Memphis, TN–MS–AR
National Compensation Survey
February 2008
_________________________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Department of Labor
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keith Hall, Commissioner
June 2008
Preface
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Contents
Page
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................
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Tables:
1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings and weekly hours for selected worker
and establishment characteristics..................................................................................................
2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels...............................................................................................................................
3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels...............................................................................................................................
4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time and part-time workers
by work levels...............................................................................................................................
5. Combined work levels for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings for full-time
and part-time workers ...................................................................................................................
6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles...................................................................................
7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles ......................................................................
8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles ....................................................
9. Full-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles ....................................................................
10. Part-time civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles ....................................................................
11. Full-time civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................
12. Full-time private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................
13. Full-time State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours ................................................................................
14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings of private industry establishments
for major occupational groups......................................................................................................
15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers ....................
16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual
earnings and mean weekly and annual hours for full-time private industry workers ....................
17. Union and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups ..................
18. Time and incentive workers: Mean hourly earnings for major occupational groups ....................
19. Industry sector: Mean hourly earnings for private industry workers
by major occupational group ........................................................................................................
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Appendixes:
A. Technical Note...............................................................................................................................
Appendix table 1. Number of workers represented by the survey ................................................
Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response ........................................................................
B. Standard Occupational Classification System................................................................................
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A–1
A–5
A–6
B–1
Introduction
T
About the tables
The tables that follow present data on straight-time occupational earnings, which include wages and salaries, incentive
pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. These
earnings exclude premium pay for overtime, vacations,
holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. About 800 detailed occupations, listed in Appendix B, are used to describe all occupations in the civilian nonfarm economy (excluding the Federal Government and private households).
Data are not shown for any occupations if they would raise
concerns about the confidentiality of the survey respondents or if the data are insufficient to support reliable estimates.
Table 1 presents an overview of all tables in this bulletin. Mean hourly earnings, weekly hours, and relative standard errors are given for all industries, private industry, and
State and local government for selected worker and establishment characteristics. The worker characteristics include
high-level and intermediate occupational aggregation, fulltime or part-time status, union or nonunion status, and time
or incentive pay. Establishment characteristics include
goods producing, service providing, and size of establishment.
Table 2 presents mean hourly earnings data by work
level for occupational major groups and for detailed occupations. Separate data are also shown for full-time and
part-time workers. Table 3 provides work level data for
private industry workers. Table 4 provides similar data for
State and local government workers. Table 5 simplifies the
work levels by combining them into broader groups within
major and detailed occupations, and for full-time and parttime workers.
Tables 6 through 10 present hourly wage percentiles
that describe the distribution of hourly earnings for individual workers within each published occupation. Data are
provided for the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles
for detailed occupations within all industries, private industry, State and local government, full-time workers, and
part-time workers.
Table 11 presents mean and median hourly, weekly, and
annual earnings, and the associated hours, for major occupational groups and detailed occupations for full-time
workers. Table 12 provides the same type of information
for private industry workers. Table 13 provides similar
data for State and local government workers.
Table 14 presents mean hourly earnings data for establishment employment sizes by high-level occupational aggregations in the private sector. Tables 15 and 16 provide
he tables in this bulletin summarize the NCS results for
the Memphis, TN–MS–AR, Metropolitan Statistical
Area (MSA). Data were collected between December 2007
and April 2008; the average reference month is February
2008. Tabulations provide information on earnings of
workers in a variety of occupations and at different work
levels. Also contained in this bulletin are information on
the program, a technical note describing survey procedures,
and an appendix with detailed information on occupational
classifications.
Most of the earnings estimates in this bulletin are presented as mean hourly earnings. Mean weekly and annual
earnings, and the corresponding hours, also are provided
for full-time employees in specific occupations. Some occupations, such as teachers and fire fighters, typically have
shorter or longer work schedules than do the majority of
full-time workers. The weekly and annual estimates are
useful for comparing the earnings of occupations having
different work schedules.
NCS products
The Bureau’s National Compensation Survey provides
comprehensive measures of occupational earnings, compensation cost trends, benefit incidence, and detailed plan
provisions. The Employment Cost Index, a quarterly
measure of the change in employer costs for wages and
benefits, is derived from the NCS. Employer Costs for
Employee Compensation measures employers’ average
hourly costs for wages and benefits. NCS also measures
the incidence and provisions of benefit plans. This bulletin
is limited to data on occupational wages and salaries.
Changes to the publications
The locality wage publications are undergoing a number of
significant changes. Please see the bulletins published between September 2006 and July 2007 for information on
earlier changes.
The areas covered by the publications are currently being updated to the December 2003 definitions of Combined
Statistical Areas, Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and Micropolitan Statistical Areas, as determined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This bulletin includes a new State and local government sample that
reflects the new area definition.
In appendix table 2, the total numbers of establishments
in the sampling frame are now benchmarked to the latest
available establishment counts, adjusted for establishments
that are out of scope for NCS.
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high-level occupational aggregation. Table 19 presents
mean hourly earnings data for major industry divisions
within the private sector.
Appendix table 1 presents the number of workers represented by the survey, by high-level occupational aggregation and for all industries, private industry, and State and
local government. Appendix table 2 provides the number
of establishments in the sampling frame and the number of
responding and nonresponding establishments.
mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings data
for full-time employees in private establishments with
fewer than 100 workers, and in private establishments with
100 workers or more.
Table 17 presents mean hourly earnings data for union
and nonunion workers in all, private, and State and local
government establishments by high-level occupational aggregation. Table 18 provides hourly earnings data for time
and incentive workers in all and private establishments by
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Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, Memphis,
TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Civilian
workers
Worker and establishment
characteristics
Private industry
workers
Hourly earnings
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
$18.77
5.7
Management, professional, and related ...........
Management, business, and financial ..........
Professional and related ...............................
Service ..............................................................
Sales and office ................................................
Sales and related ..........................................
Office and administrative support .................
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance ...................................................
Construction and extraction .........................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ............
Production, transportation, and material
moving ............................................................
Production ....................................................
Transportation and material moving .............
29.53
33.64
27.09
9.74
18.98
26.69
14.57
State and local government
workers
Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
35.9
$18.42
6.5
3.8
7.3
5.0
4.2
10.9
19.2
1.7
37.9
41.0
36.2
33.2
35.9
35.2
36.4
30.42
33.45
27.93
8.34
19.25
26.69
14.56
19.82
16.48
26.26
7.6
3.3
11.5
39.9
40.0
39.8
14.64
14.36
14.78
8.4
11.4
10.2
Full time ............................................................
Part time ...........................................................
20.25
9.55
Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................
Time ..................................................................
Incentive ...........................................................
Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
35.7
$21.41
3.3
37.3
4.8
8.0
7.1
3.2
11.4
19.2
1.6
38.5
41.2
36.5
32.4
35.7
35.2
36.1
26.89
35.51
25.50
16.73
14.67
–
14.67
3.5
13.5
3.4
3.1
10.5
–
10.5
36.2
39.1
35.7
38.3
39.5
–
39.5
19.76
16.23
26.99
8.1
3.4
11.8
39.9
40.0
39.8
20.68
–
19.69
8.7
–
22.2
39.7
–
39.7
34.8
39.8
32.6
14.60
14.36
14.73
8.6
11.6
10.6
34.8
39.9
32.6
15.98
–
16.30
14.6
–
16.8
34.6
–
34.0
6.6
6.7
40.2
21.6
19.97
9.45
7.6
7.1
40.2
21.7
22.17
11.18
3.0
5.5
39.9
20.0
20.00
18.65
8.2
6.2
37.4
35.7
19.40
18.34
10.1
7.0
36.1
35.7
22.10
21.27
6.2
3.6
42.6
36.4
16.62
36.30
4.7
14.6
36.1
34.1
15.90
36.30
5.3
14.6
35.9
34.1
21.41
–
3.3
–
37.3
–
Goods producing ..............................................
Service providing ..............................................
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
–
18.68
–
7.4
–
34.9
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
1-99 workers .....................................................
100-499 workers ...............................................
500 workers or more .........................................
15.16
18.99
22.63
3.9
15.6
5.0
35.0
37.5
35.6
15.13
19.13
22.74
4.0
16.5
6.9
35.0
37.4
35.1
–
16.51
22.34
–
5.4
4.0
–
38.7
37.0
All workers ..........................................................
Worker characteristics4,5
Establishment characteristics
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium
pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is
computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers,
weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
3 Mean weekly hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week,
exclusive of overtime.
4 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule based
on the definition used by each establishment. Union workers are those whose wages are
determined through collective bargaining. Wages of time workers are based solely on
hourly rate or salary; incentive workers are those whose wages are at least partially
based on productivity payments such as piece rates, commissions, and production
bonuses.
5 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
6 Classification of establishments into goods-producing and service-providing
industries applies to private industry only. Industries are determined by the 2002 North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Memphis,
TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$18.77
5.7
$20.25
6.6
$9.55
6.7
Management occupations .................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Level 12 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary .....................
39.67
27.69
23.25
43.12
47.43
46.74
63.92
31.69
38.94
35.54
8.8
7.9
18.2
8.2
7.3
20.6
23.6
8.8
8.9
21.3
39.67
27.69
23.25
43.12
47.43
46.74
63.92
31.69
38.94
35.54
8.8
7.9
18.2
8.2
7.3
20.6
23.6
8.8
8.9
21.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Financial analysts .........................................................
25.73
19.16
26.75
19.40
26.74
26.74
6.5
4.6
7.5
4.0
5.3
5.3
25.73
19.16
26.75
19.40
26.74
26.74
6.5
4.6
7.5
4.0
5.3
5.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Level 7 .............................................................
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer support specialists ...........................................
32.57
20.19
45.60
23.40
10.4
8.9
9.2
20.4
32.57
20.19
45.60
23.40
10.4
8.9
9.2
20.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................
31.18
32.71
8.1
5.8
31.18
32.71
8.1
5.8
–
–
–
–
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
17.48
15.4
17.33
15.8
–
–
Community and social services occupations ..................
Counselors .......................................................................
18.40
21.29
10.8
12.7
18.40
21.29
10.8
12.7
–
–
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
26.52
10.17
26.47
25.79
35.32
8.95
24.99
3.7
1.4
4.3
1.4
4.6
7.4
14.6
28.67
–
26.68
25.79
35.32
–
24.99
5.9
–
4.8
1.4
4.6
–
14.7
10.79
–
–
–
–
8.95
–
10.5
–
–
–
–
7.4
–
31.01
27.62
25.79
31.26
27.58
26.33
5.7
2.9
1.4
12.6
5.4
1.4
31.69
27.70
25.79
31.88
27.68
26.33
5.4
3.3
1.4
11.9
6.0
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.01
27.53
15.6
6.3
33.98
27.71
14.7
7.7
–
–
–
–
26.73
27.64
31.61
27.68
24.40
1.5
4.2
10.8
5.2
2.8
26.73
27.64
31.61
27.68
24.40
1.5
4.2
10.8
5.2
2.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.61
27.68
24.40
27.50
8.95
9.00
10.17
10.8
5.2
2.8
5.4
7.4
9.7
1.4
31.61
27.68
24.40
–
–
8.24
–
10.8
5.2
2.8
–
–
8.4
–
–
–
–
9.55
8.95
–
–
–
–
–
4.5
7.4
–
–
25.29
14.49
9.1
4.7
25.15
14.49
8.6
4.7
26.33
–
20.2
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Level 4 .............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Memphis,
TN-MS-AR, February 2008 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
–Continued
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Physical therapists ........................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
$18.42
23.88
25.75
30.79
30.07
28.86
26.95
25.22
30.34
30.34
30.34
24.01
16.48
6.4
4.7
3.7
14.3
16.8
6.0
1.0
12.6
7.0
7.0
7.0
1.7
2.7
–
$24.28
25.88
29.35
30.07
28.49
26.96
24.26
–
–
–
24.40
–
–
5.0
4.3
12.9
16.8
4.3
1.0
10.0
–
–
–
.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
$30.88
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Level 2 .............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Level 2 .............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
10.99
9.35
14.63
11.88
11.88
11.88
11.88
10.12
4.6
7.5
14.6
.4
.4
.4
.4
4.6
11.05
9.35
15.22
11.88
11.88
11.88
11.88
10.18
5.9
7.5
11.8
.4
.4
.4
.4
5.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
12.06
11.96
19.84
22.46
15.53
21.57
21.57
20.3
5.0
1.3
12.2
10.7
2.4
2.4
12.28
–
19.84
22.46
15.53
21.57
21.57
20.5
–
1.3
12.2
10.7
2.4
2.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
6.37
5.71
5.10
9.10
3.27
3.66
2.55
7.16
3.3
11.7
14.1
8.5
.9
3.5
9.2
3.4
7.73
6.78
7.49
9.09
5.51
–
–
–
8.7
11.2
19.2
13.3
14.2
–
–
–
5.60
4.99
4.23
–
2.58
–
2.31
7.40
4.4
18.6
24.0
–
4.2
–
4.7
3.1
7.16
3.4
–
–
7.40
3.1
11.37
8.21
11.37
10.56
8.21
8.1
8.3
12.8
10.3
8.3
12.24
9.16
11.37
11.69
9.16
8.0
7.1
12.8
9.1
7.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.83
–
8.70
10.9
–
8.8
12.27
9.41
–
8.5
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Level 2 .............................................................
11.38
11.19
13.0
17.1
11.57
–
15.9
–
10.56
–
24.0
–
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
26.69
7.93
9.19
9.46
14.73
43.38
24.91
24.83
19.2
7.8
4.3
21.6
5.5
14.3
10.4
11.5
30.73
–
10.57
–
14.94
43.38
24.91
24.83
19.4
–
4.1
–
4.4
14.3
10.4
11.5
7.99
7.66
8.16
–
–
–
–
–
3.6
13.1
9.2
–
–
–
–
–
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
See footnotes at end of table.
5
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Memphis,
TN-MS-AR, February 2008 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$10.20
7.93
9.25
9.46
14.18
8.64
7.64
8.92
8.64
7.64
8.92
12.10
12.41
32.50
3.2
7.8
4.9
21.6
8.6
10.9
7.3
13.0
10.9
7.3
13.0
13.0
4.4
6.8
$11.36
–
10.57
–
14.53
9.37
–
–
9.37
–
–
–
13.87
32.50
2.3
–
4.1
–
5.9
12.4
–
–
12.4
–
–
–
9.9
6.8
$7.98
7.66
8.16
–
–
7.60
7.81
6.85
7.60
7.81
6.85
–
8.84
–
3.6
13.1
10.1
–
–
7.8
11.6
.7
7.8
11.6
.7
–
.0
–
32.63
6.8
32.63
6.8
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Level 4 .............................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
14.57
9.61
12.37
11.99
16.14
17.19
19.42
21.27
13.55
15.80
12.96
14.21
16.12
17.47
16.03
16.40
17.89
14.97
11.40
14.76
15.19
16.36
10.71
9.84
11.13
15.93
12.41
15.63
16.41
17.42
14.65
12.84
12.92
12.80
11.03
1.7
3.3
1.9
3.1
3.1
6.5
4.9
9.5
4.7
3.2
5.0
9.0
4.6
7.4
4.7
6.5
10.1
8.7
4.7
9.2
4.9
5.3
5.4
2.4
6.5
3.7
2.0
5.6
5.8
6.6
3.7
4.7
5.5
6.3
4.8
14.81
10.67
12.08
12.08
16.14
17.20
19.42
21.27
13.89
15.84
–
14.21
16.12
17.47
16.04
16.40
17.89
15.24
11.65
14.76
15.19
16.36
11.62
–
11.13
15.93
12.41
15.63
16.41
17.42
14.65
13.17
12.92
12.80
11.03
1.9
1.7
2.4
3.2
3.1
6.4
4.9
9.5
4.7
3.2
–
9.0
4.6
7.4
4.7
6.5
10.1
9.6
4.7
9.2
4.9
5.3
3.4
–
6.5
3.7
2.0
5.6
5.8
6.6
3.7
3.6
5.5
6.3
4.8
12.30
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.34
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
16.48
15.10
19.86
3.3
7.4
3.6
16.48
15.10
19.86
3.3
7.4
3.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
26.26
18.29
24.11
26.12
11.5
10.6
2.7
6.1
26.35
18.29
24.11
26.12
11.4
10.6
2.7
6.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.44
19.07
9.9
2.7
32.44
19.07
9.9
2.7
–
–
–
–
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
See footnotes at end of table.
6
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, Memphis,
TN-MS-AR, February 2008 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
–Continued
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
$19.78
18.59
22.25
11.4
12.9
9.4
$19.78
18.59
22.25
11.4
12.9
9.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
Production occupations ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ..........................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ......................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
14.36
9.47
13.55
15.29
17.07
20.89
17.48
17.47
10.31
11.4
2.4
6.7
8.9
8.6
5.6
3.0
3.2
21.1
14.39
9.51
13.55
15.29
17.07
20.89
17.48
17.47
10.31
11.3
2.4
6.7
8.9
8.6
5.6
3.0
3.2
21.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Level 1 .............................................................
14.78
8.80
10.50
15.00
–
20.95
20.72
10.94
12.21
10.94
12.21
17.58
19.30
12.58
10.22
8.59
12.30
10.2
3.5
3.5
8.7
–
2.5
1.6
7.7
9.8
7.7
9.8
9.8
10.0
12.7
6.2
4.4
4.6
15.90
8.87
10.64
16.17
20.11
20.95
20.75
–
–
–
–
18.40
19.30
12.61
10.00
8.59
12.18
13.2
3.3
5.3
11.4
4.6
2.5
1.8
–
–
–
–
10.4
10.0
13.1
8.1
4.6
4.6
$11.46
8.69
9.77
11.54
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.55
8.59
–
4.0
7.4
7.7
8.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.0
8.5
–
11.22
9.17
11.97
8.48
8.04
5.4
5.8
5.1
6.8
2.8
11.65
10.11
11.76
8.56
8.11
3.3
5.4
4.8
6.7
1.6
10.93
8.85
–
–
–
9.4
8.5
–
–
–
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
7
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$18.42
6.5
$19.97
7.6
$9.45
7.1
Management occupations .................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Financial managers ..........................................................
39.55
27.69
22.10
44.27
46.74
63.92
31.43
10.1
7.9
17.4
14.9
20.6
23.6
9.0
39.55
27.69
22.10
44.27
46.74
63.92
31.43
10.1
7.9
17.4
14.9
20.6
23.6
9.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Financial analysts .........................................................
26.10
19.60
26.75
19.60
26.74
26.74
6.9
6.3
7.5
4.5
5.3
5.3
26.10
19.60
26.75
19.60
26.74
26.74
6.9
6.3
7.5
4.5
5.3
5.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Computer software engineers ..........................................
32.86
45.60
10.4
9.2
32.86
45.60
10.4
9.2
–
–
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................
31.44
33.69
10.0
6.2
31.44
33.69
10.0
6.2
–
–
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 7 .............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
20.50
24.82
24.89
18.0
6.9
15.0
20.92
24.73
24.89
18.6
7.1
15.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
26.33
25.15
26.42
29.56
27.19
24.40
10.8
6.2
3.6
6.5
.4
.1
26.04
25.32
26.72
28.76
27.20
24.40
10.6
6.6
4.0
4.8
.4
.1
–
–
–
34.09
–
–
–
–
–
15.9
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Level 2 .............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Level 2 .............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
11.09
9.48
14.73
11.88
11.88
11.88
11.88
10.19
4.6
8.5
15.4
.4
.4
.4
.4
4.7
11.17
9.48
–
11.88
11.88
11.88
11.88
10.26
6.0
8.5
–
.4
.4
.4
.4
5.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
Level 3 .............................................................
–
11.96
–
5.0
8.99
–
10.9
–
–
–
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
6.22
5.69
4.93
8.89
3.22
3.58
2.55
6.92
3.1
11.8
15.7
8.0
.1
.0
9.2
1.2
7.58
6.76
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.8
11.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
5.47
4.99
4.23
–
2.57
–
2.31
7.20
3.4
18.6
24.0
–
4.0
–
4.7
2.2
6.92
1.2
–
–
7.20
2.2
10.46
8.18
10.10
8.18
7.3
8.7
11.7
8.7
11.43
9.16
11.35
9.16
9.4
7.6
11.0
7.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.36
–
8.70
12.8
–
8.8
12.05
9.44
–
11.0
8.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
See footnotes at end of table.
8
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
$10.99
15.0
–
–
–
–
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
26.69
7.93
9.19
9.46
14.73
43.38
24.91
24.83
10.20
7.93
9.25
9.46
14.18
8.64
7.64
8.92
8.64
7.64
8.92
12.10
12.41
32.50
19.2
7.8
4.3
21.6
5.5
14.3
10.4
11.5
3.2
7.8
4.9
21.6
8.6
10.9
7.3
13.0
10.9
7.3
13.0
13.0
4.4
6.8
$30.73
–
10.57
–
14.94
43.38
24.91
24.83
11.36
–
10.57
–
14.53
9.37
–
–
9.37
–
–
–
13.87
32.50
19.4
–
4.1
–
4.4
14.3
10.4
11.5
2.3
–
4.1
–
5.9
12.4
–
–
12.4
–
–
–
9.9
6.8
$7.99
7.66
8.16
–
–
–
–
–
7.98
7.66
8.16
–
–
7.60
7.81
6.85
7.60
7.81
6.85
–
8.84
–
3.6
13.1
9.2
–
–
–
–
–
3.6
13.1
10.1
–
–
7.8
11.6
.7
7.8
11.6
.7
–
.0
–
32.63
6.8
32.63
6.8
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Level 5 .............................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Level 4 .............................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Level 4 .............................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
14.56
9.61
12.41
12.16
15.94
17.55
20.17
21.27
13.55
15.81
12.96
14.21
16.03
17.68
15.96
17.89
14.56
11.24
13.82
15.19
16.36
10.71
9.84
11.13
16.19
15.63
17.61
14.75
12.84
12.92
12.88
1.6
3.3
2.0
3.4
2.6
7.2
4.5
9.5
4.7
3.4
5.0
9.0
5.1
7.5
5.0
10.1
7.8
5.4
11.1
4.9
5.3
5.4
2.4
6.5
4.5
5.7
7.9
4.9
4.7
5.5
6.7
14.82
10.67
12.10
12.26
15.94
17.56
20.17
21.27
13.89
15.85
–
14.21
16.03
17.68
15.97
17.89
14.82
–
13.82
15.19
16.36
11.62
–
11.13
16.19
15.63
17.61
14.75
13.17
12.92
12.88
1.7
1.7
2.5
3.5
2.6
7.2
4.5
9.5
4.7
3.4
–
9.0
5.1
7.5
5.0
10.1
8.7
–
11.1
4.9
5.3
3.4
–
6.5
4.5
5.7
7.9
4.9
3.6
5.5
6.7
12.30
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.34
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Level 7 .............................................................
16.23
19.86
3.4
3.6
16.23
19.86
3.4
3.6
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
26.99
18.65
24.80
11.8
10.6
6.3
27.09
18.65
24.80
11.6
10.6
6.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
9
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3,
Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$32.44
19.26
9.9
2.8
$32.44
19.26
9.9
2.8
–
–
–
–
20.99
18.59
22.25
10.8
12.9
9.4
20.99
18.59
22.25
10.8
12.9
9.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
Production occupations ....................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ..........................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ......................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
14.36
9.47
13.55
15.38
17.07
20.89
17.92
17.93
10.31
11.6
2.4
6.7
9.6
8.6
5.6
1.2
1.3
21.1
14.39
9.51
13.55
15.38
17.07
20.89
17.92
17.93
10.31
11.5
2.4
6.7
9.6
8.6
5.6
1.2
1.3
21.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Level 1 .............................................................
14.73
8.77
10.49
13.88
–
20.95
20.72
17.58
19.30
12.17
10.22
8.59
12.30
10.6
3.6
3.6
7.2
–
2.5
1.6
9.8
10.0
11.3
6.2
4.4
4.6
15.82
8.87
10.63
15.01
20.11
20.95
20.75
18.40
19.30
12.18
10.00
8.59
12.18
13.6
3.3
5.3
8.7
4.6
2.5
1.8
10.4
10.0
11.8
8.1
4.6
4.6
$11.42
8.62
9.76
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.55
8.59
–
4.2
7.9
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.0
8.5
–
11.22
9.17
11.97
8.48
8.04
5.4
5.8
5.1
6.8
2.8
11.65
10.11
11.76
8.56
8.11
3.3
5.4
4.8
6.7
1.6
10.93
8.85
–
–
–
9.4
8.5
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
–Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
10
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work
levels3, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$21.41
3.3
$22.17
3.0
$11.18
5.5
Management occupations .................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
40.56
41.69
4.5
4.0
40.56
41.69
4.5
4.0
–
–
–
–
Community and social services occupations ..................
21.17
9.8
21.17
9.8
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
27.94
10.17
28.79
25.79
35.47
8.95
.7
1.4
.2
1.4
4.6
7.4
30.62
–
29.29
25.79
35.48
–
4.8
–
1.2
1.4
4.6
–
10.18
–
–
–
–
8.95
.4
–
–
–
–
7.4
32.19
29.29
25.79
32.91
29.51
26.33
5.9
1.2
1.4
12.6
5.8
1.4
32.50
29.29
25.79
32.91
29.51
26.33
5.8
1.2
1.4
12.6
5.8
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
35.16
15.0
35.16
15.0
–
–
26.79
29.06
32.10
24.40
.1
.1
10.7
2.8
26.79
29.06
32.10
24.40
.1
.1
10.7
2.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.10
24.40
27.50
8.95
9.99
10.17
10.7
2.8
5.4
7.4
4.1
1.4
32.10
24.40
–
–
9.31
–
10.7
2.8
–
–
.9
–
–
–
9.55
8.95
–
–
–
–
4.5
7.4
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
20.93
8.8
21.54
10.3
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
18.81
19.82
22.46
15.53
2.0
1.4
12.2
10.7
18.91
19.82
22.46
15.53
2.6
1.4
12.2
10.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
10.82
8.4
–
–
–
–
14.23
12.77
9.3
7.4
14.33
12.94
8.2
6.1
–
–
–
–
12.77
7.4
12.94
6.1
–
–
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
11
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work
levels3, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
$14.67
10.79
18.29
14.97
14.48
10.5
6.7
17.7
3.8
4.1
$14.67
10.79
18.29
14.97
14.48
10.5
6.7
17.7
3.8
4.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
19.69
22.2
19.69
22.2
–
–
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 3 .............................................................
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
16.30
18.45
14.77
14.77
16.8
11.7
5.2
5.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$12.31
–
–
–
12.8
–
–
–
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
12
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$18.77
5.7
$20.25
6.6
$9.55
6.7
Management occupations .................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Group III ............................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary .....................
39.67
23.61
37.13
63.92
31.69
38.94
41.69
35.54
8.8
10.0
8.2
23.6
8.8
8.9
4.0
21.3
39.67
–
–
63.92
31.69
38.94
–
35.54
8.8
–
–
23.6
8.8
8.9
–
21.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Group II .............................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Financial analysts .........................................................
25.73
19.91
29.33
19.40
18.34
26.74
26.74
6.5
5.5
5.8
4.0
4.9
5.3
5.3
25.73
–
–
19.40
18.34
26.74
26.74
6.5
–
–
4.0
4.9
5.3
5.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer support specialists ...........................................
32.57
19.54
37.24
45.60
23.40
10.4
5.0
6.2
9.2
20.4
32.57
–
–
45.60
23.40
10.4
–
–
9.2
20.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Group II .............................................................
Engineers .........................................................................
31.18
28.06
32.71
8.1
9.8
5.8
31.18
–
32.71
8.1
–
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
17.48
15.4
17.33
15.8
–
–
Community and social services occupations ..................
Group II .............................................................
Counselors .......................................................................
18.40
15.69
21.29
10.8
12.6
12.7
18.40
–
21.29
10.8
–
12.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Group III ............................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Group II .............................................................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Group II .............................................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Group II .............................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Group II .............................................................
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
26.52
9.00
24.60
34.63
24.99
27.16
3.7
9.7
4.7
4.6
14.6
15.0
28.67
–
–
–
24.99
–
5.9
–
–
–
14.7
–
10.79
–
–
–
–
–
10.5
–
–
–
–
–
31.01
25.79
31.26
26.21
5.7
3.8
12.6
4.9
31.69
–
31.88
–
5.4
–
11.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.01
25.74
15.6
8.3
33.98
27.25
14.7
5.4
–
–
–
–
26.73
26.72
31.61
26.23
1.5
1.5
10.8
2.8
26.73
26.72
31.61
–
1.5
1.5
10.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
31.61
26.23
27.50
9.00
9.00
10.8
2.8
5.4
9.7
9.7
31.61
26.23
–
8.24
8.24
10.8
2.8
–
8.4
8.4
–
–
9.55
–
–
–
–
4.5
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Group II .............................................................
25.29
14.01
22.24
31.61
28.86
25.78
9.1
2.5
4.8
12.7
6.0
3.5
25.15
–
–
–
28.49
26.63
8.6
–
–
–
4.3
1.8
26.33
–
–
–
30.88
21.18
20.2
–
–
–
18.6
14.1
See footnotes at end of table.
13
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
–Continued
Therapists .........................................................................
Group III ............................................................
Physical therapists ........................................................
Group III ............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
$25.22
30.34
30.34
30.34
24.01
16.48
12.6
7.0
7.0
7.0
1.7
2.7
$24.26
–
–
–
24.40
–
10.0
–
–
–
.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Group I ..............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Group I ..............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
10.99
9.65
15.10
11.88
11.88
11.88
11.88
10.12
8.86
13.95
4.6
4.1
8.5
.4
.4
.4
.4
4.6
9.9
9.1
11.05
–
–
11.88
–
11.88
11.88
10.18
–
–
5.9
–
–
.4
–
.4
.4
5.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
12.06
8.99
19.93
15.53
15.53
21.57
21.57
20.3
10.2
2.8
10.7
10.7
2.4
2.4
12.28
–
–
15.53
15.53
21.57
21.57
20.5
–
–
10.7
10.7
2.4
2.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Group I ..............................................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Group I ..............................................................
6.37
6.22
9.10
8.82
3.27
3.27
2.55
2.55
7.16
7.16
3.3
4.4
8.5
10.7
.9
.9
9.2
9.2
3.4
3.4
7.73
–
9.09
–
5.51
–
–
–
–
–
8.7
–
13.3
–
14.2
–
–
–
–
–
$5.60
–
–
–
2.58
–
2.31
2.31
7.40
–
4.4
–
–
–
4.2
–
4.7
4.7
3.1
–
7.16
7.16
3.4
3.4
–
–
–
–
7.40
7.40
3.1
3.1
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Group I ..............................................................
11.37
10.18
10.56
10.47
8.1
10.6
10.3
11.5
12.24
–
11.69
–
8.0
–
9.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.83
10.75
8.70
8.70
10.9
12.3
8.8
8.8
12.27
12.30
–
–
8.5
9.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Group I ..............................................................
11.38
9.14
13.0
17.2
11.57
–
15.9
–
10.56
–
24.0
–
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
26.69
10.55
36.46
24.91
24.83
10.20
9.80
8.64
8.48
8.64
19.2
4.6
9.4
10.4
11.5
3.2
3.3
10.9
10.3
10.9
30.73
–
–
24.91
24.83
11.36
–
9.37
–
9.37
19.4
–
–
10.4
11.5
2.3
–
12.4
–
12.4
7.99
–
–
–
–
7.98
–
7.60
–
7.60
3.6
–
–
–
–
3.6
–
7.8
–
7.8
See footnotes at end of table.
14
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Sales and related occupations –Continued
Cashiers –Continued
Group I ..............................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Group I ..............................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
$8.48
12.10
12.10
12.41
12.14
32.50
10.3
13.0
13.0
4.4
7.2
6.8
$9.16
–
–
13.87
–
32.50
11.9
–
–
9.9
–
6.8
$7.55
–
–
8.84
–
–
7.7
–
–
.0
–
–
32.63
6.8
32.63
6.8
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Group I ..............................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Group I ..............................................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Group I ..............................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Group II .............................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
14.57
13.71
18.01
15.80
15.14
17.24
16.03
15.36
17.48
14.97
15.36
14.76
14.41
15.19
14.48
10.71
10.73
15.93
14.69
17.40
17.42
18.88
14.65
14.55
14.83
12.84
12.92
12.80
13.03
1.7
2.0
4.6
3.2
3.5
6.2
4.7
3.9
8.0
8.7
11.2
9.2
9.1
4.9
9.0
5.4
5.9
3.7
4.7
6.4
6.6
7.1
3.7
5.0
4.1
4.7
5.5
6.3
6.3
14.81
–
–
15.84
–
–
16.04
15.36
17.48
15.24
15.56
14.76
14.41
15.19
14.48
11.62
11.62
15.93
–
–
17.42
18.88
14.65
14.55
14.83
13.17
12.92
12.80
13.03
1.9
–
–
3.2
–
–
4.7
3.9
8.0
9.6
12.2
9.2
9.1
4.9
9.0
3.4
3.4
3.7
–
–
6.6
7.1
3.7
5.0
4.1
3.6
5.5
6.3
6.3
12.30
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.34
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
16.48
13.38
19.02
3.3
3.4
4.9
16.48
–
–
3.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Group II .............................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
Group II .............................................................
26.26
12.16
28.43
11.5
4.7
10.9
26.35
–
–
11.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
32.44
19.07
19.42
9.9
2.7
2.8
32.44
19.07
19.42
9.9
2.7
2.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.78
21.17
22.25
22.62
11.4
11.7
9.4
9.9
19.78
–
22.25
22.62
11.4
–
9.4
9.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.36
12.61
19.49
17.48
17.47
11.4
4.9
6.9
3.0
3.2
14.39
–
–
17.48
17.47
11.3
–
–
3.0
3.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11.00
10.31
18.7
21.1
–
10.31
–
21.1
–
–
–
–
Production occupations ....................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ..........................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ......................
Miscellaneous production workers
Group I ..............................................................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
15
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3,
Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Production occupations –Continued
Helpers--production workers –Continued
Group I ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Group II .............................................................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
Group I ..............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$10.31
21.1
$10.31
21.1
–
–
14.78
12.70
22.65
10.94
10.94
10.94
10.94
17.58
16.34
21.75
19.30
21.75
12.58
12.46
10.22
10.13
10.2
8.7
7.1
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.7
9.8
14.5
4.0
10.0
4.0
12.7
12.4
6.2
6.6
15.90
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.40
–
–
19.30
21.75
12.61
12.48
10.00
–
13.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.4
–
–
10.0
4.0
13.1
12.8
8.1
–
$11.46
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.55
–
4.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9.0
–
11.22
11.08
8.48
8.48
5.4
6.4
6.8
6.8
11.65
11.32
8.56
8.56
3.3
3.7
6.7
6.7
10.93
10.93
–
–
9.4
9.4
–
–
1 Combined work levels simplify the presentation of work levels by combining
levels 1 through 15 into four broad groups. Group I combines levels 1-4, group II
combines levels 5-8, group III combines levels 9-12, and group IV combines
levels 13-15.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$7.57
$10.37
$14.85
$21.77
$34.23
Management occupations .................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary .....................
17.63
28.20
20.24
20.95
19.67
24.42
28.20
24.42
33.35
20.19
36.88
62.22
26.92
41.96
42.92
48.59
84.37
41.15
43.59
42.92
62.22
139.82
41.15
45.53
58.19
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Financial analysts .........................................................
16.09
16.09
22.05
22.05
19.68
16.35
22.05
22.05
22.17
18.15
25.03
25.03
29.01
20.19
28.17
28.17
42.64
24.34
35.18
35.18
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer support specialists ...........................................
17.50
34.24
13.51
22.70
35.85
17.50
32.07
41.59
19.11
39.65
48.23
22.87
48.23
59.60
48.69
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................
21.35
27.59
27.59
27.59
31.94
32.30
32.96
35.61
35.75
48.08
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
12.00
12.00
18.66
21.77
21.77
Community and social services occupations ..................
Counselors .......................................................................
11.66
11.55
11.87
14.43
17.90
24.16
24.16
24.16
24.16
24.16
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
8.77
17.70
20.20
21.29
28.21
25.63
34.87
29.07
39.48
33.75
21.98
22.22
24.41
24.41
31.89
30.01
38.11
38.11
41.33
43.32
21.88
26.76
33.65
38.11
46.64
22.59
23.12
23.64
28.12
25.34
32.84
28.96
34.46
32.41
40.02
23.12
8.53
6.61
28.12
12.36
6.61
32.84
30.38
9.01
34.46
36.26
10.71
40.02
41.86
11.61
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Physical therapists ........................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
15.00
21.70
16.93
27.03
15.00
15.03
18.75
24.24
20.31
27.03
21.47
15.91
25.00
27.45
27.03
27.50
25.49
16.00
28.17
29.94
28.88
33.97
27.72
17.00
34.00
34.00
34.59
40.00
28.76
18.75
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
8.00
10.86
10.86
8.00
8.00
11.86
11.86
8.00
10.00
12.16
12.16
8.49
12.21
12.21
12.21
10.67
17.86
12.21
12.21
15.53
Protective service occupations .........................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
7.75
11.93
16.95
16.95
7.75
12.70
19.92
19.92
9.25
17.53
23.60
23.60
14.62
17.75
23.60
23.60
21.01
17.75
23.60
23.60
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Cooks ...............................................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
2.13
6.44
2.13
2.13
5.51
4.50
6.71
2.13
2.13
6.28
6.71
8.50
2.62
2.13
6.78
8.00
11.12
4.50
2.62
7.25
10.26
12.33
6.78
2.62
9.30
5.51
6.28
6.78
7.25
9.30
6.50
5.85
8.00
7.77
10.50
10.50
14.21
12.92
16.96
15.75
5.85
7.77
8.00
7.77
12.00
7.77
14.21
9.60
15.75
11.02
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
See footnotes at end of table.
17
Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008 — Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
$5.98
$8.91
$10.57
$12.52
$17.16
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
7.08
13.00
12.84
6.56
6.50
6.50
9.10
7.75
17.50
9.42
14.90
14.73
7.25
7.00
7.00
9.28
10.00
18.85
15.30
17.44
17.44
9.42
8.25
8.25
10.89
12.02
34.34
28.06
40.24
40.24
12.00
9.50
9.50
13.00
12.50
41.90
67.98
40.24
40.24
15.80
11.76
11.76
18.65
17.99
41.90
17.50
18.85
34.34
41.90
41.90
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Customer service representatives ....................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
9.95
12.61
12.61
10.81
10.19
10.00
8.50
11.82
11.25
11.97
7.42
8.78
9.80
11.75
14.05
14.10
11.29
10.24
13.28
9.50
13.45
15.89
13.00
11.55
11.55
10.63
14.21
15.91
15.15
13.16
15.22
16.40
10.50
16.07
17.92
14.18
14.21
13.12
13.52
16.84
17.60
18.38
17.89
17.42
17.55
11.25
17.92
18.41
16.30
14.37
14.37
14.80
19.20
19.20
19.38
25.31
20.15
17.81
14.04
18.41
25.67
17.50
15.14
15.14
14.98
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
10.62
13.04
15.51
20.00
20.05
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
12.67
17.24
25.48
36.45
41.57
19.80
15.55
31.07
16.79
33.46
19.94
40.10
21.55
40.10
22.21
11.94
15.50
15.50
19.00
20.55
21.95
23.30
26.15
28.28
28.28
Production occupations ....................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ..........................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ......................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
9.95
14.34
14.34
6.52
11.79
17.00
17.00
6.52
12.84
18.31
18.31
10.26
16.90
18.31
18.31
13.90
20.09
19.40
19.40
13.90
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
7.25
8.00
8.00
6.00
12.28
9.25
6.54
9.68
10.37
10.37
14.51
15.00
9.93
7.50
12.23
10.44
10.44
18.66
18.41
10.50
9.68
18.65
10.44
10.44
20.97
24.13
13.37
11.81
22.74
14.60
14.60
25.27
27.54
17.00
15.49
6.25
7.50
7.37
7.50
11.49
7.84
13.10
9.68
16.80
12.00
Occupation2
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
18
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$7.25
$9.95
$14.40
$20.89
$32.96
Management occupations .................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Financial managers ..........................................................
17.63
28.20
20.24
20.24
28.20
24.42
35.54
62.22
25.24
48.59
84.37
41.15
62.22
139.82
49.04
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Financial analysts .........................................................
16.35
16.09
22.05
22.05
20.19
17.59
22.05
22.05
22.17
20.19
25.03
25.03
29.01
20.19
28.17
28.17
42.64
24.34
35.18
35.18
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Computer software engineers ..........................................
17.46
34.24
23.08
35.85
33.10
41.59
40.22
48.23
48.23
59.60
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................
21.35
27.59
27.59
27.59
31.94
32.69
35.75
35.75
48.08
48.08
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
6.61
17.70
7.50
21.29
22.64
25.63
27.55
28.77
32.13
33.75
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
15.00
22.07
16.00
19.10
25.00
22.60
26.36
27.47
25.75
28.50
30.00
27.83
34.00
34.00
28.76
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
8.00
10.86
10.86
8.00
8.00
11.86
11.86
8.00
10.39
12.16
12.16
9.00
12.21
12.21
12.21
10.67
17.86
12.21
12.21
16.07
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Cooks ...............................................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
2.13
6.44
2.13
2.13
5.51
2.62
6.71
2.13
2.13
6.28
6.71
8.50
2.62
2.13
6.78
7.80
11.00
4.50
2.62
7.25
9.50
11.35
5.94
2.62
9.30
5.51
6.28
6.78
7.25
9.30
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
6.00
5.85
7.77
7.77
9.00
8.64
12.46
12.46
15.75
15.75
5.85
7.77
7.25
7.77
10.50
7.77
12.76
9.60
15.75
11.02
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
8.00
8.97
10.57
11.12
17.16
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
7.08
13.00
12.84
6.56
6.50
6.50
9.10
7.75
17.50
9.42
14.90
14.73
7.25
7.00
7.00
9.28
10.00
18.85
15.30
17.44
17.44
9.42
8.25
8.25
10.89
12.02
34.34
28.06
40.24
40.24
12.00
9.50
9.50
13.00
12.50
41.90
67.98
40.24
40.24
15.80
11.76
11.76
18.65
17.99
41.90
17.50
18.85
34.34
41.90
41.90
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Customer service representatives ....................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Data entry keyers .........................................................
9.95
12.61
12.61
9.75
10.19
10.00
8.50
11.82
11.25
12.00
7.42
8.78
11.82
14.05
14.10
11.19
10.24
13.28
9.50
13.17
16.87
13.00
11.55
11.55
14.22
16.18
15.15
13.16
15.22
16.40
10.50
17.14
17.92
15.00
14.21
13.12
16.85
17.35
18.38
14.15
17.42
17.55
11.25
17.92
18.41
16.30
14.37
14.37
18.98
19.20
19.20
25.31
17.42
17.81
14.04
18.56
25.67
17.50
15.14
15.14
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008 —
Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Office and administrative support occupations
–Continued
Office clerks, general ........................................................
$9.80
$11.24
$13.90
$14.80
$14.98
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
10.62
13.04
15.25
19.56
20.05
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
14.00
19.00
26.93
40.10
41.62
19.80
15.55
31.07
16.79
33.46
21.24
40.10
22.07
40.10
22.21
15.50
15.50
17.24
19.00
21.20
21.95
23.30
26.15
28.28
28.28
Production occupations ....................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ..........................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ......................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
9.90
16.90
16.70
6.52
11.79
17.80
17.95
6.52
12.50
18.31
18.31
10.26
17.00
18.31
18.31
13.90
20.09
19.55
19.55
13.90
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
7.00
6.00
12.28
9.25
6.54
9.25
14.51
15.00
9.93
7.50
12.00
18.66
18.41
10.50
9.68
18.61
20.97
24.13
13.37
11.81
22.91
25.27
27.54
14.86
15.49
6.25
7.50
7.37
7.50
11.49
7.84
13.10
9.68
16.80
12.00
Occupation2
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
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Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February
2008
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$10.26
$13.68
$19.84
$26.66
$36.26
Management occupations .................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
33.35
33.35
36.06
39.99
40.99
42.92
43.59
43.59
45.53
45.53
Community and social services occupations ..................
11.92
17.90
24.16
24.16
27.60
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
9.30
22.21
30.35
36.54
40.95
22.59
22.92
26.10
26.10
32.84
32.41
38.11
38.11
42.31
45.96
23.59
29.05
38.11
39.39
46.64
22.59
23.12
23.64
30.31
25.34
32.84
28.96
34.87
33.51
40.14
23.12
8.53
8.77
30.31
12.36
8.89
32.84
30.38
9.46
34.87
36.26
11.30
40.14
41.86
11.61
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
14.39
15.91
20.31
22.01
33.97
Protective service occupations .........................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
11.93
11.93
15.90
12.70
19.92
17.53
23.60
17.75
23.60
17.75
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
8.10
8.59
11.64
11.64
15.66
8.87
8.73
12.92
12.92
14.21
12.92
16.96
14.21
16.96
14.21
8.73
12.92
12.92
14.21
14.21
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
10.26
12.24
11.95
10.44
13.96
13.68
13.96
15.03
13.96
16.60
16.60
16.60
20.15
16.60
16.60
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
11.94
12.67
14.71
25.48
33.17
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Bus drivers, school .......................................................
10.00
13.07
13.07
12.53
13.07
13.07
14.93
14.60
14.60
21.26
15.59
15.59
22.53
17.25
17.25
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
1 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$8.25
$11.65
$16.09
$23.21
$36.17
Management occupations .................................................
General and operations managers ...................................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, postsecondary .....................
17.63
28.20
20.24
20.95
19.67
24.42
28.20
24.42
33.35
20.19
36.88
62.22
26.92
41.96
42.92
48.59
84.37
41.15
43.59
42.92
62.22
139.82
41.15
45.53
58.19
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Accountants and auditors .................................................
Financial analysts and advisors ........................................
Financial analysts .........................................................
16.09
16.09
22.05
22.05
19.68
16.35
22.05
22.05
22.17
18.15
25.03
25.03
29.01
20.19
28.17
28.17
42.64
24.34
35.18
35.18
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer support specialists ...........................................
17.50
34.24
13.51
22.70
35.85
17.50
32.07
41.59
19.11
39.65
48.23
22.87
48.23
59.60
48.69
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................
21.35
27.59
27.59
27.59
31.94
32.30
32.96
35.61
35.75
48.08
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
12.00
12.00
18.48
21.77
21.77
Community and social services occupations ..................
Counselors .......................................................................
11.66
11.55
11.87
14.43
17.90
24.16
24.16
24.16
24.16
24.16
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Middle school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
9.30
17.70
23.26
21.29
29.88
25.63
36.26
29.07
39.78
33.75
22.59
22.59
25.24
25.01
32.32
30.67
38.11
38.11
41.41
43.32
22.88
28.09
34.85
38.17
46.64
22.59
23.12
23.64
28.12
25.34
32.84
28.96
34.46
32.41
40.02
23.12
6.61
28.12
6.61
32.84
8.77
34.46
9.15
40.02
9.53
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians .............
14.00
21.84
16.93
16.00
19.02
24.01
16.93
22.60
25.00
27.25
27.03
25.75
28.29
30.54
27.03
27.83
34.00
34.00
32.39
28.76
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ................
8.00
10.86
10.86
8.00
8.00
11.86
11.86
8.00
10.50
12.16
12.16
9.00
12.21
12.21
12.21
10.67
17.86
12.21
12.21
15.77
Protective service occupations .........................................
Fire fighters .......................................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
7.75
11.93
16.95
16.95
7.75
12.70
19.92
19.92
9.26
17.53
23.60
23.60
16.43
17.75
23.60
23.60
22.06
17.75
23.60
23.60
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Cooks ...............................................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
4.50
6.44
2.17
5.51
6.71
4.50
7.25
8.50
4.50
9.00
10.25
7.75
12.19
13.25
7.89
8.00
7.77
8.64
8.64
12.02
12.02
15.75
14.21
16.96
15.75
8.01
10.50
12.46
14.21
15.75
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
8.09
9.00
10.93
17.16
17.16
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers ...............
8.27
13.00
12.00
14.90
17.99
17.44
40.24
40.24
67.98
40.24
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
22
Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008 —
Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$12.84
7.00
7.00
7.00
10.00
17.50
$14.73
8.27
8.00
8.00
12.00
18.85
$17.44
10.89
8.27
8.27
12.50
34.34
$40.24
12.50
10.60
10.60
17.99
41.90
$40.24
17.99
12.42
12.42
17.99
41.90
17.50
18.85
34.34
41.90
41.90
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Customer service representatives ....................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Data entry keyers .........................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
10.19
12.61
12.61
10.81
10.19
10.00
9.85
11.82
11.25
11.97
8.78
8.78
9.80
12.00
14.05
14.10
11.29
10.24
13.28
9.95
13.45
15.89
13.00
12.00
11.55
10.63
14.37
16.15
15.15
13.16
15.22
16.40
11.22
16.07
17.92
14.18
14.21
13.12
13.52
17.36
17.60
18.38
18.93
17.42
17.55
12.16
17.92
18.41
16.30
14.37
14.37
14.80
19.38
19.20
19.38
25.44
20.15
17.81
14.58
18.41
25.67
17.50
15.14
15.14
14.98
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
10.62
13.04
15.51
20.00
20.05
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ...
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Industrial machinery mechanics ...................................
12.67
17.38
25.48
36.45
41.57
19.80
15.55
31.07
16.79
33.46
19.94
40.10
21.55
40.10
22.21
11.94
15.50
15.50
19.00
20.55
21.95
23.30
26.15
28.28
28.28
Production occupations ....................................................
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers ..........................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers ......................
Helpers--production workers ........................................
9.95
14.34
14.34
6.52
11.89
17.00
17.00
6.52
12.95
18.31
18.31
10.26
16.95
18.31
18.31
13.90
20.09
19.40
19.40
13.90
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Packers and packagers, hand ......................................
7.62
12.28
12.28
9.25
7.50
9.93
15.00
15.00
9.93
7.62
13.30
20.65
18.41
10.50
9.68
20.95
20.97
24.13
13.37
11.49
22.91
27.11
27.54
17.00
13.32
8.70
7.50
10.00
7.50
11.48
7.84
12.95
9.68
14.50
12.00
Sales and related occupations –Continued
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a
full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in
another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
23
Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Part-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$2.62
$6.35
$7.75
$11.56
$16.00
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
6.80
6.80
8.53
8.34
10.71
8.53
11.61
11.21
12.36
12.36
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
15.00
15.00
16.00
25.00
25.00
27.50
27.50
28.50
34.59
83.00
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
2.13
2.13
2.13
6.28
2.62
2.13
2.13
6.75
6.66
2.13
2.13
7.00
7.25
2.62
2.62
7.25
9.30
4.50
2.62
9.30
6.28
6.75
7.00
7.25
9.30
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
5.98
6.68
8.48
9.00
30.00
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
5.85
6.75
6.65
6.50
6.50
7.00
7.25
7.25
7.08
7.08
8.40
9.42
9.42
9.42
9.42
10.20
10.00
10.00
9.50
9.50
12.00
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
8.00
7.45
10.25
8.50
12.62
9.50
15.03
10.50
15.60
11.00
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
6.00
6.00
7.00
6.54
10.46
10.50
15.15
13.06
18.41
17.07
5.85
7.00
11.55
14.89
17.46
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore,
a worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a
full-time employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in
another firm, where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution and are
calculated from individual-worker earnings and the hours they are
scheduled to work. At the 50th percentile, the median, half of the hours
are paid the same as or more than the rate shown, and half are paid the
same as or less than the rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth
of the hours are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more than the rate
shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow the same logic. Hourly
wages are the straight-time wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay.
Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays;
nonproduction bonuses; and tips.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not
meet publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data
for categories not shown separately
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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$644
40.2
$41,628
$33,467
2,056
1,668
2,541
1,255
1,514
1,479
2,489
1,010
1,609
42.0
39.8
39.6
38.9
85,340
132,132
65,281
69,294
75,005
129,422
52,500
70,486
2,151
2,067
2,060
1,779
42.92
1,363
1,609
38.3
70,867
83,684
1,994
25.73
19.40
26.74
26.74
22.17
18.15
25.03
25.03
1,023
774
1,061
1,061
887
726
1,001
1,001
39.7
39.9
39.7
39.7
53,176
40,225
55,165
55,165
46,105
37,758
52,062
52,062
2,067
2,074
2,063
2,063
Computer and mathematical science
occupations ....................................
Computer software engineers ............
Computer support specialists .............
32.57
45.60
23.40
32.07
41.59
19.11
1,307
1,868
932
1,268
1,768
765
40.1
41.0
39.8
67,636
97,150
48,459
65,497
91,914
39,757
2,076
2,131
2,071
Architecture and engineering
occupations ....................................
Engineers ...........................................
31.18
32.71
31.94
32.30
1,302
1,375
1,292
1,292
41.8
42.0
67,697
71,506
67,192
67,192
2,171
2,186
Life, physical, and social science
occupations ....................................
17.33
18.48
660
700
38.1
34,305
36,387
1,979
Community and social services
occupations ....................................
Counselors .........................................
18.40
21.29
17.90
24.16
770
954
637
1,160
41.8
44.8
39,744
48,724
33,141
60,308
2,160
2,288
28.67
24.99
29.88
25.63
1,086
992
1,139
1,025
37.9
39.7
42,696
41,992
44,522
41,000
1,489
1,680
31.69
32.32
1,188
1,190
37.5
45,264
45,238
1,429
31.88
30.67
1,203
1,172
37.7
45,609
44,519
1,431
33.98
34.85
1,266
1,324
37.3
48,031
49,839
1,413
26.73
31.61
25.34
32.84
1,042
1,166
1,014
1,190
39.0
36.9
39,417
44,856
38,402
45,238
1,474
1,419
31.61
8.24
32.84
8.77
1,166
325
1,190
329
36.9
39.5
44,856
14,054
45,238
13,745
1,419
1,706
25.15
28.49
24.26
25.00
27.25
27.03
983
1,098
958
961
1,056
1,034
39.1
38.6
39.5
50,716
57,115
49,821
49,920
54,891
53,747
2,016
2,005
2,053
24.40
25.75
948
987
38.9
49,317
51,331
2,021
11.05
10.50
437
397
39.5
22,719
20,654
2,055
11.88
12.16
471
474
39.6
24,475
24,658
2,060
11.88
12.16
471
474
39.6
24,475
24,658
2,060
10.18
9.00
402
339
39.5
20,884
17,653
2,052
12.28
15.53
9.26
17.53
507
823
370
929
41.3
53.0
26,375
42,805
19,240
48,313
2,147
2,756
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ................................................
$20.25
$16.09
$813
Management occupations ...................
General and operations managers .....
Financial managers ............................
Education administrators ....................
Education administrators,
postsecondary ..........................
39.67
63.92
31.69
38.94
36.88
62.22
26.92
41.96
35.54
Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
Accountants and auditors ...................
Financial analysts and advisors ..........
Financial analysts ...........................
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Postsecondary teachers .....................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education ..............................
Secondary school teachers ............
Secondary school teachers,
except special and vocational
education ..............................
Teacher assistants .............................
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
Registered nurses ..............................
Therapists ...........................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ....................................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides .............................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Protective service occupations ...........
Fire fighters .........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$944
944
40.0
40.0
$44,858
44,858
$49,084
49,084
2,080
2,080
308
364
220
271
340
180
39.8
40.0
39.9
15,662
18,917
11,300
13,953
17,680
9,360
2,026
2,080
2,049
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Protective service occupations
–Continued
Police officers .....................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ...
$21.57
21.57
$23.60
23.60
$863
863
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ....................................
Cooks .................................................
Food service, tipped ...........................
7.73
9.09
5.51
7.25
8.50
4.50
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
12.24
11.69
12.02
12.02
490
465
480
481
40.1
39.8
25,504
24,189
24,960
25,002
2,083
2,070
12.27
12.46
488
491
39.8
25,379
25,522
2,068
Personal care and service
occupations ....................................
11.57
10.93
463
437
40.0
24,063
22,734
2,080
30.73
17.99
1,246
746
40.5
64,785
38,792
2,108
24.91
17.44
1,076
785
43.2
55,966
40,819
2,247
24.83
11.36
9.37
9.37
13.87
17.44
10.89
8.27
8.27
12.50
1,079
454
367
367
579
785
436
331
331
500
43.5
40.0
39.2
39.2
41.8
56,104
23,611
19,079
19,079
30,131
40,819
22,649
17,208
17,208
25,992
2,260
2,079
2,037
2,037
2,172
32.50
34.34
1,300
1,374
40.0
67,599
71,431
2,080
32.63
34.34
1,305
1,374
40.0
67,879
71,431
2,080
14.81
15.84
14.37
16.15
588
632
570
637
39.7
39.9
30,489
32,870
29,565
33,099
2,059
2,075
16.04
15.24
14.76
15.19
11.62
15.15
13.16
15.22
16.40
11.22
639
600
590
608
456
606
526
609
656
449
39.9
39.4
40.0
40.0
39.3
33,247
31,206
30,683
31,594
23,725
31,518
27,371
31,653
34,112
23,340
2,073
2,047
2,079
2,080
2,042
15.93
16.07
633
636
39.7
32,381
32,094
2,033
17.42
17.92
693
717
39.8
36,062
37,265
2,070
Sales and related occupations ............
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers .........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ...................
Retail sales workers ...........................
Cashiers, all workers ......................
Cashiers .....................................
Retail salespersons ........................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ...............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Customer service representatives ......
Receptionists and information clerks ..
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
Stock clerks and order fillers ..............
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Data entry and information processing
workers .........................................
Data entry keyers ...........................
Office clerks, general ..........................
14.65
14.18
580
565
39.6
29,094
28,776
1,986
13.17
12.92
12.80
14.21
13.12
13.52
527
517
511
569
525
540
40.0
40.0
39.9
27,390
26,876
26,551
29,565
27,285
28,080
2,080
2,080
2,075
Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................
16.48
15.51
659
620
40.0
34,279
32,261
2,079
26.35
25.48
1,054
1,019
40.0
54,826
52,998
2,081
32.44
33.46
1,307
1,338
40.3
67,967
69,601
2,095
19.07
19.94
766
798
40.2
39,845
41,475
2,089
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers .......................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists .........................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations –Continued
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers
Industrial machinery mechanics .....
Production occupations ......................
Welding, soldering, and brazing
workers .........................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and
brazers ......................................
Helpers--production workers ..........
Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer .............................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..
Laborers and material movers, hand ..
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand ..............
Packers and packagers, hand ........
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$822
878
40.0
40.0
$41,149
46,270
$42,744
45,656
2,080
2,080
578
514
40.1
30,033
26,749
2,087
18.31
694
730
39.7
36,063
37,960
2,063
17.47
10.31
18.31
10.26
693
413
732
410
39.7
40.0
36,015
21,450
38,083
21,341
2,062
2,080
15.90
18.40
13.30
20.65
648
795
518
838
40.8
43.2
33,048
41,364
26,686
43,564
2,078
2,248
19.30
12.61
10.00
18.41
10.50
9.68
920
504
397
874
420
387
47.6
40.0
39.7
47,818
26,223
20,621
45,449
21,840
20,130
2,477
2,080
2,063
11.65
8.56
11.48
7.84
463
338
459
313
39.8
39.5
24,091
17,585
23,878
16,301
2,067
2,055
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$19.78
22.25
$20.55
21.95
$791
890
14.39
12.95
17.48
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
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Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$610
40.2
$41,584
$31,720
2,082
1,683
2,541
1,247
1,446
2,489
1,010
42.5
39.8
39.7
87,491
132,132
64,869
75,204
129,422
52,499
2,212
2,067
2,064
22.17
20.19
25.03
25.03
1,037
782
1,061
1,061
887
808
1,001
1,001
39.7
39.9
39.7
39.7
53,933
40,642
55,165
55,165
46,105
42,001
52,062
52,062
2,066
2,073
2,063
2,063
32.86
45.60
33.10
41.59
1,320
1,868
1,324
1,768
40.2
41.0
68,662
97,150
68,848
91,914
2,089
2,131
Architecture and engineering
occupations ....................................
Engineers ...........................................
31.44
33.69
31.94
32.69
1,333
1,448
1,399
1,437
42.4
43.0
69,332
75,303
72,736
74,742
2,205
2,235
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Postsecondary teachers .....................
20.92
24.89
22.64
25.63
826
995
874
1,025
39.5
40.0
34,911
42,109
36,487
41,317
1,669
1,692
26.04
28.76
26.36
27.47
1,015
1,103
1,012
1,058
39.0
38.3
52,766
57,339
52,623
55,006
2,027
1,994
24.40
25.75
948
987
38.9
49,317
51,331
2,021
11.17
10.50
442
420
39.6
23,004
21,840
2,060
11.88
12.16
471
474
39.6
24,475
24,658
2,060
11.88
12.16
471
474
39.6
24,475
24,658
2,060
10.26
9.00
406
339
39.6
21,117
17,653
2,058
Protective service occupations ...........
8.99
7.75
360
310
40.0
18,701
16,124
2,080
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ....................................
7.58
6.78
305
271
40.2
15,865
14,109
2,093
11.43
11.35
10.50
10.79
458
452
420
434
40.1
39.8
23,839
23,483
21,840
22,562
2,087
2,070
12.05
12.02
479
481
39.7
24,897
25,002
2,067
30.73
17.99
1,246
746
40.5
64,785
38,792
2,108
24.91
17.44
1,076
785
43.2
55,966
40,819
2,247
24.83
11.36
9.37
9.37
13.87
17.44
10.89
8.27
8.27
12.50
1,079
454
367
367
579
785
436
331
331
500
43.5
40.0
39.2
39.2
41.8
56,104
23,611
19,079
19,079
30,131
40,819
22,649
17,208
17,208
25,992
2,260
2,079
2,037
2,037
2,172
32.50
34.34
1,300
1,374
40.0
67,599
71,431
2,080
32.63
34.34
1,305
1,374
40.0
67,879
71,431
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ................................................
$19.97
$15.35
$803
Management occupations ...................
General and operations managers .....
Financial managers ............................
39.55
63.92
31.43
35.54
62.22
25.24
Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
Accountants and auditors ...................
Financial analysts and advisors ..........
Financial analysts ...........................
26.10
19.60
26.74
26.74
Computer and mathematical science
occupations ....................................
Computer software engineers ............
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
Registered nurses ..............................
Clinical laboratory technologists and
technicians ....................................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides .............................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support
occupations ..................................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Sales and related occupations ............
First-line supervisors/managers, sales
workers .........................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
retail sales workers ...................
Retail sales workers ...........................
Cashiers, all workers ......................
Cashiers .....................................
Retail salespersons ........................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ...............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific products
See footnotes at end of table.
28
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Customer service representatives ......
Receptionists and information clerks ..
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
Stock clerks and order fillers ..............
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Data entry and information processing
workers .........................................
Data entry keyers ...........................
Office clerks, general ..........................
Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers .......................................
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
engine specialists .........................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance workers
Industrial machinery mechanics .....
Production occupations ......................
Welding, soldering, and brazing
workers .........................................
Welders, cutters, solderers, and
brazers ......................................
Helpers--production workers ..........
Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer .............................
Industrial truck and tractor operators ..
Laborers and material movers, hand ..
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand ..............
Packers and packagers, hand ........
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$575
647
39.7
40.0
$30,608
32,934
$29,879
33,661
2,065
2,077
638
583
553
608
456
606
526
609
656
449
39.9
39.3
40.0
40.0
39.3
33,158
30,302
28,739
31,594
23,725
31,518
27,371
31,653
34,112
23,340
2,076
2,044
2,080
2,080
2,042
17.14
644
686
39.8
33,506
35,655
2,069
17.61
17.92
705
717
40.0
36,634
37,265
2,080
14.75
15.00
582
600
39.4
30,247
31,200
2,051
13.17
12.92
12.88
14.21
13.12
13.90
527
517
515
569
525
556
40.0
40.0
40.0
27,390
26,876
26,783
29,565
27,285
28,912
2,080
2,080
2,080
16.23
15.25
649
610
40.0
33,748
31,720
2,080
27.09
26.93
1,085
1,077
40.1
56,425
56,014
2,083
32.44
33.46
1,307
1,338
40.3
67,967
69,601
2,095
19.26
21.24
774
850
40.2
40,242
44,183
2,089
20.99
22.25
21.20
21.95
840
890
848
878
40.0
40.0
43,659
46,270
44,096
45,656
2,080
2,080
14.39
12.68
578
500
40.2
30,062
26,000
2,089
17.92
18.31
717
732
40.0
37,280
38,083
2,080
17.93
10.31
18.31
10.26
717
413
732
410
40.0
40.0
37,299
21,450
38,083
21,341
2,080
2,080
15.82
18.40
13.17
20.65
647
795
513
838
40.9
43.2
33,077
41,364
26,686
43,564
2,091
2,248
19.30
12.18
10.00
18.41
10.50
9.68
920
487
397
874
420
387
47.6
40.0
39.7
47,818
25,333
20,621
45,449
21,840
20,130
2,477
2,080
2,063
11.65
8.56
11.48
7.84
463
338
459
313
39.8
39.5
24,091
17,585
23,878
16,301
2,067
2,055
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$14.82
15.85
$14.37
16.18
$589
633
15.97
14.82
13.82
15.19
11.62
15.15
13.16
15.22
16.40
11.22
16.19
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
29
Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
and mean weekly and annual hours, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$840
39.9
$41,908
$41,274
1,890
1,577
1,614
1,609
1,626
38.9
38.7
73,179
72,643
73,228
72,114
1,804
1,743
24.16
908
1,104
42.9
46,667
57,408
2,205
30.62
32.41
1,149
1,190
37.5
44,395
45,238
1,450
32.50
32.84
1,213
1,190
37.3
46,238
45,238
1,423
32.91
32.41
1,235
1,226
37.5
46,823
46,541
1,423
35.16
38.11
1,300
1,382
37.0
49,367
52,499
1,404
26.79
32.10
25.34
32.84
1,046
1,183
1,014
1,190
39.1
36.8
39,555
45,494
38,402
45,238
1,476
1,417
32.10
9.31
32.84
9.08
1,183
364
1,190
358
36.8
39.1
45,494
14,203
45,238
13,584
1,417
1,525
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
21.54
20.91
851
786
39.5
42,554
40,876
1,975
Protective service occupations ...........
Fire fighters .........................................
18.91
15.53
19.92
17.53
835
823
929
929
44.2
53.0
43,424
42,805
48,313
48,313
2,296
2,756
14.33
12.94
14.21
12.92
572
515
569
517
39.9
39.8
29,740
26,781
29,565
26,874
2,075
2,070
12.94
12.92
515
517
39.8
26,781
26,874
2,070
14.67
13.96
579
550
39.5
29,438
28,246
2,007
14.97
15.03
591
591
39.5
28,593
28,776
1,911
14.48
13.96
577
559
39.8
27,131
28,776
1,873
19.69
14.71
782
588
39.7
40,642
30,597
2,064
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ................................................
$22.17
$20.56
$884
Management occupations ...................
Education administrators ....................
40.56
41.69
40.99
42.92
Community and social services
occupations ....................................
21.17
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Middle school teachers, except
special and vocational
education ..............................
Secondary school teachers ............
Secondary school teachers,
except special and vocational
education ..............................
Teacher assistants .............................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
30
Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of private industry establishments
for major occupational groups, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Occupational group2
Total
1-99
workers
100-499
workers
500
workers
or more
All workers ....................................................................
$18.42
$15.13
$19.13
$22.74
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
30.42
33.45
27.93
8.34
19.25
26.69
14.56
19.76
16.23
26.99
14.60
14.36
14.73
27.74
28.06
27.28
7.52
16.36
18.51
14.61
16.51
16.03
23.75
11.44
12.78
10.08
34.28
39.30
29.60
8.62
21.29
–
14.06
21.74
–
22.70
15.77
15.77
15.77
30.51
35.50
27.66
9.95
22.24
43.02
15.06
–
–
–
16.54
15.73
16.64
Relative error3 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
6.5
4.0
16.5
6.9
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
4.8
8.0
7.1
3.2
11.4
19.2
1.6
8.1
3.4
11.8
8.6
11.6
10.6
9.8
10.9
17.8
5.8
4.4
8.4
4.0
4.1
3.9
26.0
5.2
8.4
10.2
10.6
14.2
12.9
6.6
32.9
–
3.1
8.5
–
8.9
9.7
12.9
10.3
4.7
12.7
4.4
11.4
4.6
3.7
3.0
–
–
–
18.6
6.6
20.8
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries
paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living
adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for
overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers
and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.
See appendix A for more information.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error
expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to
calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.
For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation
Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that
data did not meet publication criteria.
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Table 15. Establishments with fewer than 100 workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$592
40.2
$35,606
$30,784
2,090
1,412
1,058
46.9
73,421
54,999
2,438
20.19
995
808
40.0
51,722
42,001
2,080
9.59
9.59
8.49
8.49
379
379
324
324
39.5
39.5
19,710
19,710
16,848
16,848
2,055
2,055
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................
7.37
5.76
298
231
40.4
15,483
11,989
2,100
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................
12.73
12.02
512
467
40.2
26,613
24,297
2,091
Sales and related occupations ................................
Retail sales workers ...............................................
Cashiers, all workers ..........................................
Cashiers .........................................................
21.68
9.89
7.69
7.69
15.35
8.27
8.00
8.00
862
388
301
301
614
331
320
320
39.8
39.2
39.1
39.1
44,811
20,176
15,644
15,644
31,920
17,208
16,640
16,640
2,067
2,039
2,034
2,034
Office and administrative support occupations ....
Financial clerks .......................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ...
Office clerks, general ..............................................
14.81
16.41
16.76
12.73
14.80
16.78
16.50
14.80
587
657
670
509
592
671
660
592
39.6
40.0
40.0
40.0
30,524
34,142
34,864
26,478
30,784
34,898
34,320
30,784
2,061
2,080
2,080
2,080
Construction and extraction occupations .............
16.03
15.25
641
610
40.0
33,335
31,720
2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
23.75
22.21
956
888
40.3
49,736
46,195
2,094
Production occupations ..........................................
12.83
12.50
513
500
40.0
26,687
26,000
2,080
Transportation and material moving occupations
Laborers and material movers, hand ......................
11.73
10.96
12.28
11.25
458
419
491
400
39.1
38.3
23,817
21,813
25,549
20,800
2,031
1,990
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ....................................................................
$17.04
$14.80
$685
Management occupations .......................................
30.11
19.23
Business and financial operations occupations ...
24.87
Healthcare support occupations .............................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ......
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is
the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not
shown separately
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Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$677
40.2
$45,689
$35,121
2,077
1,850
2,541
1,573
2,489
39.8
39.8
96,218
132,132
81,790
129,422
2,072
2,067
24.34
18.15
25.03
25.03
1,058
808
1,061
1,061
971
726
1,001
1,001
39.6
39.7
39.7
39.7
54,994
42,015
55,165
55,165
50,468
37,758
52,062
52,062
2,059
2,066
2,063
2,063
32.11
30.41
1,282
1,217
39.9
66,664
63,278
2,076
Architecture and engineering occupations ...........
Engineers ...............................................................
27.19
29.48
27.59
27.59
1,117
1,223
1,104
1,104
41.1
41.5
58,066
63,607
57,385
57,385
2,135
2,158
Education, training, and library occupations ........
26.61
25.82
1,044
1,033
39.2
40,439
40,486
1,520
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ........................................................
Registered nurses ..................................................
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians ...
26.40
27.24
24.40
26.63
27.47
25.75
1,024
1,038
948
1,040
1,058
987
38.8
38.1
38.9
53,240
53,969
49,317
54,076
55,006
51,331
2,017
1,982
2,021
Healthcare support occupations .............................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ..........
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............
14.11
11.88
11.88
12.21
12.16
12.16
561
471
471
488
474
474
39.8
39.6
39.6
29,191
24,475
24,475
25,386
24,658
24,658
2,069
2,060
2,060
Protective service occupations ...............................
8.99
7.75
360
310
40.0
18,701
16,124
2,080
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................
7.95
7.80
318
312
40.0
16,541
16,224
2,080
9.29
9.29
8.01
8.01
372
372
321
321
40.0
40.0
19,324
19,324
16,669
16,669
2,080
2,080
9.66
8.64
386
345
40.0
20,097
17,961
2,080
Sales and related occupations ................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers .....
Retail sales workers ...............................................
Cashiers, all workers ..........................................
Cashiers .........................................................
39.63
26.53
13.07
11.67
11.67
18.01
26.05
11.76
11.20
11.20
1,638
1,137
535
458
458
749
1,042
468
448
448
41.3
42.8
40.9
39.3
39.3
85,184
59,100
27,802
23,822
23,822
38,958
54,188
24,336
23,296
23,296
2,150
2,227
2,127
2,041
2,041
Office and administrative support occupations ....
Financial clerks .......................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ...
Customer service representatives ..........................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks .....................
Stock clerks and order fillers ..................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ..............
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ......................................................
Office clerks, general ..............................................
14.83
14.99
14.62
14.33
15.36
11.86
16.30
13.86
15.15
15.15
13.16
16.66
11.22
17.14
590
598
582
567
614
475
647
555
606
606
526
666
449
686
39.8
39.9
39.8
39.6
40.0
40.0
39.7
30,677
31,079
30,263
29,497
31,944
24,675
33,644
28,835
31,518
31,518
27,371
34,653
23,340
35,655
2,068
2,073
2,069
2,059
2,080
2,080
2,065
17.61
17.92
705
717
40.0
36,638
37,265
2,080
14.23
13.27
13.54
13.50
551
531
532
540
38.7
40.0
28,667
27,593
27,641
28,080
2,014
2,080
Construction and extraction occupations .............
18.40
18.40
736
736
40.0
38,277
38,272
2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine
specialists .........................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and
maintenance workers .......................................
Industrial machinery mechanics .........................
27.57
27.20
1,103
1,088
40.0
57,374
56,576
2,081
18.50
17.38
744
695
40.2
38,688
36,155
2,092
22.50
22.72
23.30
23.30
900
909
932
932
40.0
40.0
46,806
47,250
48,464
48,464
2,080
2,080
15.77
16.08
636
656
40.3
33,054
34,091
2,096
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ....................................................................
$22.00
$16.93
$884
Management occupations .......................................
General and operations managers .........................
46.44
63.92
39.32
62.22
Business and financial operations occupations ...
Accountants and auditors .......................................
Financial analysts and advisors ..............................
Financial analysts ...............................................
26.70
20.34
26.74
26.74
Computer and mathematical science occupations
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................
Building cleaning workers .......................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .................................
Production occupations ..........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 16. Establishments with 100 workers or more: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours for full-time1 private industry workers, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Production occupations –Continued
Miscellaneous production workers .........................
Transportation and material moving occupations
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ...................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...............
Industrial truck and tractor operators ......................
Laborers and material movers, hand ......................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ................................................
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$410
40.0
$23,519
$21,341
2,080
705
962
1,179
460
388
532
839
1,098
420
324
41.5
44.9
53.1
40.0
40.2
35,863
50,017
61,319
23,934
20,181
27,660
43,603
57,084
21,840
16,848
2,109
2,333
2,763
2,080
2,089
492
460
40.5
25,592
23,903
2,105
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$11.31
$10.26
$452
17.01
21.44
22.19
11.51
9.66
13.32
20.96
21.12
10.50
8.10
12.16
11.49
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is
the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
Annual earnings5
employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not
shown separately
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Table 17. Union1 and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational groups, Memphis,
TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Union
Nonunion
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
All workers ....................................................................
$20.00
$19.40
$22.10
$18.65
$18.34
$21.27
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
–
–
–
20.30
16.63
–
17.21
24.39
–
24.67
21.58
20.21
22.02
–
–
–
–
15.94
–
16.47
23.97
–
24.09
21.57
20.21
22.04
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.89
34.32
27.32
9.00
19.20
27.13
14.22
18.93
16.13
27.26
13.30
13.58
13.14
30.89
34.19
28.25
8.33
19.54
27.13
14.32
19.09
16.14
28.85
13.30
13.57
13.14
26.93
35.51
25.54
14.31
13.29
–
13.29
14.31
–
–
13.25
–
12.90
Occupational group3
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
8.2
10.1
6.2
6.2
7.0
3.6
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
–
–
–
5.8
8.9
–
8.1
3.8
–
4.7
17.6
3.8
23.3
–
–
–
–
7.9
–
6.3
4.9
–
4.8
18.6
3.8
25.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.0
7.0
5.6
3.9
11.6
19.1
2.2
9.7
3.5
18.4
6.2
7.3
8.0
5.2
7.7
8.1
3.2
12.1
19.1
2.3
9.9
3.5
17.8
6.4
7.4
8.2
3.5
13.5
3.5
3.7
5.0
–
5.0
7.3
–
–
7.5
–
8.9
1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through
collective bargaining.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval"
around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix
A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria.
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Table 18. Time and incentive workers1: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational
groups, Memphis, TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Time
Occupational group3
Incentive
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
All workers ....................................................................
$16.62
$15.90
$36.30
$36.30
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
27.92
31.06
26.05
9.74
14.18
13.26
14.55
17.91
–
22.21
14.00
14.36
13.77
28.31
30.56
26.38
8.34
14.15
13.26
14.54
17.68
15.60
22.59
13.94
14.36
13.65
47.78
63.20
–
–
43.68
51.65
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
47.78
63.20
–
–
43.68
51.65
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
4.7
5.3
14.6
14.6
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
3.9
5.4
5.6
4.2
3.0
10.6
1.9
2.0
–
5.4
8.2
11.4
10.1
5.1
5.6
8.5
3.2
3.1
10.6
1.8
2.0
.4
5.3
8.3
11.6
10.4
7.3
12.1
–
–
21.5
21.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.3
12.1
–
–
21.5
21.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate
or salary. Incentive workers are those whose wages are at
least partially based on productivity payments such as piece
rates, commissions, and production bonuses.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries
paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living
adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for
overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers
and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.
See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error
expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to
calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.
For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation
Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that
data did not meet publication criteria.
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Table 19. Industry sector1: Mean hourly earnings2 for private industry workers by major occupational group, Memphis,
TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Goods producing
Service providing
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade,
transportation,
and utilities
Information
Financial
activities
Professional and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
All workers ................................................
–
$17.59
$17.90
$27.15
–
–
–
–
–
Management, professional, and related
Management, business, and financial
Professional and related .....................
Service ....................................................
Sales and office ......................................
Sales and related ................................
Office and administrative support .......
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance .....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..
Production, transportation, and material
moving ..............................................
Production ..........................................
Transportation and material moving ...
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.33
–
27.69
–
19.57
23.47
15.74
36.26
52.13
24.91
10.68
15.35
16.48
14.16
–
–
–
–
16.80
–
16.63
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.80
24.33
29.20
29.36
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.03
14.38
12.32
17.78
14.48
17.96
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Occupational group3
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ................................................
–
13.5
2.3
15.9
–
–
–
–
–
Management, professional, and related
Management, business, and financial
Professional and related .....................
Service ....................................................
Sales and office ......................................
Sales and related ................................
Office and administrative support .......
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance .....................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..
Production, transportation, and material
moving ..............................................
Production ..........................................
Transportation and material moving ...
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.7
–
8.0
–
13.2
19.0
13.4
8.4
9.1
9.2
18.0
2.6
5.3
2.7
–
–
–
–
13.4
–
12.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.6
2.3
18.7
19.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
14.3
14.3
17.4
8.1
12.5
8.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1 Industry sectors are determined by the 2002 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS).
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They
include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of
the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample
estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet publication
criteria.
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Appendix A: Technical Note
T
Sample design
The sample for this survey area was selected using a twostage stratified design with probability proportional to employment sampling at each stage. The first stage of sample
selection was a probability sample of establishments. The
sample of establishments was drawn by first stratifying the
sampling frame by industry and ownership. The number of
sample establishments allocated to each stratum is approximately proportional to the stratum employment. Each
sampled establishment is selected within a stratum with a
probability proportional to its employment. Use of this
technique means that the larger an establishment’s employment, the greater its chance of selection. Weights were
applied to each establishment when the data were tabulated
so that it represents similar units (by industry and employment size) in the economy that were not selected for collection. The second stage of sample selection, detailed below,
was a probability sample of occupations within a sampled
establishment.
his section provides basic information on the procedures and concepts used to produce the data contained
in this bulletin. It is divided into three parts: Planning for
the survey; data collection; and processing and analyzing
the data. Although this section answers some questions
commonly asked by data users, it is not a comprehensive
description of all of the steps required to produce the data.
Planning for the survey
The overall design of the National Compensation Survey
(NCS) includes questions of scope, frame, and sample selection.
Survey scope
This survey covered establishments employing one worker
or more in private goods-producing industries (mining,
construction, and manufacturing); private service-providing
industries (trade, transportation, and utilities, information,
financial activities, professional and business services, education and health services, leisure and hospitality, and other
services); State governments; and local governments. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, private households,
and the Federal Government were excluded from the scope
of the survey. For purposes of this survey, an establishment is an economic unit that produces goods or services, a
central administrative office, or an auxiliary unit providing
support services to a company. For private industries in
this survey, the establishment is usually at a single physical
location. For State and local governments, an establishment
is defined as all locations of a government agency within
the sampled area.
The statistical area covered by this survey is defined by
the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of
December 2003. The Memphis, TN–MS–AR, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Fayette, Shelby, and
Tipton Counties, TN; DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, and Tunica
Counties, MS; and Crittenden County, AR.
Data collection
The collection of data from survey respondents required
detailed procedures. Field economists collected the data,
working out of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Regional Offices and visiting each establishment surveyed.
Other contact methods, such as mail and telephone, were
used to clarify and update data.
Occupational selection and classification
Identification of the occupations for which wage data were
to be collected was a multistep process:
1. Probability-proportional-to-size selection of establishment jobs
2. Classification of jobs into occupations based on the
2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system
3. Characterization of jobs as full-time versus parttime, union versus nonunion, and time versus incentive
4. Determination of the level of work of each job
Sampling frame
The list of establishments from which the survey sample
was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State
unemployment insurance reports. Due to the volatility of
industries within the private sector, sampling frames were
developed using the most recent month of reference available at the time the sample was selected. Approximately
one-fifth of the sample is reselected each year.
For each occupation, wage data were collected for those
workers whose jobs could be characterized by the criteria
identified in the last three steps. If a specific work level
could not be determined, wages were still collected.
A-1
In step one, the jobs to be sampled were selected at each
establishment by the BLS field economist. A complete list
of employees was used for sampling, with each selected
worker representing a job within the establishment.
As with the selection of establishments, the selection of
a job was based on probability proportional to its size in
the establishment. The greater the number of people working in a job in the establishment, the greater its chance of
selection.
The number of jobs for which data were collected in
each establishment was based on the establishment’s employment size. The number of jobs selected followed this
schedule:
Number
of employees
Number
of selected jobs
1–49
50–249
250 or more
Up to 4
6
8
The second step of the process entailed classifying the
selected jobs into occupations based on their duties. NCS
uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system. A selected job may fall into any one of about 800
occupational classifications, from accountant to zoologist.
When workers could be classified in more than one occupation, they were classified in the occupation that required the
higher skill level. When there was no perceptible difference in skill level, the workers were classified in the occupation that described their primary activity.
Each occupational classification is an element of a
broader classification known as a major group. Occupations can fall into any of 22 major groups. Appendix B
contains a complete list of all individual occupations, classified by the major group to which they belong.
In step three, certain other job characteristics of the
chosen worker were identified. First, the worker was identified as holding either a full-time or part-time job, based
on the establishment’s definition of those terms. Then, the
worker was classified as having a time versus incentive job,
depending on whether any part of pay was directly based
on the actual production of the worker, rather than solely
on hours worked. Finally, the worker was identified as being in a union job or a nonunion job. See the “Definition of
terms” section on the following page for more detail.
Occupational leveling
In the last step before wage data were collected, the work
level of each selected job was determined using a “point
factor leveling” process. Point factor leveling matches certain aspects of a job to specific levels of work with assigned point values. Points for each factor are then totaled
to determine the overall work level for the job.
The NCS program is in the process of converting from a
nine-factor to a four-factor occupational leveling system.
The conversion is being phased in via annual NCS sample
A-2
replenishment groups and will require several years for full
implementation. The four occupational leveling factors
are:
•
•
•
•
Knowledge
Job controls and complexity
Contacts (nature and purpose)
Physical environment
Each factor consists of several levels, and each level has
an associated description and assigned points. A knowledge guide for 24 families of closely related occupations
contains short definitions of the point levels of knowledge
expected for the occupations and presents relevant examples. The other three factors use identical descriptions for
all occupational categories and contain a definition of each
point level within each factor.
The description within each factor best matching the job
is chosen. The point levels within each factor are designed
to describe the thresholds of distinct levels of work. When
a job does not meet the full description of a point level, the
next lowest point level is used. Points for the four factors
are totaled to determine the overall work level. NCS publishes data for up to 15 work levels.
Most supervisory occupations are evaluated based on
their duties and responsibilities. A modified approach is
used for professional and administrative supervisors when
they direct professional work and are paid primarily to supervise. Such supervisory occupations are leveled based
on the work level of the highest position reporting to them.
For a complete description of point factor leveling, refer
to the publication “National Compensation Survey: Guide
for Evaluating Your Firm’s Jobs and Pay,” available at the
BLS National Compensation Survey Internet site at
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbr0004.pdf.
Combined work levels
This bulletin includes a table which simplifies the presentation of work levels by combining them into four broad
groups. The groups were determined by combinations of
knowledge, job controls and complexity, contacts, physical
environment, and supervisory duties, and are meant to be
comparable across different occupations. The broad
groups and the combined work levels are:
Group
designation
Levels
combined
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group IV
Levels 1–4
Levels 5–8
Levels 9–12
Levels 13–15
Collection period
Survey data were collected over a 13-month period for 60
metropolitan areas in the NCS program. For 20 small met-
ropolitan areas, data were collected over a 4-month period.
For each establishment in the survey, the data reflect the establishment’s most recent information at the time of collection. The payroll reference month shown in the tables reflects the average date of this information for all sample
units.
Incentive worker. Any employee whose earnings are tied,
at least in part, to commissions, piece rates, production bonuses, or other incentives based on production or sales.
Earnings
Earnings were defined as regular payments from the employer to the employee as compensation for straight-time
hourly work, or for any salaried work performed. The following components were included as part of earnings:
Union worker. Any employee is in a union occupation
when all of the following conditions are met:
•
•
•
•
•
Incentive pay, including commissions, production
bonuses, and piece rates
Cost-of-living allowances
Hazard pay
Payments of income deferred due to participation
in a salary reduction plan
Deadhead pay, defined as pay given to transportation workers returning in a vehicle without freight
or passengers
The following forms of payments were not considered
part of straight-time earnings:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Shift differentials, defined as extra payment for
working a schedule that varies from the norm, such
as night or weekend work
Premium pay for overtime, holidays, and weekends
Bonuses not directly tied to production (such as
Christmas and profit-sharing bonuses)
Uniform and tool allowances
Free or subsidized room and board
Payments made by third parties (for example, tips)
On-call pay
To calculate earnings for various periods (hourly,
weekly, and annual), data on work schedules also were collected. For hourly workers, scheduled hours worked per
day and per week, exclusive of overtime, were recorded.
Annual weeks worked were determined. Because salaried
workers who are exempt from overtime provisions often
work beyond the assigned work schedule, their typical
number of hours actually worked was collected.
Definition of terms
Full-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be full time.
Part-time worker. Any employee whom the employer considers to be part time.
Time-based worker. Any employee whose earnings are
solely tied to an hourly rate or salary.
A-3
Nonunion worker. An employee in an occupation not
meeting the conditions for union coverage.
•
•
•
A labor organization is recognized as the bargaining agent for all workers in the occupation
Wage and salary rates are determined through collective bargaining or negotiations
Settlement terms, which must include earnings provisions and may include benefit provisions, are embodied in a signed, mutually binding collective bargaining agreement
Level. A ranking within an occupation based on the requirements of the position.
Processing and analyzing the data
Data were processed and analyzed at the BLS National Office following collection.
Weighting and nonresponse
Sample weights were calculated for each establishment and
occupation in the survey. These weights reflected the relative size of the occupation within the establishment and of
the establishment within the sample universe. Weights
were used to aggregate data for the individual establishments or occupations into the various data series. Some of
the establishments surveyed could not supply or refused to
supply information. If data were not provided by a sample
member during the initial interview, the weights of responding sample members in the same or similar “cells”
were adjusted to account for the missing data. This technique assumes that the mean value of data for the nonrespondents equals the mean value of data for the respondents at some detailed “cell” level. Responding and
nonresponding establishments were classified into these
cells according to industry and employment size. Responding and nonresponding occupations within responding establishments were classified into cells that were additionally defined by major occupation group.
If average hourly earnings data were not provided by a
sample member during the update interview, then missing
average hourly earnings were imputed by multiplying prior
average hourly earnings by the rate of change in the average hourly earnings of respondents. The regression model
that takes into account available establishment characteristics is used to derive the rate of change in the average
hourly earnings.
Establishments that were determined to be out of business or outside the scope of the survey had their weights
changed to zero.
Estimation
The wage series in the tables are computed by combining
the wages for each sampled occupation. Before being
combined, individual wage rates are weighted by the number of workers; the sample weight, adjusted for nonresponding establishments and other factors; and the occupation’s scheduled hours of work. The sample weight reflects
the inverse of each unit’s probability of selection at each
sample selection stage and four weight adjustment factors.
The first factor adjusts for establishment nonresponse and
the second factor adjusts for occupational nonresponse.
The third factor adjusts for any special situations that may
have occurred during data collection. The fourth factor,
post-stratification, also called benchmarking, is introduced
to adjust estimated employment totals to the current counts
of employment by industry. The latest available employment counts were used to derive average hourly earnings in
this publication.
Not all calculated series met the criteria for publication.
Before any series was published, it was reviewed to make
sure that the number of observations underlying it was sufficient. This review prevented the publication of a series
that could have revealed information about a specific establishment.
Estimates of the number of workers 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 the number
of workers obtained from the sample of establishments
serve to indicate only the relative importance of the occupational groups studied.
Percentiles
The percentiles presented in tables 6 through 10 are computed using earnings reported for individual workers in
sampled establishment jobs and their scheduled hours of
work. Establishments in the survey may report only individual-worker earnings for each sampled job. For the calculation of percentile estimates, the individual-worker
hourly earnings are appropriately weighted and then arrayed from lowest to highest.
The published 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position in the earnings distribution within
each published occupation. At the 50th percentile, the me-
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dian, half of the hours are paid the same as or more than the
rate shown, and half are paid the same as or less than the
rate shown. At the 25th percentile, one-fourth of the hours
are paid the same as or less than the rate shown. At the
75th percentile, one-fourth are paid the same as or more
than the rate shown. The 10th and 90th percentiles follow
the same logic.
Data reliability
The data in this bulletin are estimates from a scientifically
selected 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 and not from an entire population. The
sample used for this survey is one of a number of 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.
A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is called the standard error or sampling error. It indicates the precision with which an estimate from a particular sample approximates the average result of all possible
samples. The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard
error divided by the estimate. RSE data are provided
alongside the earnings data in the bulletin tables.
The standard error can be used to calculate a “confidence interval” around a sample estimate. As an example,
suppose a table shows that mean hourly earnings for all
workers were $17.75, with a relative standard error of 1.0
percent for this estimate. At the 90-percent level, the confidence interval for this estimate is from $17.46 to $18.04
($17.75 minus and plus $0.29, where $0.29 is the product
of 1.645 times 1.0 percent times $17.75). If all possible
samples were selected to estimate the population value, the
interval from each sample would include the true population value approximately 90 percent of the time.
Nonsampling errors also affect survey results. They
can stem from many sources, such as inability to obtain information for some establishments, difficulties with survey
definitions, inability of the respondents to provide correct
information, or mistakes in recording or coding the data obtained. Although they were not specifically measured, the
nonsampling errors were expected to be minimal due to the
extensive training of the field economists who gathered the
survey data, computer edits of the data, and detailed data
review.
Appendix table 1. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, Memphis,
TN-MS-AR, February 2008
Civilian
workers
Occupational group2
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
All workers ....................................................................
566,600
496,300
70,300
Management, professional, and related .....................
Management, business, and financial ....................
Professional and related .........................................
Service ........................................................................
Sales and office ..........................................................
Sales and related ....................................................
Office and administrative support ...........................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ....
Construction and extraction ...................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ......................
Production, transportation, and material moving ........
Production ..............................................................
Transportation and material moving .......................
123,600
40,600
83,000
121,500
168,700
62,700
106,100
47,400
31,200
16,200
105,300
30,600
74,700
87,200
36,400
50,800
103,300
159,800
62,700
97,100
44,300
29,700
14,600
101,700
30,200
71,600
36,500
4,300
32,200
18,200
9,000
–
9,000
3,100
–
1,600
3,600
–
3,200
1 The number of workers represented by the
survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of
the number of workers provide a description of size
and composition of the labor force included in the
survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for
comparison to other statistical series to measure
employment trends or levels.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the
2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system. See appendix B for more information.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National
Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or
that data did not meet publication criteria.
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Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, Memphis, TN-MS-AR,
February 2008
State and
local
government
Establishments
Total
Private
industry
Total in sampling frame1 ................................................
20,502
20,279
223
Total in sample ...............................................................
Responding ............................................................
Refused or unable to provide data .........................
Out of business or not in survey scope ..................
354
198
92
64
323
168
92
63
31
30
0
1
1 The list of establishments from which the
survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was
developed from State unemployment insurance
reports and is based on the 2002 North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS). For private
industries, an establishment is usually a single
physical location. For State and local governments,
an establishment is defined as all locations of a
government entity.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National
Compensation Survey.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or
that data did not meet publication criteria.
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