria. Overall occupation or occupational levels may include data for categories not shown
separately.
11
Table B-1. Annual paid holidays for full-time workers, Nashville, TN, May 1996
White-collar workers
Number of holidays
All full-time workers (in percent) .........................................
Blue-collar workers
All
industries
Private
industries
State and
local
government
All
industries
Private
industries
State and
local
government
100
100
100
100
100
100
In establishments not providing paid holidays ..........................
5
6
1
9
10
1
In establishments providing paid holidays ................................
95
94
99
91
90
99
( 1)
1
( 1)
2
11
1
6
2
1
( )
17
10
( 1)
14
24
2
( 1)
1
2
1
1
( )
( 1)
1
( 1)
3
14
1
8
3
1
( )
22
13
1
15
7
2
( 1)
1
1
1
-
( 1)
1
2
9
77
5
4
1
( )
( 1)
1
3
14
1
9
( 1)
9
13
( 1)
17
19
1
2
3
1
( )
( 1)
1
4
17
2
11
( 1)
10
15
( 1)
12
13
( 1)
2
3
-
( 1)
( 1)
7
3
38
46
3
1
1
( )
2 days or more ....................................................................
3 days or more ....................................................................
4 days or more ....................................................................
5 days or more ....................................................................
6 days or more ....................................................................
7 days or more ....................................................................
8 days or more ....................................................................
9 days or more ....................................................................
10 days or more ..................................................................
11 days or more ..................................................................
12 days or more ..................................................................
13 days or more ..................................................................
14 days or more ..................................................................
15 days or more ..................................................................
16 days or more ..................................................................
95
95
94
94
91
80
72
55
44
30
6
4
3
1
1
( )
94
93
92
92
89
75
64
41
28
13
5
4
3
1
-
99
99
99
99
99
98
98
97
95
86
9
5
5
( 1)
1
( )
91
91
91
90
87
72
63
54
41
24
5
4
3
( 1)
1
( )
90
90
90
88
84
66
55
45
30
19
5
5
3
-
99
99
99
99
99
99
99
92
89
50
4
1
1
( 1)
1
( )
Average number of paid holidays where provided (in days) .....
9.1
8.4
11.0
8.8
8.5
10.4
Number of holidays:
2 holidays .....................................................................
3 holidays .....................................................................
4 holidays .....................................................................
5 holidays .....................................................................
6 holidays .....................................................................
Plus 1 half day ........................................................
7 holidays .....................................................................
Plus 1 half day ........................................................
Plus 2 half days ......................................................
8 holidays .....................................................................
9 holidays .....................................................................
Plus 1 half day ........................................................
10 holidays ...................................................................
11 holidays ...................................................................
12 holidays ...................................................................
Plus 1 half day ........................................................
13 holidays ...................................................................
14 holidays ...................................................................
15 holidays ...................................................................
16 holidays ...................................................................
1
-
-
Total paid holiday time2
1
Less than 0.5 percent.
Full and half days are combined. For example, the proportion of workers
receiving 10 or more days includes those receiving at least 10 full days, or 9 full
days plus 2 half days, or 8 full days and 4 half days, and so on.
2
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.
Dashes indicate that no data were reported.
12
Table B-2. Annual paid vacation provisions for full-time workers, Nashville, TN, May 1996
White-collar workers
Item
Blue-collar workers
All
industries
Private
industries
State and
local
government
All
industries
Private
industries
State and
local
government
100
100
100
100
100
100
In establishments not providing paid vacations ........................
1
( )
1
( )
-
3
4
-
In establishments providing paid vacations ..............................
Length-of-time payment ......................................................
Percentage payment ..........................................................
99
99
( 1)
99
99
( 1)
100
100
-
97
97
-
96
96
-
100
100
-
Six months of service:
Under 1 week ...............................................................
1 week ..........................................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...........................................
2 weeks ........................................................................
4 weeks ........................................................................
1
42
1
( 1)
( 1)
1
54
1
( 1)
( 1)
-
1
24
2
( 1)
-
1
26
( 1)
( 1)
-
14
9
-
1 year of service:
Under 1 week ...............................................................
1 week ..........................................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...........................................
2 weeks ........................................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...........................................
3 weeks ........................................................................
4 weeks ........................................................................
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ...........................................
Over 5 and under 6 weeks ...........................................
6 weeks ........................................................................
16
1
( )
53
20
5
( 1)
5
( 1)
( 1)
19
1
( )
66
1
7
( 1)
7
( 1)
-
( 1)
47
1
36
11
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
57
1
36
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
-
-
6
1
10
82
1
1
3
1
36
60
( 1)
1
-
-
6
2
59
22
5
( 1)
5
( 1)
( 1)
8
2
72
3
7
( 1)
7
( 1)
-
( 1)
1
15
82
1
1
( 1)
30
1
53
13
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
36
1
56
3
( 1)
( 1)
-
( 1)
1
39
60
( 1)
1
-
-
4
2
60
23
6
( 1)
5
( 1)
( 1)
5
2
74
4
7
1
( )
7
( 1)
-
-
( 1)
14
5
60
17
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
17
6
64
8
( 1)
1
( )
( 1)
-
-
All full-time workers (in percent) .........................................
By vacation pay provisions for:2
2 years of service:
Under 1 week ...............................................................
1 week ..........................................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...........................................
2 weeks ........................................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...........................................
3 weeks ........................................................................
4 weeks ........................................................................
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ...........................................
Over 5 and under 6 weeks ...........................................
6 weeks ........................................................................
3 years of service:
Under 1 week ...............................................................
1 week ..........................................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...........................................
2 weeks ........................................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...........................................
3 weeks ........................................................................
4 weeks ........................................................................
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ...........................................
Over 5 and under 6 weeks ...........................................
6 weeks ........................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
13
4
4
-
-
1
15
82
1
1
1
39
60
( 1)
1
Table B-2. Annual paid vacation provisions for full-time workers, Nashville, TN, May 1996 — Continued
White-collar workers
Item
All
industries
Private
industries
Blue-collar workers
State and
local
government
State and
local
government
All
industries
Private
industries
( 1)
12
5
61
18
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
14
6
65
9
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
-
1
39
60
( 1)
1
( 1)
2
39
20
25
10
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
2
41
22
27
3
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
-
29
13
14
43
( 1)
1
( 1)
2
23
6
53
12
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
-
( 1)
2
27
7
54
4
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
-
-
By vacation pay provisions for:2
4 years of service:
Under 1 week ...............................................................
1 week ..........................................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...........................................
2 weeks ........................................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...........................................
3 weeks ........................................................................
4 weeks ........................................................................
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ...........................................
Over 5 and under 6 weeks ...........................................
6 weeks ........................................................................
-
-
4
2
60
23
6
( 1)
5
( 1)
( 1)
5
2
74
5
7
( 1)
7
( 1)
-
5 years of service:
Under 1 week ...............................................................
1 week ..........................................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...........................................
2 weeks ........................................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...........................................
3 weeks ........................................................................
Over 3 and under 4 weeks ...........................................
4 weeks ........................................................................
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ...........................................
5 weeks ........................................................................
Over 5 and under 6 weeks ...........................................
6 weeks ........................................................................
( 1)
( 1)
24
11
34
19
5
2
( 1)
3
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
29
14
42
1
7
2
( 1)
5
( 1)
8 years of service:
Under 1 week ...............................................................
1 week ..........................................................................
Over 1 and under 2 weeks ...........................................
2 weeks ........................................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...........................................
3 weeks ........................................................................
Over 3 and under 4 weeks ...........................................
4 weeks ........................................................................
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ...........................................
5 weeks ........................................................................
Over 5 and under 6 weeks ...........................................
6 weeks ........................................................................
Over 6 and under 7 weeks ...........................................
( 1)
( 1)
15
7
46
20
5
1
( 1)
4
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
20
9
55
2
7
1
( 1)
6
( 1)
See footnotes at end of table.
14
1
15
82
1
1
9
4
8
78
1
( )
1
2
2
16
79
( 1)
1
-
-
2
3
44
50
( 1)
1
-
Table B-2. Annual paid vacation provisions for full-time workers, Nashville, TN, May 1996 — Continued
White-collar workers
Item
Blue-collar workers
State and
local
government
All
industries
Private
industries
10 years of service:
Under 1 week ...............................................................
1 week ..........................................................................
2 weeks ........................................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...........................................
3 weeks ........................................................................
Over 3 and under 4 weeks ...........................................
4 weeks ........................................................................
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ...........................................
5 weeks ........................................................................
Over 5 and under 6 weeks ...........................................
6 weeks ........................................................................
7 weeks ........................................................................
( 1)
8
( 1)
40
6
20
20
( 1)
4
( 1)
1
( )
( 1)
11
49
6
26
2
( 1)
6
1
( )
-
12 years of service:
Under 1 week ...............................................................
1 week ..........................................................................
2 weeks ........................................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...........................................
3 weeks ........................................................................
Over 3 and under 4 weeks ...........................................
4 weeks ........................................................................
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ...........................................
5 weeks ........................................................................
6 weeks ........................................................................
Over 6 and under 7 weeks ...........................................
Over 7 and under 8 weeks ...........................................
( 1)
7
( 1)
37
9
21
20
( 1)
4
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
10
47
8
27
2
( 1)
6
( 1)
-
15 years of service:
Under 1 week ...............................................................
1 week ..........................................................................
2 weeks ........................................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...........................................
3 weeks ........................................................................
Over 3 and under 4 weeks ...........................................
4 weeks ........................................................................
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ...........................................
5 weeks ........................................................................
6 weeks ........................................................................
Over 6 and under 7 weeks ...........................................
7 weeks ........................................................................
8 weeks ........................................................................
( 1)
5
( 1)
22
2
45
21
( 1)
( 1)
4
( 1)
1
( )
( 1)
6
26
3
56
2
( 1)
( 1)
6
1
( )
-
All
industries
Private
industries
State and
local
government
( 1)
2
12
( 1)
46
12
16
8
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
-
( 1)
2
15
49
11
18
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
-
( 1)
3
29
15
9
43
1
-
( 1)
2
12
( 1)
41
16
17
9
( 1)
1
( )
( 1)
-
( 1)
2
14
49
11
19
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
-
-
( 1)
2
5
( 1)
35
8
35
10
( 1)
( 1)
( 1)
-
( 1)
2
7
41
10
34
1
( 1)
( 1)
-
By vacation pay provisions for:2
See footnotes at end of table.
15
1
2
13
5
1
78
1
-
1
2
6
11
1
79
1
-
1
1
7
( 1)
10
80
( 1)
1
-
( 1)
3
3
35
9
50
1
-
( 1)
2
3
1
40
53
( 1)
1
-
Table B-2. Annual paid vacation provisions for full-time workers, Nashville, TN, May 1996 — Continued
White-collar workers
Item
All
industries
Private
industries
20 years of service:
Under 1 week ...............................................................
1 week ..........................................................................
2 weeks ........................................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...........................................
3 weeks ........................................................................
Over 3 and under 4 weeks ...........................................
4 weeks ........................................................................
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ...........................................
5 weeks ........................................................................
Over 5 and under 6 weeks ...........................................
6 weeks ........................................................................
Over 6 and under 7 weeks ...........................................
7 weeks ........................................................................
Over 7 and under 8 weeks ...........................................
8 weeks ........................................................................
( 1)
5
( 1)
14
( 1)
51
3
4
( 1)
( 1)
4
( 1)
18
( 1)
( 1)
6
16
66
2
4
1
( 1)
6
( 1)
25 years of service:
Under 1 week ...............................................................
1 week ..........................................................................
2 weeks ........................................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...........................................
3 weeks ........................................................................
Over 3 and under 4 weeks ...........................................
4 weeks ........................................................................
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ...........................................
5 weeks ........................................................................
Over 5 and under 6 weeks ...........................................
6 weeks ........................................................................
Over 6 and under 7 weeks ...........................................
7 weeks ........................................................................
Over 7 and under 8 weeks ...........................................
8 weeks ........................................................................
( 1)
5
( 1)
14
( 1)
42
2
12
1
1
4
1
( )
18
( 1)
( 1)
6
16
55
2
13
1
2
6
( 1)
30 years of service:
Under 1 week ...............................................................
1 week ..........................................................................
2 weeks ........................................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...........................................
3 weeks ........................................................................
4 weeks ........................................................................
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ...........................................
5 weeks ........................................................................
Over 5 and under 6 weeks ...........................................
6 weeks ........................................................................
Over 6 and under 7 weeks ...........................................
7 weeks ........................................................................
Over 7 and under 8 weeks ...........................................
8 weeks ........................................................................
( 1)
5
( 1)
14
42
2
12
1
1
4
( 1)
18
( 1)
( 1)
6
16
54
2
14
1
2
6
( 1)
Blue-collar workers
State and
local
government
All
industries
Private
industries
State and
local
government
( 1)
2
5
( 1)
17
( 1)
54
3
7
1
( 1)
( 1)
7
-
( 1)
2
7
20
64
( 1)
2
1
( 1)
-
( 1)
1
2
1
10
17
27
1
42
-
( 1)
2
5
( 1)
15
( 1)
44
2
18
1
( 1)
1
( 1)
7
-
( 1)
2
7
18
51
( 1)
16
( 1)
1
2
-
( 1)
1
2
1
10
12
27
5
1
42
-
( 1)
2
5
1
( )
15
44
2
18
1
( 1)
1
( 1)
7
-
( 1)
2
7
18
51
( 1)
16
( 1)
1
2
-
( 1)
1
2
11
12
27
5
1
42
-
By vacation pay provisions for:2
See footnotes at end of table.
16
1
( 1)
6
1
2
7
7
1
75
-
1
( 1)
6
1
2
5
7
2
1
75
-
1
( 1)
6
3
5
7
2
1
75
-
Table B-2. Annual paid vacation provisions for full-time workers, Nashville, TN, May 1996 — Continued
White-collar workers
Item
All
industries
Private
industries
( 1)
5
( 1)
14
42
3
12
1
1
4
1
( )
18
( 1)
( 1)
6
16
54
2
14
1
2
6
( 1)
Blue-collar workers
State and
local
government
All
industries
Private
industries
State and
local
government
( 1)
2
5
( 1)
15
44
2
18
1
( 1)
1
( 1)
7
-
( 1)
2
7
18
51
( 1)
16
( 1)
1
2
-
( 1)
1
2
10
13
27
5
1
42
-
By vacation pay provisions for:2
Maximum vacation available:
Under 1 week ...............................................................
1 week ..........................................................................
2 weeks ........................................................................
Over 2 and under 3 weeks ...........................................
3 weeks ........................................................................
4 weeks ........................................................................
Over 4 and under 5 weeks ...........................................
5 weeks ........................................................................
Over 5 and under 6 weeks ...........................................
6 weeks ........................................................................
Over 6 and under 7 weeks ...........................................
7 weeks ........................................................................
Over 7 and under 8 weeks ...........................................
8 weeks ........................................................................
1
1
( 1)
6
2
6
7
2
1
75
-
Thus, the proportion eligible for at least 3 weeks’ pay for 20 years include those
eligible for at least 3 weeks’ pay after fewer years of service.
Less than 0.5 percent.
2
Payments other than "length of time" are converted to an equivalent time
basis; for example, 2 percent of annual earnings was considered as 1 week’s
pay. Periods of service are chosen arbitrarily and do not necessarily reflect
individual provisions for progression; for example, changes in proportions at 20
years include changes between 15 and 20 years. Estimates are cumulative.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.
Dashes indicate that no data were reported.
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Table B-3. Insurance, health, and retirement plans offered to full-time workers, Nashville, TN, May 1996
White-collar workers
Type of plan
Blue-collar workers
All
industries
Private
industries
State and
local
government
All
industries
Private
industries
State and
local
government
All full-time workers (in percent) .........................................
100
100
100
100
100
100
In establishments offering at least one of the benefits shown
below1 .................................................................................
99
99
100
99
98
100
Life insurance .....................................................................
Wholly employer financed ............................................
97
67
96
81
99
22
94
78
92
84
99
53
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance ...............
Wholly employer financed ............................................
87
60
86
74
91
17
84
71
82
76
92
51
Sickness and accident insurance or sick leave or both ......
Sickness and accident insurance .................................
Wholly employer financed ......................................
Sick leave (full pay, no waiting period) .........................
Sick leave (partial pay or waiting period) ......................
91
38
36
73
3
89
49
46
65
4
99
2
2
99
-
79
47
44
47
7
75
55
52
36
8
99
11
11
99
-
Long-term disability insurance ............................................
Wholly employer financed ............................................
48
40
60
49
11
11
47
39
48
38
42
42
Hospitalization, surgical, and medical insurance ................
Wholly employer financed ............................................
94
19
93
23
99
5
84
20
80
22
99
8
Health maintenance organizations .....................................
Wholly employer financed ............................................
58
10
48
12
89
2
51
15
44
18
85
6
Dental care .........................................................................
Wholly employer financed ............................................
51
17
60
20
21
6
49
24
49
25
48
20
Vision care ..........................................................................
Wholly employer financed ............................................
23
7
29
8
2
2
34
13
41
15
4
4
Hearing care .......................................................................
Wholly employer financed ............................................
5
2
6
2
1
1
14
8
17
10
1
1
Alcohol and drug abuse treatment ......................................
Wholly employer financed ............................................
88
19
84
24
99
5
86
24
83
28
99
8
Retirement benefits2 ...........................................................
Wholly employer financed ............................................
88
68
85
59
99
97
83
59
79
53
99
88
Defined benefit .............................................................
Wholly employer financed ......................................
75
67
68
58
98
96
67
55
60
48
97
87
Defined contribution ......................................................
Wholly employer financed ......................................
65
2
61
3
79
2
48
5
47
5
52
3
1
Estimates listed after type of benefit are for all plans for which the employer
pays at least part of the cost. Excluded are plans required by the Federal
Government such as Social Security and Railroad Retirement.
2
Establishments providing more than one type of retirement plan may cause
the sum of the separate plans to be greater than the total for all retirement plans.
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.
Dashes indicate that no data were reported.
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Appendix A.
Scope and Method
of Survey
Scope
This survey of the Nashville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area covered
establishments employing 50 workers or more in goods producing industries
(mining, construction, and manufacturing); service producing industries
(transportation, communications, electric, gas, and sanitary services; wholesale
trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services industries); and
State and local governments.1 Private households, agriculture, the Federal
Government, and the self-employed were excluded from the survey. Table 1 in this
appendix shows the estimated number of establishments and workers within scope
of the survey and the number actually included in the survey sample.
designated occupations, the larger the establishment sample in that stratum. An
upward adjustment to the establishment sample size also was made in strata
expected to have relatively high sampling error for certain occupations, based on
previous survey experiences. (See section on "Reliability of estimates" below for
discussion of sampling error.)
Data collection and payroll reference
Data for the survey were obtained primarily by personal visits of the Bureau's
field economists to a sample of establishments within the Nashville, TN
Metropolitan Statistical Area. Collection for the survey was from April 1996
through June 1996 and reflects an average payroll reference month of May 1996.
Data obtained for a payroll period prior to the end of May 1996 were updated to
include general wage changes, if granted, scheduled to be effective through that
date.
Sampling frame
The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (the
sampling frame) was developed from the State unemployment insurance reports for
the Nashville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area (February 1994). Establishments
with 50 workers or more during the sampling frame's reference period were
included in the survey sample even if they employed fewer than 50 workers at the
time of the survey.
The sampling frame was reviewed for completeness and accuracy prior to the
survey and, when necessary, corrections were made: Missing establishments were
added; out-of-business and out-of-scope establishments were removed; and
addresses, employment levels, industry classification, and other information were
updated.
Occupational pay
Occupational pay data are shown for full-time workers, i.e., those hired to work a
regular weekly schedule. Pay data exclude premium pay for overtime and for work
on weekends, holidays, and late shifts. Also excluded are bonuses and lump-sum
payments of the type negotiated in the auto and aerospace industries, as well as
profit-sharing payments, attendance bonuses, Christmas or year-end bonuses, and
other nonproduction bonuses. Pay increases—but not bonuses—under cost-ofliving allowance clauses and incentive payments, however, are included in the pay
data.
Unless otherwise indicated, the pay data following the job titles are for all
industries combined. Pay data for some of the occupations for all industries
combined (or for some industry divisions within the scope of the survey) are not
presented in the A-series tables because either (1) data did not provide statistically
reliable results, or (2) there was the possibility of disclosure of individual
establishment data. Pay data not shown separately for industry divisions are
included in data for all industries combined.
Survey design
The survey design includes classifying individual establishments into groups
(strata) based on industry and employment size, determining the size of the sample
for each group (stratum), and selecting an establishment sample from each stratum.
The establishment sample size in a stratum was determined by expected number of
employees to be found (based on previous occupational pay surveys) in
professional, administrative, technical, protective service, and clerical occupations.
In other words, the larger the number of employees expected to be found in
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Some sampled establishments had a policy of not disclosing salary data for
certain employees. No adjustments were made to pay estimates for the survey as a
result of these missing data. The proportion of employees for whom pay data were
not available was less than 5 percent.
Average pay reflect areawide estimates. Industries and establishments differ in
pay levels and job staffing, and thus contribute differently to the estimates for each
job. Therefore, average pay may not reflect the pay differential among jobs within
individual establishments. A-series tables provide distributions of workers by pay
intervals.
The mean is computed for each job by totaling the pay of all workers and
dividing by the number of workers. The median designates position—one-half of
the workers receive the same as or more and one-half receive the same as or less
than the rate shown. The middle range is defined by two rates of pay; one-fourth of
the workers earn the same as or less than the lower of these rates and one-fourth
earn the same as or more than the higher rate. Medians and middle ranges are not
provided when they do not meet reliability criteria.
Occupations surveyed are common to a variety of public and private industries,
and were selected from the following employment groups: (1) Professional and
administrative; (2) technical and protective service; (3) clerical; (4) maintenance
and toolroom; and (5) material movement and custodial.
Occupational
classification was based on a uniform set of job descriptions designed to take
account of interestablishment variation in duties within the same job. Occupations
selected for study are listed and described in appendix B, along with corresponding
occupational codes and titles from the 1980 edition of the Standard Occupational
Classification Manual. Job descriptions used to classify employees in this survey
usually are more generalized than those used in individual establishments to allow
for minor differences among establishments in specific duties performed.
Average weekly hours for professional, administrative, technical, protective
service, and clerical occupations refer to the standard workweek (rounded to the
nearest tenth of an hour) for which employees receive regular straight-time pay.
Average weekly pay for these occupations are rounded to the nearest dollar.
Occupational employment estimates represent the total in all establishments
within the scope of the study and not the number actually surveyed. Because
occupational structures among establishments differ, estimates of occupational
employment obtained from the sample of establishments studied serve only to
indicate the relative importance of the jobs studied.
Reliability of estimates
The statistics in this bulletin are derived from a probability sample. There are
two types of errors possible in an estimate based on a sample survey—sampling
and nonsampling.
Sampling errors occur because observations come only from a sample, not the
entire population. The particular sample used in this survey is one of a number of
all possible samples of the same size that could have been selected using the
sample design. Estimates derived from the different samples would differ from
each other.
Nonsampling errors can stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain
information from some establishments; difficulties with survey definitions;
inability of respondents to provide correct information; mistakes in recording or
coding the data obtained; and other errors of collection, response, coverage, and
estimation of missing data. Although not specifically measured, the survey's
nonsampling errors are expected to be minimal due to the high response rate, the
extensive and continuous training of field economists who gather survey data by
personal visit, careful screening of data at several levels of review, annual
evaluation of the suitability of job definitions, and thorough field testing of new or
revised job definitions.
Establishment practices and employee benefits
The incidence of selected establishment practices and employee benefits was
studied for full-time white- and blue-collar workers. White-collar workers include
professional, technical, and related occupations; executive, administrative, and
managerial occupations; sales occupations; and administrative support jobs,
including clerical. Blue-collar workers include precision production, craft, and
repair occupations; machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors; transportation
and material moving occupations; handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and
laborers; and service jobs, except private households. Part-time, seasonal, and
temporary employees are excluded from both the white- and blue-collar categories.
Employee benefit provisions which apply to a majority of the white- or
blue-collar workers in an establishment are considered to apply to all white- or
blue-collar workers in the establishment; a practice or provision is considered
nonexistent when it applies to less than a majority. Benefits are considered
applicable to employees currently eligible for the benefits. Retirement plans apply
to employees currently eligible for participation and also to those who will
eventually become eligible.
Survey nonresponse
Data were not available from 20.5 percent of the sample establishments
(representing 47,838 employees covered by the survey). An additional 5.3 percent
of the sample establishments (representing 8,016 employees) were either out of
business or outside the scope of the survey.
If data were not provided by a sample member, the weights (based on the
probability of selection in the sample) of responding sample establishments were
adjusted to account for the missing data. The weights for establishments which
were out of business or outside the scope of the survey were changed to zero.
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(2) plans which either provide partial pay or require a waiting period.
Long-term disability insurance plans provide payments to totally disabled
employees upon the expiration of their paid sick leave and/or sickness and accident
insurance, or after a predetermined period of disability (typically 6 months).
Payments are made until the end of the disability, a maximum age, or eligibility for
retirement benefits. Full or partial payments are almost always reduced by Social
Security, workers' disability compensation, and private pension benefits payable to
the disabled employee.
Hospitalization, surgical, and medical insurance provide at least partial payment
for: (1) Hospital room charges; (2) inpatient surgery; and (3) doctors' fees for
hospital, office, or home visits. Such benefits may be provided through either
independent health care providers or Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs).
Under PPOs, participants are free to choose any provider, but receive care at lower
costs if treatment is provided by designated hospitals, physicians, or dentists.
These plans typically cover other expenses such as outpatient surgery and
prescription drugs.
An HMO provides comprehensive medical care in return for pre-established fees.
Unlike insurance, HMOs cover routine preventive care as well as care required
because of an illness and do not have deductibles or coinsurance (although there
may be fixed copayments for selected services). HMOs may provide services
through their own facilities; through contracts with hospitals, physicians, and other
providers, such as individual practice associations (IPAs); or through a combination
of methods.
Dental care plans provide at least partial payment for routine dental care, such as
checkups and cleanings, fillings, and X-rays. Plans which provide benefits only for
oral surgery or other dental care required as the result of an accident are not
reported.
Vision care plans provide at least partial payment for routine eye examinations,
eyeglasses, or both.
Hearing care plans provide at least partial payment for hearing examinations,
hearing aids, or both.
Alcohol and drug abuse treatment plans provide at least partial payment for
institutional treatment (in a hospital or specialized facility) for addiction to alcohol
or drugs.
Retirement plans provide lifetime payments, a lump sum, or a limited number of
payments. Included are defined benefit plans in which the employer, promising to
pay the employee a specified amount at retirement, contributes at a rate sufficient
to fund these future payments. Defined contribution plans are those in which the
employer agrees to contribute a certain amount but does not guarantee how much
the plan will pay at retirement.
Paid holidays (table B-1). Holidays are included if workers who are not required to
work are paid for the time off and those required to work receive premium pay or
compensatory time off. They are included only if they are granted annually on a
formal basis (provided for in written form or established by custom). Holidays are
included even though in a particular year they fall on a nonworkday and employees
are not granted another day off.
Data are tabulated to show the percent of workers who (1) are granted specific
numbers of whole and half holidays and (2) are granted specified amounts of total
holiday time (whole and half holidays are aggregated) during the year.
Paid vacations (table B-2). Establishments reported their method of calculating
vacation pay (time basis, percent of annual pay, flat-sum payment, etc.) and the
amount of vacation pay provided. Vacation bonuses, vacation-savings plans, and
"extended" or "sabbatical" benefits beyond basic vacation plans were excluded.
Paid vacation provisions are expressed on a time basis. Vacation pay calculated
on other than a time basis is converted to its equivalent time period. Two percent
of annual pay, for example, is tabulated as 1 week's vacation pay. Paid vacation
provisions by length-of-service relate to all white-collar or blue-collar workers in
the establishment. Counts of these workers by actual length-of-service were not
obtained in the survey.
Insurance, health, and retirement plans (table B-3). Insurance, health, and
retirement plans include plans for which the employer pays either all or part of the
cost. The benefits may be underwritten by an insurance company, paid directly by
an employer or union, or provided by a health maintenance organization (HMO).
Workers provided the option of an insurance plan or an HMO are reported under
both types of plans. Federally required plans such as Social Security and Railroad
Retirement are excluded. Benefit plans legally required by State governments,
however, are included.
Life insurance includes formal plans providing indemnity (usually through an
insurance policy) in case of death of the covered worker.
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance is limited to plans which provide
benefit payments in case of death or loss of limb or sight as a direct result of an
accident.
Sickness and accident insurance includes only those plans which provide that
predetermined cash payments be made directly to employees who lose time from
work because of illness or injury, e.g., $200 week for up to 26 weeks of disability.
Sick leave plans are limited to formal plans2 which provide for continuing an
employee's pay during absence from work because of illness. Data collected
distinguish between (1) plans which provide full pay with no waiting period, and
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1 For this survey, an establishment is an economic unit which produces goods or services, a central
administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing support services to a company. In manufacturing
industries, the establishment is usually at a single physical location. In service-producing industries, all
locations of an individual company in a Metropolitan Statistical Area are usually considered an
establishment. In government, an establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity.
Labor-management coverage
This survey collected the percent of workers covered by labor-management
agreements in this area. An establishment is considered to have an agreement
covering all white- or blue-collar workers if a majority of such workers is covered
by a labor-management agreement determining wages and salaries. Therefore, all
other white- or blue-collar workers are employed in establishments that either do
not have labor-management agreements in effect, or have agreements that apply to
fewer than half of their white- or blue collar workers. Because establishments with
fewer than 50 workers are excluded from the survey, estimates are not necessarily
representative of the extent to which all workers in the area may be covered by the
provisions of labor-management agreements.
2
An establishment is considered as having a formal plan if it specifies at least the minimum number of
days of sick leave available to each employee. Such a plan need not be written, but informal sick leave
allowances determined on an individual basis are excluded.
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Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied, Nashville, TN1, May 1996
Number of establishments
Workers in establishments
Within scope of survey
Industry division2
Within scope of survey3
Total4
Studied
Number
Percent
Full-time white-collar
workers
Full-time blue-collar
workers
Studied4
All divisions .........................................................................................
1,301
153
369,611
100
135,907
165,541
137,939
Private industry .............................................................................
Goods producing ....................................................................
Manufacturing ...................................................................
Construction5 ....................................................................
Service producing ...................................................................
Transportation, communication, electric, gas, and
sanitary services6 .......................................................
Wholesale trade7 ..............................................................
Retail trade7 ......................................................................
Finance, insurance, and real estate7 ................................
Services7 ..........................................................................
1,249
363
286
76
886
133
31
22
8
102
293,871
110,194
103,067
7,007
183,677
80
30
28
2
50
103,856
24,680
23,101
1,574
79,176
136,320
81,992
78,218
3,659
54,328
74,650
18,655
17,643
892
55,995
93
156
200
85
352
15
7
14
12
54
21,119
15,741
51,790
18,913
76,114
6
4
14
5
21
6,490
5,896
17,994
11,909
36,887
12,939
9,437
12,848
4,261
14,843
8,238
1,014
9,131
4,601
33,011
State and local government ..........................................................
52
20
75,740
20
32,051
29,221
63,289
1
The Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget through June
1994, consists of Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, and Wilson Counties.
The "workers within scope of survey" estimates provide a reasonably accurate description of the size and composition
of the labor force included in the survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for comparison with other statistical
series to measure employment trends or levels since (1) planning of wage surveys requires establishment data
compiled considerably in advance of the payroll period studied, and (2) establishments employing fewer than 50
workers are excluded from the scope of the survey.
2
The Standard Industrial Classification Manual was used in classifying establishments by industry.
3
Includes all establishments with at least 50 total employees. In manufacturing, an establishment is defined as a
single physical location where industrial operations are performed. In service producing industries, an establishment is
defined as all locations of a company in the area within the same industry division. In government, an establishment is
generally defined as all locations of a government entity.
4
Includes part-time, seasonal, temporary, and other workers excluded from separate white- and blue-collar
categories.
5
Separate data for this division are not shown in the A- and B-series tables. This division is represented in the "all
industries" and "goods producing" estimates.
6
Abbreviated to "Transportation and utilities" in the A-series tables. Separate data for this division are not
presented in the B-series tables, but the division is represented in the "all industries" and "service producing"
estimates.
7
Separate data for this division are not shown in the A- and B-series tables. This division is represented in the "all
industries" and "service producing" estimates.
Note: Overall industries may include data for industry divisions not shown separately.
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Appendix table 2. Percent of workers covered by labor-management agreements, Nashville, TN, May 1996
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
Private industry
Labor-management status
All full-time workers (in percent) .........................................
All
industries
100
Private industry
Total
Goodsproducing
industries
Serviceproducing
industries
100
-
-
State and
local
government
All
industries
100
Total
Goodsproducing
industries
Serviceproducing
industries
100
100
-
-
State and
local
government
100
Majority of workers covered ......................................................
2
3
-
-
-
18
20
-
-
9
None or Minority of workers covered ........................................
98
97
-
-
100
82
80
-
-
91
NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dashes indicate that no data were reported.
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