St. Louis, MO–IL
National Compensation Survey
June 2006
_________________________________________________________________________________________
U.S. Department of Labor
Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Philip L. Rones, Deputy Commissioner
April 2007
Bulletin 3135–54
Preface
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Contents
Page
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................
1
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.
he tables in this bulletin summarize the NCS results for
the St. Louis, MO–IL, metropolitan area. Data were
collected between December 2005 and January 2007; the
average reference month is June 2006. 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 have undergone a number of
significant changes. Beginning with the 3135 bulletin series, the releases employ:
1. The 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system and the 2002 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
2. An expanded scope of establishments, lowering the minimum establishment size for private industry from 50 workers to 1 worker
3. Imputation for temporary non-response situations
4. Benchmarking of estimated employment
5. Redesigned tables, to reflect the new classification system and to emphasize work levels
1
and incentive workers in all and private establishments by
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.
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
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
2
Table 1. Summary: Mean hourly earnings1 and weekly hours for selected worker and establishment characteristics, St. Louis,
MO-IL, June 2006
Civilian
workers
Worker and establishment
characteristics
Private industry
workers
Hourly earnings
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
$19.95
2.9
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 .............
29.37
30.95
28.68
11.31
15.39
15.97
15.11
State and local government
workers
Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
35.4
$19.58
3.3
5.3
8.1
4.6
8.7
4.2
11.5
3.0
36.1
39.8
34.7
31.4
36.0
32.3
38.0
29.28
31.16
28.33
10.63
15.41
15.98
15.11
26.17
29.24
22.18
2.6
2.9
6.5
39.6
40.0
39.0
18.16
18.54
17.65
3.7
2.2
8.0
Full time ............................................................
Part time ...........................................................
20.93
12.03
Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................
Time ..................................................................
Incentive ...........................................................
Hourly earnings
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
weekly
hours3
Mean
Relative
error2
(percent)
35.4
$23.43
4.5
35.8
6.4
8.9
5.8
10.6
4.4
11.5
3.2
36.5
39.8
35.1
30.9
35.9
32.4
38.0
29.78
29.15
29.91
17.44
15.01
–
15.07
4.3
14.5
2.7
1.7
4.8
–
4.5
34.2
39.6
33.3
36.9
37.7
–
38.2
26.79
29.96
22.66
2.6
3.9
6.6
39.5
40.0
39.0
16.91
18.35
14.86
5.9
1.9
8.3
39.9
40.0
39.7
36.3
39.4
33.0
18.14
18.52
17.63
3.9
2.3
8.5
36.3
39.4
32.8
18.56
–
18.09
3.1
–
3.0
37.2
–
36.5
3.1
14.0
39.4
19.5
20.60
11.84
3.5
15.1
39.5
19.6
23.89
15.80
4.4
4.5
38.2
17.5
24.42
18.54
3.7
3.8
37.6
34.8
23.98
18.34
4.5
4.2
38.0
34.7
26.63
21.13
4.3
6.1
35.9
35.7
19.77
22.54
3.0
17.3
35.6
32.9
19.35
22.54
3.3
17.3
35.6
32.9
23.43
–
4.5
–
35.8
–
Goods producing ..............................................
Service providing ..............................................
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
24.30
18.18
1.9
4.2
39.8
34.2
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
(6)
1-99 workers .....................................................
100-499 workers ...............................................
500 workers or more .........................................
18.42
19.52
22.89
5.3
8.3
6.1
34.6
35.7
36.6
18.38
19.42
22.49
5.4
8.9
8.0
34.6
35.7
36.8
21.56
21.39
23.98
4.5
3.1
5.2
32.8
35.6
36.1
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, St. Louis, MO-IL,
June 2006
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$19.95
2.9
$20.93
3.1
$12.03
14.0
Management occupations .................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Level 13 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
34.52
28.76
44.62
54.78
38.83
45.01
39.50
32.26
14.9
8.4
8.0
5.7
6.4
5.3
11.8
26.7
34.96
28.76
44.62
54.78
38.69
45.01
39.50
32.26
15.1
8.4
8.0
5.7
6.4
5.3
11.8
26.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
44.27
55.51
40.09
15.8
2.7
12.8
44.27
55.51
40.09
15.8
2.7
12.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
27.13
20.69
21.87
24.68
32.37
5.8
15.4
4.1
6.3
10.4
27.26
20.69
21.87
24.68
32.37
5.8
15.4
4.1
6.3
10.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.02
4.8
22.02
4.8
–
–
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
35.39
33.07
31.20
46.71
33.88
7.3
10.0
3.7
7.6
11.8
35.58
33.07
31.20
46.71
33.88
7.3
10.0
3.7
7.6
11.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Engineers .........................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters ..........................
31.23
28.17
31.44
35.22
33.20
29.09
32.03
35.22
26.46
5.8
2.9
4.5
5.7
7.5
1.9
4.2
5.7
7.7
30.90
28.17
31.44
–
32.84
29.09
32.03
–
26.46
6.2
2.9
4.5
–
7.8
1.9
4.2
–
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
33.65
14.3
33.89
14.3
–
–
Community and social services occupations ..................
Counselors .......................................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists
16.78
17.35
15.60
8.3
17.2
4.6
16.78
17.35
15.60
8.3
17.2
4.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................
33.77
40.08
11.5
27.1
33.10
–
13.6
–
–
–
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Miscellaneous 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 .............................................................
29.24
12.16
29.25
36.09
30.12
36.02
24.11
25.30
8.3
7.6
12.0
1.8
13.6
9.5
7.6
8.9
30.59
13.08
29.89
36.39
30.40
37.18
–
24.42
7.0
5.6
16.3
1.9
14.7
10.8
–
9.9
17.53
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
35.70
35.14
36.46
38.22
34.93
38.63
2.0
9.0
1.5
.8
8.2
.1
36.31
35.91
36.65
38.56
35.84
38.87
1.0
10.2
1.9
1.1
9.5
.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.89
35.74
.9
5.0
38.37
–
1.1
–
–
–
–
–
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, St. Louis, MO-IL,
June 2006 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$38.46
33.92
34.59
1.3
4.3
2.3
$38.78
34.15
34.95
1.0
3.4
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.61
34.19
30.74
30.01
18.55
14.01
9.98
3.9
2.0
1.4
.2
5.3
8.9
11.8
33.83
–
30.74
30.01
19.62
14.08
10.38
3.1
–
1.4
.2
14.0
9.5
11.4
–
–
–
–
$17.02
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.6
–
–
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
25.31
18.3
25.74
17.8
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Physicians and surgeons ..................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Occupational therapists ................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Radiologic technologists and technicians .....................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
Level 5 .............................................................
25.29
17.59
18.41
24.33
23.90
28.36
43.42
43.96
43.13
63.79
23.48
24.61
23.95
26.15
28.97
24.39
21.50
25.56
24.41
24.69
17.32
17.20
4.1
3.2
4.4
2.3
2.1
6.6
.4
14.4
3.6
5.1
5.6
1.1
2.8
11.0
8.3
8.4
4.9
1.6
7.0
7.3
3.0
1.1
24.79
17.60
18.91
24.36
23.89
28.59
43.42
29.15
–
53.32
24.00
24.68
23.95
–
28.97
24.48
–
–
24.43
24.79
17.31
17.19
4.0
3.3
4.4
2.7
2.1
6.7
.4
7.1
–
8.5
4.3
1.3
2.8
–
8.3
7.8
–
–
8.2
8.2
3.0
1.0
28.86
–
–
24.14
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.55
24.27
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.0
–
–
3.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.1
4.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
12.68
9.57
9.53
9.93
9.63
9.72
9.02
9.55
9.64
9.09
16.9
3.3
6.5
4.0
1.1
3.8
6.8
.7
3.3
7.5
12.99
–
9.58
9.93
9.56
–
9.16
9.43
–
9.16
16.9
–
7.8
4.0
2.0
–
8.0
1.9
–
8.0
9.21
–
9.40
–
10.40
–
–
10.74
–
–
8.5
–
7.8
–
13.5
–
–
13.5
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
13.30
14.33
17.05
22.19
23.49
21.26
21.26
17.8
4.9
17.3
.9
3.3
1.3
1.3
–
14.33
20.47
22.31
23.49
21.30
21.30
–
4.9
6.3
1.4
3.3
1.3
1.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers ..........................................................
8.11
6.57
6.24
9.32
10.63
6.7
7.6
12.9
6.5
9.9
9.55
7.11
7.28
–
10.59
4.3
13.0
19.9
–
12.7
6.02
6.12
5.59
–
–
6.1
4.8
4.3
–
–
12.78
14.0
12.78
14.0
–
–
Elementary school teachers, except special
education –Continued
Level 8 .............................................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Special education teachers ..........................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Library technicians ............................................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
5
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, St. Louis, MO-IL,
June 2006 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ...............................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ....................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$12.91
9.90
9.61
11.06
10.05
7.89
6.35
5.99
5.55
5.92
5.30
15.0
9.7
16.8
.7
6.4
4.7
19.6
21.4
22.3
31.6
30.7
$12.91
9.82
–
–
10.58
–
8.74
–
–
–
–
15.0
11.9
–
–
5.6
–
19.6
–
–
–
–
–
$10.79
–
–
8.46
–
4.93
–
–
4.39
4.07
–
6.5
–
–
3.8
–
21.3
–
–
26.3
24.0
7.28
7.62
5.81
8.9
3.2
7.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.99
–
–
4.0
–
–
5.62
6.7
–
–
–
–
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Level 1 .............................................................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................
9.69
9.25
8.52
10.45
9.31
9.25
8.68
10.43
4.9
6.9
8.5
5.0
4.2
6.9
8.8
6.4
10.05
9.36
8.92
10.91
9.64
9.36
9.42
–
4.7
7.1
6.3
5.8
4.2
7.1
2.9
–
7.85
–
–
–
7.61
–
–
–
8.4
–
–
–
9.5
–
–
–
10.15
10.03
10.39
8.16
8.12
9.41
9.41
5.7
9.4
6.7
6.0
1.8
12.7
12.7
10.31
10.15
–
8.60
8.18
9.59
9.59
6.4
9.9
–
4.2
1.6
16.1
16.1
8.94
–
–
–
–
–
–
7.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Level 2 .............................................................
19.64
7.35
30.3
1.9
11.41
–
14.2
–
26.96
–
20.7
–
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
15.97
7.59
11.90
17.33
18.07
19.62
13.06
10.32
7.59
9.72
8.27
8.11
8.27
8.11
15.07
9.52
7.34
9.52
32.34
11.5
3.1
8.0
8.7
9.5
7.2
29.2
10.9
3.3
9.3
5.6
6.0
5.6
6.0
2.5
14.0
1.3
4.7
23.6
19.33
–
12.21
17.33
18.07
19.62
–
14.06
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.50
13.46
–
–
32.34
18.1
–
8.9
8.7
9.5
7.2
–
11.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.1
22.0
–
–
23.6
7.78
7.58
10.18
–
–
–
–
7.78
7.57
10.18
7.91
8.11
7.91
8.11
–
7.49
–
–
–
3.3
3.2
13.2
–
–
–
–
3.4
3.6
13.2
4.0
6.0
4.0
6.0
–
.6
–
–
–
32.34
23.6
32.34
23.6
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
15.11
10.55
10.23
12.41
3.0
5.6
4.6
6.9
15.29
–
10.29
12.72
3.1
–
5.2
7.7
11.41
–
9.73
10.54
3.4
–
1.7
1.6
See footnotes at end of table.
6
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, St. Louis, MO-IL,
June 2006 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$15.25
17.82
19.33
20.88
15.47
3.7
5.1
4.1
5.8
11.2
$15.23
17.83
19.33
20.88
15.47
3.8
5.1
4.1
5.8
11.2
$16.02
–
–
–
–
7.5
–
–
–
–
18.38
13.36
9.74
10.53
13.46
15.10
18.55
14.42
14.18
14.94
10.67
9.74
11.49
14.63
11.39
14.94
10.47
9.07
13.31
11.51
11.16
18.40
17.39
11.64
15.05
17.07
20.96
18.77
13.15
16.90
15.65
12.54
12.65
14.37
8.82
14.62
15.81
6.0
2.7
.2
7.3
4.2
4.8
7.6
3.7
5.4
5.3
1.4
.2
4.9
9.8
10.8
5.0
3.5
4.5
11.1
8.1
6.5
15.3
5.7
3.8
3.4
5.2
2.4
7.3
6.5
6.8
3.8
3.8
3.6
9.6
6.7
5.8
7.6
18.38
13.70
–
10.84
13.44
15.10
18.55
14.42
14.18
14.94
10.80
–
11.30
14.88
11.50
14.94
10.47
–
13.34
11.51
11.16
18.40
17.58
12.08
15.11
17.07
20.96
18.99
13.20
17.02
15.65
12.36
12.47
14.50
–
14.80
15.82
6.0
2.9
–
8.7
4.2
4.8
7.6
3.7
5.4
5.3
1.5
–
3.4
9.8
13.0
5.0
3.5
–
11.2
8.1
6.5
15.3
5.7
2.5
3.4
5.2
2.4
7.3
6.1
6.7
3.8
4.6
4.6
9.9
–
5.4
8.0
–
10.26
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.26
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Carpenters ........................................................................
Electricians .......................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Construction and building inspectors ................................
29.24
23.67
19.02
31.21
24.22
34.39
30.01
20.23
2.9
23.0
8.2
2.7
17.7
5.0
5.1
2.1
29.24
23.67
19.02
31.21
24.22
34.39
30.01
20.23
2.9
23.0
8.2
2.7
17.7
5.0
5.1
2.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
22.18
16.13
20.17
24.19
25.04
6.5
15.9
19.1
4.5
4.0
22.14
16.13
20.20
24.19
25.04
6.7
15.9
19.2
4.5
4.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.46
19.91
5.2
4.7
33.46
19.91
5.2
4.7
–
–
–
–
25.00
13.3
25.00
13.3
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations
–Continued
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Tellers ...........................................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................
Library assistants, clerical ................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Level 4 .............................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Word processors and typists ........................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
7
Table 2. Civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, St. Louis, MO-IL,
June 2006 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers –Continued
Level 7 .............................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................
$24.69
20.67
11.0
21.1
$24.69
20.67
11.0
21.1
–
–
–
–
15.05
18.1
15.05
18.1
–
–
Production occupations ....................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Level 3 .............................................................
Machinists .........................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ......
Painting workers ...............................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Level 5 .............................................................
18.54
18.29
18.33
16.90
26.10
20.01
18.93
23.23
24.17
19.32
16.31
21.98
17.31
21.09
2.2
2.1
10.0
3.3
5.4
25.1
15.8
11.8
2.8
11.9
4.5
25.6
21.9
8.6
18.69
18.41
18.33
16.90
26.10
20.01
18.91
23.31
24.17
19.32
16.31
21.98
17.31
21.09
2.5
1.6
10.0
3.3
5.4
25.1
16.0
11.8
2.8
11.9
4.5
25.6
21.9
8.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Level 4 .............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
17.65
8.66
15.46
20.03
17.40
22.32
16.52
14.61
16.99
–
12.92
14.83
9.10
17.66
19.01
11.19
8.0
8.8
16.2
5.5
3.2
11.8
3.3
12.6
3.8
–
19.7
12.4
10.4
17.6
6.2
4.9
18.69
9.88
15.64
20.77
16.87
22.32
–
14.92
16.25
16.81
12.92
16.31
–
17.66
19.68
–
8.2
6.8
16.0
4.6
2.6
11.8
–
10.0
2.9
3.7
19.7
11.2
–
17.6
3.3
–
$10.21
6.38
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.22
–
–
–
–
23.5
8.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.0
–
–
–
–
17.60
19.01
11.7
6.2
18.10
19.68
10.8
3.3
–
–
–
–
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
8
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, St.
Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$19.58
3.3
$20.60
3.5
$11.84
15.1
Management occupations .................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Level 13 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
34.53
29.18
44.51
53.22
40.23
45.01
40.27
55.51
40.09
16.9
9.4
9.0
6.1
6.3
5.3
12.0
2.7
12.8
35.07
29.18
44.51
53.22
40.23
45.01
40.27
55.51
40.09
17.3
9.4
9.0
6.1
6.3
5.3
12.0
2.7
12.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
27.76
20.83
21.89
25.30
33.68
5.9
16.3
4.2
6.2
11.4
27.91
20.83
21.89
25.30
33.68
5.9
16.3
4.2
6.2
11.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23.59
6.6
23.59
6.6
–
–
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
36.12
33.07
33.60
46.71
36.00
7.4
10.0
6.2
7.6
13.6
36.12
33.07
33.60
46.71
36.00
7.4
10.0
6.2
7.6
13.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Engineers .........................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 10 ............................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters ..........................
31.24
28.17
31.58
35.22
33.22
29.09
32.12
35.22
26.48
5.9
2.9
4.5
5.7
7.6
1.9
4.1
5.7
7.8
30.90
28.17
31.58
–
32.85
29.09
32.12
–
26.48
6.3
2.9
4.5
–
7.9
1.9
4.1
–
7.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
30.58
19.7
30.58
19.7
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 9 .............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
24.18
25.69
39.87
23.98
26.6
7.9
10.4
8.0
26.12
25.51
41.50
–
24.5
8.3
12.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.24
15.0
–
–
–
–
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
25.33
18.3
25.77
17.9
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Level 11 ............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Physicians and surgeons ..................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Occupational therapists ................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
24.89
17.64
18.42
24.49
23.70
28.29
43.42
43.96
64.40
23.38
24.60
23.80
25.93
28.97
24.39
21.50
25.56
24.71
4.1
3.4
4.5
2.4
2.3
6.8
.4
14.4
9.5
5.9
1.2
3.1
11.4
8.3
8.4
4.9
1.6
7.2
24.28
17.63
18.92
24.55
23.68
28.52
43.42
29.15
36.07
23.91
24.66
23.80
–
28.97
24.48
–
–
24.79
3.9
3.4
4.4
2.8
2.2
6.9
.4
7.1
5.0
4.5
1.4
3.1
–
8.3
7.8
–
–
8.2
29.07
–
–
24.16
–
–
–
–
–
20.46
24.30
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.5
–
–
3.1
–
–
–
–
–
10.2
4.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
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, St.
Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Radiologic technologists and technicians .....................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
Level 5 .............................................................
$24.69
17.32
17.20
7.3
3.0
1.1
$24.79
17.31
17.19
8.2
3.0
1.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
13.00
9.58
9.45
9.60
9.72
9.02
9.55
9.64
9.09
17.8
3.4
6.4
1.4
3.8
6.8
.7
3.3
7.5
13.38
–
9.47
9.51
–
9.16
9.43
–
9.16
17.6
–
7.7
2.5
–
8.0
1.9
–
8.0
$9.21
–
9.40
10.40
–
–
10.74
–
–
8.5
–
7.8
13.5
–
–
13.5
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers ..........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ...............................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ....................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
8.10
6.40
6.23
9.35
10.68
6.9
9.0
12.9
6.6
10.2
9.57
6.95
7.28
–
10.65
4.4
14.9
19.9
–
13.1
5.95
5.96
5.56
–
–
6.2
5.6
4.5
–
–
12.91
15.0
12.91
15.0
–
–
12.91
9.91
9.64
11.06
10.08
6.26
5.60
5.55
5.92
5.30
15.0
9.8
17.1
.7
6.7
21.0
24.8
22.3
31.6
30.7
12.91
9.82
–
–
10.58
8.75
–
–
–
–
15.0
11.9
–
–
5.6
21.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.93
5.49
4.25
4.39
4.07
–
–
–
–
–
21.3
23.5
21.4
26.3
24.0
7.07
7.36
5.81
10.0
5.5
7.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.99
–
–
4.0
–
–
5.62
6.7
–
–
–
–
7.52
–
–
–
–
–
8.0
–
–
–
–
–
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Level 1 .............................................................
9.44
9.23
8.40
9.11
9.23
8.52
4.9
7.0
8.8
4.4
7.0
9.4
9.79
9.35
8.87
9.46
9.35
–
4.5
7.2
6.5
4.3
7.2
–
9.90
10.02
8.15
8.11
6.3
9.7
6.0
1.7
10.08
10.15
8.59
8.16
6.9
10.1
4.2
1.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Level 2 .............................................................
19.67
7.33
30.3
1.9
11.41
–
14.3
–
27.02
–
20.6
–
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
15.98
7.59
11.93
17.33
18.07
19.62
13.07
10.33
7.59
9.74
8.27
11.5
3.1
8.0
8.7
9.5
7.2
29.6
11.0
3.3
9.5
5.7
19.34
–
12.21
17.33
18.07
19.62
–
14.06
–
–
–
18.2
–
8.9
8.7
9.5
7.2
–
11.1
–
–
–
7.77
7.58
–
–
–
–
–
7.77
7.57
–
7.89
3.3
3.2
–
–
–
–
–
3.5
3.6
–
4.2
See footnotes at end of table.
10
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, St.
Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Cashiers, all workers –Continued
Level 2 .............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$8.11
8.27
8.11
15.07
9.52
7.34
9.52
32.34
6.0
5.7
6.0
2.5
14.0
1.3
4.7
23.6
–
–
–
$15.50
13.46
–
–
32.34
–
–
–
6.1
22.0
–
–
23.6
$8.11
7.89
8.11
–
7.49
–
–
–
6.0
4.2
6.0
–
.6
–
–
–
32.34
23.6
32.34
23.6
–
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Tellers ...........................................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
15.11
10.20
12.32
15.35
18.07
19.60
21.01
15.47
3.2
4.7
7.5
4.0
5.6
4.3
6.1
11.2
15.29
10.25
12.61
15.33
18.07
19.60
21.01
15.47
3.3
5.3
8.3
4.1
5.6
4.3
6.1
11.2
11.51
9.79
10.52
16.12
–
–
–
–
3.5
1.8
1.8
7.7
–
–
–
–
18.71
13.19
9.74
10.48
13.33
14.90
14.31
13.89
14.94
10.67
9.74
11.49
14.65
11.35
15.00
13.33
11.51
11.16
18.68
17.53
11.73
15.23
17.24
21.03
18.39
13.15
17.88
12.95
14.37
8.68
14.81
15.81
6.0
2.8
.2
7.4
4.3
5.0
3.9
5.4
5.3
1.4
.2
4.9
10.1
10.7
5.3
11.3
8.1
6.5
15.5
6.7
4.2
4.8
6.4
2.4
7.7
6.5
9.0
4.3
9.8
5.7
5.6
7.6
18.71
13.53
–
–
13.30
14.90
14.31
13.89
14.94
10.80
–
11.30
14.90
11.45
15.00
13.34
11.51
11.16
18.68
17.69
12.08
15.32
17.24
21.03
18.61
13.20
17.88
12.73
14.50
–
–
–
6.0
3.0
–
–
4.2
5.0
3.9
5.4
5.3
1.5
–
3.4
10.0
13.0
5.3
11.3
8.1
6.5
15.5
6.7
2.5
4.9
6.4
2.4
7.6
6.1
9.0
6.1
10.1
–
–
–
–
10.26
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.26
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Level 7 .............................................................
Carpenters ........................................................................
Electricians .......................................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
29.96
31.53
24.22
34.39
30.01
3.9
2.5
17.7
5.0
5.1
29.96
31.53
24.22
34.39
30.01
3.9
2.5
17.7
5.0
5.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
22.66
20.96
24.19
25.78
6.6
20.3
4.5
4.7
22.63
20.96
24.19
25.78
6.7
20.3
4.5
4.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.46
5.2
33.46
5.2
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
11
Table 3. Private industry workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work levels3, St.
Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................
$19.91
4.7
$19.91
4.7
–
–
15.04
19.1
15.04
19.1
–
–
Production occupations ....................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Level 3 .............................................................
Machinists .........................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ......
Painting workers ...............................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
18.52
18.29
18.33
16.82
26.30
20.01
18.93
23.23
24.17
19.32
16.31
21.98
17.04
2.3
2.1
10.0
3.6
5.9
25.1
15.8
11.8
2.8
11.9
4.5
25.6
26.2
18.67
18.41
18.33
16.82
26.30
20.01
18.91
23.31
24.17
19.32
16.31
21.98
17.04
2.5
1.6
10.0
3.6
5.9
25.1
16.0
11.8
2.8
11.9
4.5
25.6
26.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Level 4 .............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Level 1 .............................................................
Level 2 .............................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Level 3 .............................................................
17.63
8.66
15.47
20.32
17.40
14.60
16.99
–
12.90
14.83
9.10
17.66
19.01
11.19
8.5
8.8
16.4
5.7
3.2
12.7
3.8
–
19.7
12.4
10.4
17.6
6.2
4.9
18.70
9.88
15.62
20.94
16.87
14.91
16.25
16.81
12.90
16.31
–
17.66
19.68
–
8.7
6.8
16.0
4.7
2.6
10.1
2.9
3.7
19.7
11.2
–
17.6
3.3
–
$10.01
6.38
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8.22
–
–
–
–
25.0
8.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.0
–
–
–
–
17.60
19.01
11.7
6.2
18.10
19.68
10.8
3.3
–
–
–
–
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
12
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work
levels3, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$23.43
4.5
$23.89
4.4
$15.80
4.5
Management occupations .................................................
Not able to be leveled .......................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
34.45
33.09
45.30
15.7
18.7
15.2
34.26
32.35
45.30
16.0
18.2
15.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
46.12
15.0
46.12
15.0
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
19.28
7.5
19.28
7.5
–
–
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
35.99
17.1
–
–
–
–
Community and social services occupations ..................
19.52
6.6
19.52
6.6
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Miscellaneous 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 .............................................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Special education teachers ..........................................
Level 8 .............................................................
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
31.47
13.18
29.79
36.34
27.30
25.81
1.6
3.2
14.2
1.8
15.0
17.8
32.35
13.65
30.64
36.65
27.32
25.50
2.4
5.2
17.4
1.9
17.6
20.9
20.20
–
–
–
27.17
–
12.6
–
–
–
5.1
–
36.71
35.76
36.54
38.22
34.93
38.63
.2
8.4
1.5
.8
8.2
.1
36.98
36.61
36.73
38.56
35.84
38.87
.1
9.5
1.9
1.1
9.5
.0
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.89
35.74
38.46
35.61
34.96
.9
5.0
1.3
1.8
1.2
38.37
–
38.78
36.01
–
1.1
–
1.0
.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
35.29
30.74
30.01
16.79
12.18
1.5
1.4
.2
5.6
6.1
–
30.74
30.01
–
12.43
–
1.4
.2
–
3.6
–
–
–
16.43
–
–
–
–
29.3
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
31.49
25.26
10.7
3.0
32.06
–
10.6
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
10.07
2.9
10.07
2.9
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Level 6 .............................................................
Level 7 .............................................................
Level 9 .............................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
21.04
14.33
20.47
22.25
22.94
21.26
21.26
2.6
4.9
6.3
.9
2.4
1.3
1.3
21.06
14.33
20.47
22.38
22.94
21.30
21.30
2.7
4.9
6.3
1.6
2.4
1.3
1.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
8.77
1.3
–
–
8.87
3.6
12.83
11.66
11.3
8.3
13.80
12.36
10.5
8.7
10.20
–
3.9
–
11.96
8.4
12.56
9.4
–
–
15.07
13.58
14.10
15.89
17.25
4.5
3.3
3.4
3.5
5.3
15.29
14.13
14.11
15.96
17.25
4.2
2.3
3.4
3.6
5.3
9.89
–
–
–
–
5.4
–
–
–
–
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Level 3 .............................................................
Level 4 .............................................................
Level 5 .............................................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
13
Table 4. State and local government workers: Mean hourly earnings1 for full-time and part-time workers2 by work
levels3, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Library assistants, clerical ................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Level 4 .............................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Level 4 .............................................................
$9.07
16.83
14.62
15.35
14.62
4.5
8.9
1.7
4.5
1.7
–
$17.09
14.62
15.58
14.62
–
8.7
1.7
3.7
1.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Construction and building inspectors ................................
18.35
20.23
1.9
2.1
18.35
20.23
1.9
2.1
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Level 7 .............................................................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
14.86
18.75
8.3
8.1
14.83
18.75
8.5
8.1
–
–
–
–
13.49
13.49
5.3
5.3
13.49
13.49
5.3
5.3
–
–
–
–
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
18.09
3.0
18.53
3.2
–
–
1 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded
are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the
number of workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
2 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where
a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
3 Each occupation for which data are collected in an establishment is
evaluated based on four factors, including knowledge, job controls and
complexity, contacts, and physical environment. The knowledge factor is tailored
to 24 families of closely related jobs. Points are assigned based on the
occupation’s rank within each factor. The points are summed to determine the
overall level of the occupation. See appendix A for more information.
4 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
5 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around
a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories
not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
14
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, St.
Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
All workers ..............................................................................
$19.95
2.9
$20.93
3.1
$12.03
14.0
Management occupations .................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Group IV ...........................................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Group III ............................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
34.52
16.05
41.40
54.76
45.01
39.50
32.26
41.18
14.9
10.3
6.5
4.7
5.3
11.8
26.7
9.6
34.96
–
–
–
45.01
39.50
32.26
–
15.1
–
–
–
5.3
11.8
26.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
44.27
55.51
40.09
15.8
2.7
12.8
44.27
55.51
40.09
15.8
2.7
12.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
Group II .............................................................
27.13
22.17
36.95
5.8
5.8
13.0
27.26
–
–
5.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.02
21.43
4.8
1.8
22.02
–
4.8
–
–
–
–
–
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
Group III ............................................................
35.39
24.05
39.95
46.71
33.88
35.05
7.3
7.6
5.3
7.6
11.8
7.5
35.58
–
–
46.71
33.88
35.05
7.3
–
–
7.6
11.8
7.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Engineers .........................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters ..........................
Group II .............................................................
31.23
26.21
35.22
33.20
27.03
35.65
26.46
26.45
5.8
4.3
4.8
7.5
6.3
4.7
7.7
7.9
30.90
–
–
32.84
–
–
26.46
–
6.2
–
–
7.8
–
–
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
Group III ............................................................
33.65
32.97
14.3
13.5
33.89
–
14.3
–
–
–
–
–
Community and social services occupations ..................
Group II .............................................................
Counselors .......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists
16.78
15.54
17.35
16.06
15.60
8.3
9.5
17.2
19.8
4.6
16.78
–
17.35
–
15.60
8.3
–
17.2
–
4.6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................
33.77
40.08
11.5
27.1
33.10
–
13.6
–
–
–
–
–
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Group III ............................................................
Miscellaneous 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 .............................................................
29.24
9.47
31.83
34.34
36.02
32.98
25.30
24.29
8.3
11.5
2.7
12.7
9.5
19.3
8.9
9.0
30.59
–
–
–
37.18
–
24.42
–
7.0
–
–
–
10.8
–
9.9
–
17.53
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
19.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
35.70
35.61
38.22
37.98
2.0
1.8
.8
.1
36.31
–
38.56
–
1.0
–
1.1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
37.89
37.89
.9
.9
38.37
38.37
1.1
1.1
–
–
–
–
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, St.
Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$33.92
34.80
4.3
3.4
$34.15
–
3.4
–
–
–
–
–
33.61
34.46
30.74
30.01
18.55
18.34
14.01
14.01
9.98
9.47
3.9
3.1
1.4
.2
5.3
5.7
8.9
8.9
11.8
11.5
33.83
34.78
30.74
–
19.62
–
14.08
14.08
10.38
9.81
3.1
1.5
1.4
–
14.0
–
9.5
9.5
11.4
11.7
–
–
–
–
$17.02
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
26.6
–
–
–
–
–
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
25.31
16.58
32.00
18.3
11.2
5.5
25.74
–
–
17.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Physicians and surgeons ..................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Occupational therapists ................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Group II .............................................................
Radiologic technologists and technicians .....................
Group II .............................................................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
Group II .............................................................
25.29
12.37
21.98
35.52
43.13
63.79
23.48
22.88
26.86
24.39
22.94
25.56
24.41
22.25
24.69
22.19
17.32
17.32
4.1
8.3
2.8
5.0
3.6
5.1
5.6
5.5
7.8
8.4
9.3
1.6
7.0
4.9
7.3
4.8
3.0
3.0
24.79
–
–
–
–
53.32
24.00
23.37
27.13
24.48
–
–
24.43
–
24.79
21.69
17.31
17.31
4.0
–
–
–
–
8.5
4.3
4.1
8.0
7.8
–
–
8.2
–
8.2
4.1
3.0
3.0
28.86
–
–
–
–
–
20.55
20.34
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
24.0
–
–
–
–
–
10.1
10.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Group I ..............................................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Group I ..............................................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
Group I ..............................................................
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations
Group I ..............................................................
12.68
9.60
9.63
9.63
9.55
9.55
16.9
1.5
1.1
1.1
.7
.7
12.99
–
9.56
–
9.43
9.43
16.9
–
2.0
–
1.9
1.9
9.21
–
10.40
–
10.74
10.74
8.5
–
13.5
–
13.5
13.5
9.50
10.4
–
–
–
–
Protective service occupations .........................................
Group II .............................................................
Group III ............................................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
Group II .............................................................
13.30
19.05
23.98
21.26
20.00
21.26
20.00
17.8
5.7
3.9
1.3
4.4
1.3
4.4
–
–
–
21.30
–
21.30
20.04
–
–
–
1.3
–
1.3
4.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Group I ..............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers ..........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ...............................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ....................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
8.11
7.35
6.7
7.3
9.55
–
4.3
–
6.02
–
6.1
–
12.78
14.0
12.78
14.0
–
–
12.91
9.90
9.61
9.61
9.61
11.06
15.0
9.7
8.0
16.8
16.8
.7
12.91
9.82
–
–
–
–
15.0
11.9
–
–
–
–
–
10.79
–
–
–
–
–
6.5
–
–
–
–
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Group II .............................................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Group II .............................................................
Special education teachers ..........................................
Group II .............................................................
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Group II .............................................................
Library technicians ............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
16
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, St.
Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Food preparation workers .................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$10.05
10.05
6.35
6.35
5.92
5.92
6.4
6.4
19.6
19.6
31.6
31.6
$10.58
10.58
8.74
–
–
–
5.6
5.6
19.6
–
–
–
$8.46
8.46
4.93
–
4.39
4.39
3.8
3.8
21.3
–
26.3
26.3
7.28
7.28
5.81
5.81
8.9
8.9
7.5
7.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.99
6.99
–
–
4.0
4.0
–
–
5.62
5.62
6.7
6.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
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 ..............................................................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................
9.69
9.21
9.31
9.31
4.9
4.5
4.2
4.2
10.05
–
9.64
–
4.7
–
4.2
–
7.85
–
7.61
–
8.4
–
9.5
–
10.15
10.15
8.16
8.16
9.41
9.41
5.7
5.7
6.0
6.0
12.7
12.7
10.31
10.31
8.60
8.60
9.59
9.59
6.4
6.4
4.2
4.2
16.1
16.1
8.94
8.94
–
–
–
–
7.3
7.3
–
–
–
–
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
19.64
20.71
15.97
30.3
43.6
27.6
11.41
–
–
14.2
–
–
26.96
–
–
20.7
–
–
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers
Group II .............................................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
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 .................
15.97
11.75
18.80
11.5
8.2
4.6
19.33
–
–
18.1
–
–
7.78
–
–
3.3
–
–
18.33
10.32
9.48
8.27
7.99
8.27
7.99
15.07
14.78
9.52
7.75
32.34
4.5
10.9
4.1
5.6
5.6
5.6
5.6
2.5
1.5
14.0
2.0
23.6
–
14.06
–
–
–
–
–
15.50
–
13.46
–
32.34
–
11.1
–
–
–
–
–
6.1
–
22.0
–
23.6
–
7.78
–
7.91
–
7.91
7.99
–
–
7.49
7.43
–
–
3.4
–
4.0
–
4.0
5.6
–
–
.6
.1
–
32.34
23.6
32.34
23.6
–
–
15.11
13.46
19.16
3.0
3.9
3.2
15.29
–
–
3.1
–
–
11.41
–
–
3.4
–
–
18.38
18.75
13.36
12.38
16.21
14.42
13.58
15.33
10.67
10.67
14.63
6.0
6.5
2.7
3.1
4.3
3.7
5.9
4.0
1.4
1.4
9.8
18.38
18.75
13.70
–
–
14.42
13.58
15.33
10.80
10.80
14.88
6.0
6.5
2.9
–
–
3.7
5.9
4.0
1.5
1.5
9.8
–
–
10.26
–
–
–
–
–
10.26
10.26
–
–
–
2.5
–
–
–
–
–
2.5
2.5
–
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Group II .............................................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Tellers ...........................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
See footnotes at end of table.
17
Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, St.
Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Customer service representatives –Continued
Group I ..............................................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................
Group I ..............................................................
Library assistants, clerical ................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Group II .............................................................
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Group I ..............................................................
Word processors and typists ........................................
Group I ..............................................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
Group I ..............................................................
$12.98
10.47
10.47
9.07
13.31
13.31
11.16
18.40
17.39
14.26
19.91
18.77
20.47
13.15
13.08
16.90
15.18
18.96
12.54
12.37
12.65
12.48
14.37
13.79
9.0
3.5
3.5
4.5
11.1
11.1
6.5
15.3
5.7
3.3
4.7
7.3
3.8
6.5
6.3
6.8
4.9
9.1
3.8
4.1
3.6
4.3
9.6
11.2
$13.16
10.47
10.47
–
13.34
13.34
11.16
18.40
17.58
–
–
18.99
20.47
13.20
13.16
17.02
15.34
18.96
12.36
–
12.47
12.22
14.50
13.89
9.2
3.5
3.5
–
11.2
11.2
6.5
15.3
5.7
–
–
7.3
3.8
6.1
6.0
6.7
4.6
9.1
4.6
–
4.6
5.3
9.9
11.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Group I ..............................................................
Carpenters ........................................................................
Electricians .......................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Construction and building inspectors ................................
Group II .............................................................
29.24
19.94
24.22
34.39
32.48
20.23
19.26
2.9
26.5
17.7
5.0
5.1
2.1
6.8
29.24
–
24.22
34.39
32.48
20.23
19.26
2.9
–
17.7
5.0
5.1
2.1
6.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Group II .............................................................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................
22.18
14.75
23.60
6.5
15.0
4.2
22.14
–
–
6.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.46
19.91
5.2
4.7
33.46
19.91
5.2
4.7
–
–
–
–
25.00
20.67
23.85
13.3
21.1
16.4
25.00
20.67
23.85
13.3
21.1
16.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
15.05
18.1
15.05
18.1
–
–
Production occupations ....................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Group I ..............................................................
Machinists .........................................................................
Group II .............................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Group II .............................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ......
Painting workers ...............................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
Group II .............................................................
18.54
16.91
20.36
18.93
18.66
24.17
24.17
19.32
17.57
16.31
21.98
17.31
23.80
2.2
7.3
6.7
15.8
14.9
2.8
2.8
11.9
16.9
4.5
25.6
21.9
9.3
18.69
–
–
18.91
–
24.17
24.17
19.32
17.57
16.31
21.98
17.31
–
2.5
–
–
16.0
–
2.8
2.8
11.9
16.9
4.5
25.6
21.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Group I ..............................................................
Group II .............................................................
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
17.65
14.81
21.39
16.52
14.61
8.0
7.2
8.1
3.3
12.6
18.69
–
–
–
14.92
8.2
–
–
–
10.0
$10.21
–
–
–
–
23.5
–
–
–
–
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 5. Combined work levels1 for civilian workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for full-time and part-time workers3, St.
Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Total
Occupation4 and level
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers –Continued
Group I ..............................................................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Group I ..............................................................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Group I ..............................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Group I ..............................................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................
Group I ..............................................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
Group I ..............................................................
Full-time workers
Part-time workers
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
Mean
Relative
error5
(percent)
$14.52
–
–
12.92
12.92
14.83
14.70
11.19
11.19
13.0
–
–
19.7
19.7
12.4
12.7
4.9
4.9
–
$16.81
16.69
12.92
12.92
16.31
–
–
–
–
3.7
3.0
19.7
19.7
11.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
$8.22
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10.0
–
–
–
17.60
17.60
11.7
11.7
18.10
18.10
10.8
10.8
–
–
–
–
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.
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
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$8.00
$10.77
$16.99
$26.91
$34.00
Management occupations .................................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
13.94
37.15
23.48
17.31
17.31
37.15
27.56
17.31
34.93
46.38
38.94
31.25
48.27
50.05
51.29
43.97
58.00
53.90
60.59
51.09
30.63
50.75
27.43
32.48
50.75
30.76
43.97
58.00
45.44
50.76
58.00
46.51
69.21
59.00
46.94
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
16.44
20.12
23.79
29.18
40.51
18.08
18.22
22.45
23.32
26.91
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
20.56
34.63
19.27
26.59
34.63
21.92
34.63
47.78
32.57
47.10
49.64
43.68
49.64
62.50
50.72
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters ..........................
22.84
24.04
21.00
26.01
29.52
23.80
30.19
32.10
26.01
34.94
36.78
28.21
41.06
42.19
33.34
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
17.17
24.70
26.02
47.05
53.47
Community and social services occupations ..................
Counselors .......................................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service
specialists ...................................................................
12.22
11.40
12.32
12.32
14.56
12.68
16.25
16.25
28.98
35.06
12.03
14.56
15.39
15.97
18.20
Legal occupations ..............................................................
Lawyers ............................................................................
18.27
16.83
23.16
19.81
26.39
26.26
31.25
64.90
70.56
70.56
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Special education teachers ..........................................
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Library technicians ............................................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
8.50
19.23
17.31
15.84
24.86
19.50
29.46
29.77
27.17
37.16
51.90
27.91
50.59
53.83
31.45
25.03
27.40
29.42
32.39
35.91
35.91
40.75
44.77
49.27
52.04
28.02
24.90
33.00
27.86
35.91
34.20
42.07
37.81
51.51
43.17
24.29
22.92
10.71
9.65
7.50
27.80
25.00
13.57
12.55
8.13
33.64
29.55
18.93
14.07
8.88
36.78
34.34
22.47
17.02
10.43
43.17
41.05
25.04
17.46
15.71
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
11.55
19.43
25.16
31.76
38.82
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Pharmacists ......................................................................
Physicians and surgeons ..................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Occupational therapists ................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Radiologic technologists and technicians .....................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
15.97
38.42
19.38
16.47
17.01
17.01
17.77
18.97
15.13
18.19
40.26
62.50
18.82
21.08
18.27
20.60
20.60
16.05
22.25
43.77
62.50
22.87
22.30
22.57
24.15
24.15
17.24
28.85
45.95
86.10
27.04
27.69
30.85
31.41
31.41
18.36
35.36
48.15
86.10
31.85
33.13
41.08
31.41
31.41
19.70
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
8.00
8.00
8.00
9.00
8.78
8.25
10.89
9.00
9.00
15.00
10.10
10.19
21.00
12.05
12.05
Protective service occupations .........................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
8.00
16.45
16.45
9.00
17.58
17.58
10.75
21.19
21.19
16.48
24.45
24.45
23.89
26.24
26.24
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$2.25
$6.10
$8.00
$10.06
$13.25
8.25
11.19
11.19
14.99
20.02
8.25
7.50
6.85
8.50
7.25
2.25
2.25
11.19
8.00
7.32
9.00
8.75
2.25
2.25
11.19
9.20
11.25
11.00
10.09
6.00
3.35
14.99
11.50
11.25
12.75
11.35
8.30
10.00
20.02
13.25
11.25
13.90
11.35
13.50
13.50
5.27
2.13
5.27
6.00
8.16
6.35
8.21
6.60
9.17
7.00
2.13
5.79
6.25
6.50
6.75
Occupation2
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers ..........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ...............................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ....................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................
7.00
7.00
7.80
7.75
9.00
8.51
10.50
9.93
13.42
12.69
7.75
6.50
6.50
6.50
8.10
7.09
7.00
7.00
9.50
7.90
8.50
8.50
11.19
9.55
9.98
9.98
15.71
9.55
10.53
10.53
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
6.65
7.29
9.81
46.01
48.00
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
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 .................
7.00
6.50
6.70
6.70
8.35
6.43
16.17
8.24
7.00
7.00
7.00
9.45
7.00
17.96
12.88
8.25
7.80
7.80
15.50
8.00
19.39
18.00
12.00
9.15
9.15
18.00
9.25
28.85
25.14
17.15
10.22
10.22
20.73
16.02
77.64
16.17
17.96
19.39
28.85
77.64
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Tellers ...........................................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................
Library assistants, clerical ................................................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Word processors and typists ........................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
9.45
11.00
14.62
18.33
21.37
12.50
9.65
9.99
9.29
9.45
9.25
6.67
9.32
9.71
11.22
12.08
14.06
10.00
12.00
9.58
9.58
8.00
16.78
10.21
12.11
9.69
10.00
10.00
6.97
10.96
9.71
15.00
14.06
14.78
11.14
14.77
11.05
10.88
10.50
18.76
12.70
15.34
10.39
13.93
10.00
9.00
13.40
10.50
15.00
16.37
20.09
12.90
15.85
12.22
12.22
14.50
19.62
15.40
16.30
11.13
16.65
11.06
10.37
17.76
12.00
27.62
21.50
21.75
14.53
21.50
14.00
14.50
18.27
22.93
17.60
17.25
12.78
23.59
12.50
12.32
17.76
14.62
27.62
22.21
22.26
16.58
21.50
15.13
15.28
21.00
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Carpenters ........................................................................
Electricians .......................................................................
Construction and building inspectors ................................
16.69
15.00
28.58
14.90
29.77
15.60
31.60
17.95
30.75
29.27
36.15
19.57
33.00
29.77
39.44
21.70
33.50
29.77
39.44
24.53
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
11.71
16.21
22.51
27.99
30.27
28.08
11.06
28.08
13.44
36.03
22.28
36.03
23.65
36.26
24.35
11.25
18.78
29.09
30.27
31.95
See footnotes at end of table.
21
Table 6. Civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................
$11.00
$13.04
$18.78
$30.27
$30.27
9.25
9.50
11.71
22.10
22.10
Production occupations ....................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Machinists .........................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ......
Painting workers ...............................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
10.00
8.20
21.25
11.90
14.01
13.11
10.00
13.16
10.10
23.00
12.66
14.01
18.15
10.75
17.54
17.95
24.33
19.25
17.54
18.75
13.72
24.33
28.18
24.50
28.35
18.22
28.51
23.85
28.61
28.61
25.63
29.53
18.22
28.51
29.61
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Bus drivers ........................................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
7.05
11.84
7.25
7.97
6.80
7.50
10.77
13.25
9.48
9.48
10.77
11.45
15.80
17.76
13.60
9.48
12.09
11.45
20.79
19.73
18.33
16.16
20.24
12.09
27.27
19.73
22.19
22.19
21.66
12.09
10.75
10.77
20.24
20.84
21.66
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.
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
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
22
Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$7.90
$10.40
$16.71
$26.49
$33.34
Management occupations .................................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
13.94
37.15
23.48
50.75
27.43
17.31
37.15
28.43
50.75
30.76
34.95
46.38
38.94
58.00
45.44
48.27
50.05
51.29
58.00
46.51
58.00
53.90
60.59
59.00
46.94
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
16.64
20.80
25.00
29.18
40.51
19.71
19.87
22.45
23.58
34.62
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
21.92
34.63
21.92
27.83
34.63
27.83
34.63
47.78
36.79
47.78
49.64
45.63
50.38
62.50
50.72
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters ..........................
22.84
24.04
21.00
26.01
29.52
23.80
30.19
32.21
26.01
34.94
36.78
28.21
41.06
42.60
33.34
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
16.35
17.17
25.55
35.32
54.39
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
7.50
21.63
8.24
27.17
19.50
46.46
31.01
53.83
53.83
53.83
7.39
8.15
23.49
31.57
35.73
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
11.55
19.43
25.16
31.76
38.82
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Physicians and surgeons ..................................................
Registered nurses ............................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Occupational therapists ................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Radiologic technologists and technicians .....................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
15.97
18.94
15.69
17.01
17.01
18.97
18.97
15.13
18.19
19.80
18.63
21.08
18.27
20.60
20.60
16.05
22.25
86.10
22.47
22.30
22.57
24.15
24.15
17.24
28.85
86.10
27.04
27.69
30.85
31.41
31.41
18.36
35.00
86.10
31.85
33.13
41.08
31.41
31.41
19.70
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
8.00
8.00
8.00
9.00
8.25
8.25
11.79
9.00
9.00
15.00
10.27
10.19
21.00
12.05
12.05
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers ..........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ...............................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Cooks, institution and cafeteria ....................................
Cooks, restaurant .........................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
Fast food and counter workers .........................................
Combined food preparation and serving workers,
including fast food ...................................................
2.25
6.10
7.70
10.50
13.25
8.25
11.19
11.19
14.99
20.02
8.25
7.50
6.85
8.50
7.25
2.25
2.25
11.19
8.00
7.32
9.00
8.75
2.25
2.25
11.19
9.20
11.25
11.00
10.50
5.27
3.35
14.99
11.50
11.25
12.75
11.35
8.21
10.00
20.02
13.25
11.25
13.90
11.35
13.50
13.50
5.27
2.13
5.27
6.00
7.00
6.35
8.21
6.60
8.25
7.00
2.13
5.79
6.25
6.50
6.75
7.00
7.00
7.75
7.75
8.56
8.51
10.25
9.81
11.78
11.50
7.75
6.50
7.95
7.09
9.00
7.90
10.30
9.55
15.71
9.55
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
6.64
7.25
9.81
46.19
48.00
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
7.00
8.24
13.00
18.00
25.14
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.
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Table 7. Private industry workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
10
25
Median
50
75
90
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 .................
$6.50
6.70
6.70
8.35
6.43
16.17
$7.00
7.00
7.00
9.45
7.00
17.96
$8.25
7.80
7.80
15.50
8.00
19.39
$12.00
9.15
9.15
18.00
9.25
28.85
$17.15
10.20
10.20
20.73
16.02
77.64
16.17
17.96
19.39
28.85
77.64
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Tellers ...........................................................................
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 ....
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Office clerks, general ........................................................
9.45
10.96
14.62
18.51
21.50
15.00
9.61
9.99
9.29
9.45
9.32
9.71
10.56
12.13
14.06
10.00
14.34
11.37
8.00
16.78
10.10
12.11
9.69
10.00
10.96
9.71
15.00
14.06
14.06
11.14
15.13
12.22
10.50
19.62
12.50
15.34
10.39
13.94
13.40
10.50
17.67
17.20
20.09
12.90
17.59
12.22
14.50
19.62
15.40
16.30
11.13
16.65
17.76
12.00
27.62
21.50
21.75
14.53
21.50
14.00
18.27
22.93
17.25
17.25
12.78
23.59
17.76
14.62
27.62
22.21
22.26
16.58
21.50
16.00
21.00
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Carpenters ........................................................................
Electricians .......................................................................
18.00
15.00
28.58
30.75
15.60
31.60
30.75
29.27
36.15
33.00
29.77
39.44
34.76
29.77
39.44
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................
12.00
17.00
23.50
28.01
30.27
28.08
11.06
28.08
13.44
36.03
22.28
36.03
23.65
36.26
24.35
9.25
9.50
11.71
22.10
22.10
Production occupations ....................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Machinists .........................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ......
Painting workers ...............................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
10.00
8.20
21.25
11.90
14.01
13.11
10.00
13.16
10.10
23.00
12.66
14.01
18.15
10.00
17.54
17.95
24.33
19.25
17.54
18.75
13.72
24.52
28.18
24.50
28.35
18.22
28.51
24.02
28.61
28.61
25.63
29.53
18.22
28.51
29.61
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment ............................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
7.00
7.25
7.97
6.80
7.50
10.77
9.48
9.48
10.77
11.45
14.75
13.60
9.48
12.09
11.45
20.84
18.33
16.16
20.24
12.09
27.79
22.19
22.19
21.66
12.09
10.75
10.77
20.24
20.84
21.66
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.
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
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 8. State and local government workers: Hourly wage percentiles1, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Occupation2
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$11.02
$14.75
$19.73
$30.21
$41.05
Management occupations .................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
15.95
30.63
22.00
32.48
32.05
46.16
46.16
50.76
64.15
69.21
30.63
32.48
46.16
50.76
69.21
Business and financial operations occupations .............
16.05
16.62
18.08
19.70
24.01
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
24.70
25.22
26.29
47.05
49.44
Community and social services occupations ..................
14.06
15.39
15.97
18.20
30.50
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Special education teachers ..........................................
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
13.06
15.51
15.44
24.86
17.51
17.31
33.13
27.89
27.91
37.99
31.64
27.91
47.85
41.59
36.13
26.16
27.40
30.45
32.39
35.91
35.91
41.67
44.77
50.16
52.04
28.02
26.85
33.00
30.45
35.91
36.78
42.07
40.47
51.51
43.17
26.85
22.92
10.32
8.40
30.07
25.00
10.71
9.59
36.74
29.55
13.57
11.12
38.23
34.34
21.81
15.56
43.17
41.05
23.20
15.71
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
16.25
21.85
19.26
22.50
24.72
25.72
32.47
25.72
62.50
29.94
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
8.78
8.78
9.03
10.05
13.61
Protective service occupations .........................................
Police officers ...................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
14.40
16.45
16.45
16.51
17.58
17.58
21.19
21.19
21.19
24.25
24.45
24.45
27.42
26.24
26.24
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
7.96
8.35
8.53
9.12
9.60
8.61
8.61
9.36
9.36
11.80
11.46
15.63
12.69
18.38
17.40
8.61
9.36
11.46
13.20
17.45
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Financial clerks .................................................................
Library assistants, clerical ................................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
10.71
12.21
6.67
12.04
11.62
12.38
13.23
6.97
13.46
13.01
14.56
16.93
9.00
15.56
15.55
16.37
20.55
10.37
17.76
16.37
19.57
21.42
12.32
22.80
19.54
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Construction and building inspectors ................................
14.03
14.90
14.92
17.95
18.20
19.57
21.70
21.70
22.51
24.53
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
11.00
11.47
14.32
16.32
21.43
11.00
11.00
11.02
11.02
12.74
12.74
15.12
15.12
17.98
17.98
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
13.25
15.78
18.23
19.73
23.73
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.
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
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$9.23
$12.04
$18.19
$27.74
$34.45
Management occupations .................................................
Computer and information systems managers .................
Financial managers ..........................................................
Education administrators ..................................................
Education administrators, elementary and secondary
school .....................................................................
Engineering managers .....................................................
Medical and health services managers ............................
13.94
37.15
23.48
17.31
17.31
37.15
27.56
17.31
34.93
46.38
38.94
31.25
48.27
50.05
51.29
43.97
58.00
53.90
60.59
51.09
30.63
50.75
27.43
32.48
50.75
30.76
43.97
58.00
45.44
50.76
58.00
46.51
69.21
59.00
46.94
Business and financial operations occupations .............
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists ...................................................................
16.64
20.40
23.80
29.18
40.51
18.08
18.22
22.45
23.32
26.91
Computer and mathematical science occupations .........
Computer software engineers ..........................................
Computer systems analysts .............................................
21.92
34.63
19.27
26.68
34.63
21.92
34.63
47.78
32.57
47.64
49.64
43.68
49.64
62.50
50.72
Architecture and engineering occupations .....................
Engineers .........................................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters ..........................
22.84
24.04
21.00
25.85
28.95
23.80
29.85
31.49
26.01
33.89
34.94
28.21
41.06
41.27
33.34
Life, physical, and social science occupations ...............
17.17
25.15
26.02
47.05
54.39
Community and social services occupations ..................
Counselors .......................................................................
Miscellaneous community and social service
specialists ...................................................................
12.22
11.40
12.32
12.32
14.56
12.68
16.25
16.25
28.98
35.06
12.03
14.56
15.39
15.97
18.20
Legal occupations ..............................................................
18.19
23.16
26.39
28.62
70.56
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Postsecondary teachers ...................................................
Miscellaneous postsecondary teachers ........................
Primary, secondary, and special education school
teachers ......................................................................
Elementary and middle school teachers .......................
Elementary school teachers, except special
education ............................................................
Secondary school teachers ..........................................
Secondary school teachers, except special and
vocational education ...........................................
Special education teachers ..........................................
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
Library technicians ............................................................
Teacher assistants ...........................................................
9.24
19.23
15.84
19.50
22.48
19.50
31.49
31.45
22.48
39.07
51.90
27.91
51.51
53.83
34.85
25.42
27.55
30.29
32.86
35.91
36.04
41.07
44.77
49.67
52.04
28.22
24.90
34.05
28.44
35.91
34.83
42.65
37.81
51.78
43.17
24.29
22.92
13.57
9.56
8.00
28.12
25.00
13.57
12.59
8.24
34.05
29.55
20.06
14.48
9.07
36.78
34.34
22.07
17.02
11.12
43.17
41.05
25.64
17.46
15.71
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations ..................................................................
11.55
19.43
25.50
31.76
38.82
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Physicians and surgeons ..................................................
16.05
19.20
18.36
21.62
22.25
62.50
28.85
62.50
33.85
62.50
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations
Registered nurses ..........................................................
Therapists .........................................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians .............
Radiologic technologists and technicians .....................
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses ...........
17.51
17.05
17.63
17.63
15.13
19.72
21.08
20.60
20.60
16.05
23.38
22.00
24.08
24.27
17.24
27.23
27.80
31.41
31.41
18.36
32.09
33.60
31.41
31.41
19.70
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
8.24
8.00
8.00
9.00
8.78
8.24
11.14
9.00
9.00
15.00
10.05
10.00
21.00
11.79
11.79
Protective service occupations
Police officers .................................................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers .................................
16.45
16.45
17.58
17.58
21.26
21.26
24.47
24.47
26.24
26.24
See footnotes at end of table.
26
Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
First-line supervisors/managers, food preparation and
serving workers ..........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation
and serving workers ...............................................
Cooks ...............................................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
10
25
Median
50
75
90
$5.27
$7.75
$9.20
$11.25
$14.00
8.25
11.19
11.19
14.99
20.02
8.25
7.50
8.75
3.35
11.19
8.00
10.00
5.27
11.19
9.20
11.00
8.21
14.99
11.41
11.35
13.50
20.02
13.25
11.35
13.50
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners ...............................
Grounds maintenance workers .........................................
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers ..................
7.25
7.37
7.90
7.90
9.55
9.36
10.61
10.25
14.18
13.54
7.75
7.09
6.50
6.50
8.02
7.50
7.00
7.00
9.58
8.34
9.98
9.98
11.38
9.55
10.53
10.53
15.71
9.60
11.69
11.69
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
6.50
7.20
7.75
11.35
19.07
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts salespersons .......
Retail salespersons ......................................................
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing ......
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing,
except technical and scientific products .................
9.45
8.10
9.12
8.00
16.17
11.83
9.30
12.50
9.00
17.96
16.45
14.50
15.75
11.83
19.39
20.73
16.40
18.57
16.02
28.85
28.65
20.73
20.73
22.07
77.64
16.17
17.96
19.39
28.85
77.64
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers ...................................
Financial clerks .................................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .............
Tellers ...........................................................................
Customer service representatives ....................................
Interviewers, except eligibility and loan ............................
Receptionists and information clerks ................................
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks ...............................
Stock clerks and order fillers ............................................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ........................
Executive secretaries and administrative assistants ....
Medical secretaries .......................................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive ........
Data entry and information processing workers ...............
Word processors and typists ........................................
Office clerks, general ........................................................
9.50
11.47
14.78
18.53
21.50
12.50
9.79
9.99
9.60
9.45
9.25
9.32
9.71
11.22
12.69
14.06
9.69
12.28
9.88
9.73
8.00
16.78
10.77
12.11
9.91
10.50
10.00
10.96
9.71
15.00
14.31
14.78
11.14
14.85
11.05
10.88
10.50
18.76
12.78
15.34
10.77
14.06
10.00
13.40
10.50
15.00
16.37
20.09
12.90
15.85
12.22
12.22
14.50
19.62
15.68
16.30
11.47
16.65
11.06
17.76
12.00
27.62
21.50
21.75
14.64
21.50
13.35
13.70
18.27
22.93
18.60
17.25
12.77
23.59
12.50
17.76
14.62
27.62
22.21
22.26
16.58
21.50
15.03
15.03
21.00
Construction and extraction occupations .......................
Carpenters ........................................................................
Electricians .......................................................................
Construction and building inspectors ................................
16.69
15.00
28.58
14.90
29.77
15.60
31.60
17.95
30.75
29.27
36.15
19.57
33.00
29.77
39.44
21.70
33.50
29.77
39.44
24.53
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations .........
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers,
and repairers ..............................................................
Automotive technicians and repairers ..............................
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance
workers .......................................................................
Maintenance and repair workers, general ....................
Miscellaneous installation, maintenance, and repair
workers .......................................................................
11.71
16.00
22.51
28.01
30.27
28.08
11.06
28.08
13.44
36.03
22.28
36.03
23.65
36.26
24.35
11.25
11.00
18.78
13.04
29.09
18.78
30.27
30.27
31.95
30.27
9.25
9.50
11.71
22.10
22.10
Production occupations ....................................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .......................
Machinists .........................................................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers .......
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders ......
10.00
8.20
21.25
11.90
14.01
13.18
10.10
23.00
12.66
14.01
17.81
17.95
24.33
19.25
17.54
24.52
28.18
24.50
28.35
18.22
28.61
28.61
25.63
29.53
18.22
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 9. Full-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Full-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
Painting workers ...............................................................
Miscellaneous production workers ...................................
$13.11
10.00
$18.15
10.75
$18.75
13.72
$28.51
23.85
$28.51
29.61
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers .............................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer .........................
Truck drivers, light or delivery services ........................
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers,
hand ........................................................................
9.48
9.48
13.00
7.97
10.77
11.84
12.50
13.50
9.48
11.45
16.35
13.75
15.00
9.48
15.80
21.10
17.50
18.75
16.16
20.54
27.57
22.19
25.00
22.19
21.66
10.75
15.80
20.24
21.66
27.79
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.
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
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
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Table 10. Part-time1 civilian workers: Hourly wage percentiles2, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Part-time workers
Occupation3
10
25
Median
50
75
90
All workers ..............................................................................
$5.79
$6.50
$7.95
$10.32
$26.00
Education, training, and library occupations ..................
Other teachers and instructors .........................................
7.50
10.32
8.22
10.71
12.76
18.00
28.03
23.20
29.77
25.00
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ........
Registered nurses ............................................................
15.06
15.06
17.08
15.45
23.00
18.82
28.14
24.00
45.75
27.47
Healthcare support occupations .......................................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ....................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ......................
6.38
8.00
8.25
7.02
8.50
8.50
8.50
12.05
12.05
12.05
12.05
12.05
12.05
12.05
12.05
Food preparation and serving related occupations ........
Cooks ...............................................................................
Food preparation workers .................................................
Food service, tipped .........................................................
Waiters and waitresses ................................................
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender
helpers ....................................................................
2.25
8.35
7.00
2.25
2.25
5.15
9.25
7.20
2.25
2.25
6.50
10.50
7.45
3.90
2.25
7.00
12.00
8.80
7.25
7.25
8.51
14.65
13.15
10.00
10.00
6.50
6.50
7.00
8.00
8.16
6.00
6.00
6.50
6.50
7.57
7.00
8.50
8.36
9.50
8.84
7.00
8.20
8.36
8.84
11.46
Personal care and service occupations ...........................
7.00
9.00
11.00
48.00
48.00
Sales and related occupations ..........................................
Retail sales workers .........................................................
Cashiers, all workers ....................................................
Cashiers ...................................................................
Retail salespersons ......................................................
6.43
6.43
6.70
6.70
6.43
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.00
7.25
7.25
7.75
7.75
7.15
8.24
8.24
8.25
8.25
8.22
9.23
9.23
9.50
9.50
9.00
Office and administrative support occupations ..............
Financial clerks .................................................................
Tellers ...........................................................................
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.57
9.36
9.36
10.21
9.60
9.60
12.48
10.21
10.21
15.45
14.55
14.55
Transportation and material moving occupations ..........
Laborers and material movers, hand ................................
5.25
6.00
6.00
6.55
7.00
7.00
11.20
8.05
20.24
11.20
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ..................................................................
Building cleaning workers .................................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners ...........................................
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.
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
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
29
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$727
39.4
$42,176
$37,440
2,015
1,416
1,435
40.5
73,503
74,630
2,102
46.38
38.94
31.25
1,861
1,559
1,368
1,844
1,558
1,250
41.3
39.5
42.4
96,762
81,084
70,186
95,873
80,999
65,000
2,150
2,053
2,175
44.27
55.51
43.97
58.00
1,829
2,221
1,969
2,320
41.3
40.0
92,592
115,469
94,752
120,644
2,092
2,080
40.09
45.44
1,588
1,727
39.6
82,584
89,797
2,060
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ................................................
$20.93
$18.19
$824
Management occupations ...................
Computer and information systems
managers ......................................
Financial managers ............................
Education administrators ....................
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
school .......................................
Engineering managers .......................
Medical and health services
managers ......................................
34.96
34.93
45.01
39.50
32.26
Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ......................
27.26
23.80
1,097
952
40.2
56,990
49,489
2,090
22.02
22.45
872
788
39.6
45,305
41,001
2,057
Computer and mathematical science
occupations ....................................
Computer software engineers ............
Computer systems analysts ...............
35.58
46.71
33.88
34.63
47.78
32.57
1,429
1,916
1,342
1,458
1,911
1,315
40.2
41.0
39.6
74,305
99,649
69,802
75,791
99,382
68,390
2,088
2,133
2,060
Architecture and engineering
occupations ....................................
Engineers ...........................................
Engineering technicians, except
drafters .........................................
30.90
32.84
29.85
31.49
1,264
1,355
1,194
1,238
40.9
41.2
65,711
70,436
62,088
64,395
2,127
2,145
26.46
26.01
1,058
1,040
40.0
54,994
54,099
2,078
Life, physical, and social science
occupations ....................................
33.89
26.02
1,333
1,052
39.3
63,982
54,683
1,888
16.78
17.35
14.56
12.68
654
667
582
476
39.0
38.5
31,725
32,718
30,784
24,726
1,891
1,886
15.60
15.39
613
615
39.3
30,150
32,005
1,933
33.10
26.39
1,324
1,056
40.0
68,847
54,887
2,080
30.59
37.18
31.49
31.45
1,078
1,370
1,123
1,274
35.2
36.8
43,509
61,329
44,654
51,512
1,422
1,649
24.42
22.48
900
865
36.9
42,683
42,536
1,748
36.31
35.91
1,253
1,177
34.5
47,622
45,966
1,312
38.56
36.04
1,321
1,193
34.3
50,417
47,380
1,308
38.37
34.15
35.91
34.83
1,294
1,197
1,189
1,177
33.7
35.0
49,990
45,324
46,103
46,992
1,303
1,327
33.83
30.74
19.62
14.08
10.38
34.05
29.55
20.06
14.48
9.07
1,186
1,067
688
563
368
1,177
1,034
702
579
340
35.0
34.7
35.1
40.0
35.5
45,010
39,373
27,248
29,278
16,148
46,706
37,481
27,941
30,114
16,068
1,330
1,281
1,389
2,080
1,555
25.74
25.50
889
750
34.5
46,204
39,000
1,795
Community and social services
occupations ....................................
Counselors .........................................
Miscellaneous community and social
service specialists .........................
Legal occupations ................................
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Postsecondary teachers .....................
Miscellaneous postsecondary
teachers ....................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Secondary school teachers ............
Secondary school teachers,
except special and vocational
education ..............................
Special education teachers ............
Other teachers and instructors ...........
Library technicians ..............................
Teacher assistants .............................
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
See footnotes at end of table.
30
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
Physicians and surgeons ....................
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations
Registered nurses ......................
Therapists ...........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ....................................
Radiologic technologists and
technicians ................................
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses ..........................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides .............................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Protective service occupations
Police officers ...................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ...
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers ..
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers .....................................
Cooks .................................................
Food preparation workers ...................
Food service, tipped ...........................
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Grounds maintenance workers ...........
Landscaping and groundskeeping
workers .....................................
Personal care and service
occupations ....................................
Sales and related occupations ............
Retail sales workers ...........................
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons ............................
Retail salespersons ........................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ...............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products ....................................
Annual earnings5
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$24.79
53.32
$22.25
62.50
$965
2,133
$866
2,500
38.9
40.0
$49,730
110,911
$43,846
130,008
2,006
2,080
24.00
24.48
23.38
22.00
921
951
886
880
38.4
38.8
47,315
47,103
45,302
46,202
1,971
1,924
24.43
24.08
968
895
39.6
50,337
46,557
2,060
24.79
24.27
982
932
39.6
51,044
48,464
2,059
17.31
17.24
676
675
39.0
35,139
35,081
2,030
12.99
11.14
510
432
39.3
26,545
22,443
2,044
9.56
9.00
370
351
38.8
19,264
18,252
2,016
9.43
9.00
363
347
38.5
18,872
18,018
2,001
21.30
21.30
21.26
21.26
844
844
842
842
39.6
39.6
43,891
43,891
43,759
43,759
2,061
2,061
9.55
9.20
362
338
37.8
18,742
17,472
1,962
12.78
11.19
582
615
45.5
29,733
32,001
2,326
12.91
9.82
10.58
8.74
11.19
9.20
11.00
8.21
591
384
387
296
615
368
400
329
45.7
39.1
36.6
33.8
30,707
19,951
20,125
15,374
32,001
19,136
20,800
17,085
2,378
2,032
1,902
1,760
10.05
9.64
9.55
9.36
398
380
380
372
39.7
39.4
20,714
19,776
19,760
19,365
2,062
2,051
10.31
9.58
409
383
39.6
21,253
19,893
2,061
8.60
9.59
8.34
9.98
337
377
316
366
39.1
39.3
17,508
19,597
16,432
19,038
2,036
2,044
9.59
9.98
377
366
39.3
19,597
19,038
2,044
11.41
7.75
382
310
33.5
19,864
16,120
1,741
19.33
14.06
16.45
14.50
780
576
677
580
40.3
40.9
40,548
29,930
35,194
30,160
2,097
2,129
15.50
13.46
15.75
11.83
624
563
630
473
40.3
41.8
32,468
29,274
32,758
24,600
2,094
2,174
32.34
19.39
1,319
790
40.8
68,598
41,081
2,121
32.34
19.39
1,319
790
40.8
68,598
41,081
2,121
See footnotes at end of table.
31
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers .........................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Tellers .............................................
Customer service representatives ......
Interviewers, except eligibility and
loan ...............................................
Receptionists and information clerks ..
Shipping, receiving, and traffic
clerks ............................................
Stock clerks and order fillers ..............
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Executive secretaries and
administrative assistants ..........
Medical secretaries .........................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Data entry and information processing
workers .........................................
Word processors and typists ..........
Office clerks, general ..........................
Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................
Carpenters ..........................................
Electricians .........................................
Construction and building inspectors ..
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers .......................................
Automotive technicians and
repairers .......................................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance
workers .........................................
Maintenance and repair workers,
general ......................................
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers .........................................
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$589
39.6
$31,426
$30,653
2,055
735
540
750
511
40.0
39.5
37,640
28,098
39,021
26,580
2,048
2,051
15.34
10.77
14.06
567
424
594
594
415
564
39.4
39.2
39.9
29,499
22,041
30,886
30,908
21,600
29,349
2,046
2,041
2,075
10.47
13.34
10.00
13.40
419
534
400
536
40.0
40.0
21,787
27,750
20,800
27,864
2,080
2,080
11.16
18.40
10.50
15.00
446
727
420
600
40.0
39.5
23,208
37,123
21,840
31,200
2,080
2,018
17.58
16.37
701
655
39.9
36,277
34,045
2,064
18.99
13.20
20.09
12.90
759
524
804
516
40.0
39.7
39,489
27,266
41,787
26,838
2,080
2,066
17.02
15.85
678
634
39.8
34,806
32,970
2,045
12.36
12.47
14.50
12.22
12.22
14.50
494
498
561
489
489
580
40.0
39.9
38.7
25,685
25,909
29,147
25,416
25,416
30,160
2,078
2,077
2,010
29.24
24.22
34.39
20.23
30.75
29.27
36.15
19.57
1,169
969
1,375
809
1,230
1,171
1,446
783
40.0
40.0
40.0
40.0
60,469
50,370
71,525
42,079
63,960
60,882
75,198
40,706
2,068
2,080
2,080
2,080
22.14
22.51
885
900
40.0
46,023
46,821
2,078
33.46
36.03
1,338
1,441
40.0
69,591
74,949
2,080
19.91
22.28
796
891
40.0
41,413
46,342
2,080
25.00
29.09
995
1,164
39.8
51,733
60,507
2,069
20.67
18.78
827
751
40.0
42,992
39,067
2,080
15.05
11.71
602
468
40.0
31,307
24,357
2,080
18.69
17.81
746
714
39.9
38,790
37,107
2,076
18.91
24.17
17.95
24.33
756
967
718
973
40.0
40.0
39,328
50,271
37,336
50,606
2,080
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$15.29
$14.78
$606
18.38
13.70
18.76
12.78
14.42
10.80
14.88
Production occupations ......................
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators .....................................
Machinists ...........................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Packaging and filling machine
operators and tenders ..................
Painting workers .................................
Miscellaneous production workers .....
19.32
19.25
773
770
40.0
40,181
40,040
2,080
16.31
21.98
17.31
17.54
18.75
13.72
652
879
692
702
750
549
40.0
40.0
40.0
33,923
45,717
36,004
36,483
39,000
28,533
2,080
2,080
2,080
Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................
18.69
16.35
747
717
40.0
38,561
37,294
2,063
See footnotes at end of table.
32
Table 11. Full-time1 civilian workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean weekly and
annual hours, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ...........................................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer .............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services ....................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ..
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand ..............
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$646
42.8
$32,666
$30,077
2,190
777
780
46.2
39,022
39,000
2,321
9.48
15.80
517
643
379
632
40.0
39.4
26,879
33,423
19,708
32,864
2,080
2,049
20.24
710
810
39.2
36,909
42,099
2,039
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$14.92
$13.75
$638
16.81
15.00
12.92
16.31
18.10
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
33
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$717
39.5
$42,233
$37,149
2,050
1,421
1,486
40.5
73,901
77,272
2,107
46.38
38.94
58.00
1,861
1,588
2,221
1,844
1,558
2,320
41.3
39.4
40.0
96,762
82,596
115,469
95,873
80,999
120,644
2,150
2,051
2,080
40.09
45.44
1,588
1,727
39.6
82,584
89,797
2,060
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ................................................
$20.60
$17.96
$814
Management occupations ...................
Computer and information systems
managers ......................................
Financial managers ............................
Engineering managers .......................
Medical and health services
managers ......................................
35.07
35.88
45.01
40.27
55.51
Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
Human resources, training, and labor
relations specialists ......................
27.91
25.16
1,124
1,006
40.3
58,431
52,300
2,094
23.59
22.45
935
898
39.6
48,545
46,700
2,058
Computer and mathematical science
occupations ....................................
Computer software engineers ............
Computer systems analysts ...............
36.12
46.71
36.00
34.63
47.78
36.79
1,451
1,916
1,424
1,458
1,911
1,471
40.2
41.0
39.6
75,438
99,649
74,058
75,791
99,382
76,513
2,089
2,133
2,057
Architecture and engineering
occupations ....................................
Engineers ...........................................
Engineering technicians, except
drafters .........................................
30.90
32.85
29.85
31.58
1,265
1,356
1,194
1,238
40.9
41.3
65,772
70,512
62,088
64,395
2,128
2,146
26.48
26.01
1,059
1,041
40.0
55,068
54,109
2,080
Life, physical, and social science
occupations ....................................
30.58
25.55
1,223
1,022
40.0
63,603
53,144
2,080
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Postsecondary teachers .....................
26.12
41.50
21.63
46.46
965
1,496
865
1,680
36.9
36.1
45,227
68,777
40,560
66,624
1,731
1,657
Arts, design, entertainment, sports,
and media occupations ..................
25.77
25.50
889
750
34.5
46,229
39,000
1,794
24.28
36.07
23.91
24.48
22.25
19.80
23.00
22.00
944
1,443
917
951
854
792
877
880
38.9
40.0
38.3
38.8
48,947
75,031
47,674
47,103
44,497
41,184
45,621
46,202
2,016
2,080
1,994
1,924
24.79
24.27
982
932
39.6
51,044
48,464
2,059
24.79
24.27
982
932
39.6
51,044
48,464
2,059
17.31
17.24
676
675
39.0
35,139
35,081
2,030
13.38
12.00
525
478
39.2
27,301
24,877
2,041
9.51
9.00
366
348
38.5
19,037
18,077
2,003
9.43
9.00
363
347
38.5
18,872
18,018
2,001
9.57
9.20
362
336
37.8
18,814
17,472
1,965
12.91
11.19
591
615
45.7
30,707
32,001
2,378
12.91
9.82
10.58
8.75
11.19
9.20
11.00
8.21
591
384
387
291
615
368
400
329
45.7
39.1
36.6
33.3
30,707
19,951
20,125
15,130
32,001
19,136
20,800
17,085
2,378
2,032
1,902
1,729
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
Physicians and surgeons ....................
Registered nurses ..............................
Therapists ...........................................
Diagnostic related technologists and
technicians ....................................
Radiologic technologists and
technicians ................................
Licensed practical and licensed
vocational nurses ..........................
Healthcare support occupations .........
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health
aides .............................................
Nursing aides, orderlies, and
attendants .................................
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers, food
preparation and serving workers ..
First-line supervisors/managers of
food preparation and serving
workers .....................................
Cooks .................................................
Food preparation workers ...................
Food service, tipped ...........................
See footnotes at end of table.
34
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations .............
Building cleaning workers ...................
Janitors and cleaners, except
maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Maids and housekeeping
cleaners ....................................
Personal care and service
occupations ....................................
Sales and related occupations ............
Retail sales workers ...........................
Counter and rental clerks and parts
salespersons ............................
Retail salespersons ........................
Sales representatives, wholesale and
manufacturing ...............................
Sales representatives, wholesale
and manufacturing, except
technical and scientific
products ....................................
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$366
350
39.6
39.4
$20,173
19,391
$19,038
18,200
2,061
2,049
399
380
39.6
20,747
19,760
2,059
8.24
336
316
39.1
17,490
16,432
2,035
11.41
7.75
382
310
33.5
19,877
16,120
1,742
19.34
14.06
16.45
14.50
780
576
677
580
40.3
40.9
40,562
29,930
35,194
30,160
2,098
2,129
15.50
13.46
15.75
11.83
624
563
630
473
40.3
41.8
32,468
29,274
32,758
24,600
2,094
2,174
32.34
19.39
1,319
790
40.8
68,598
41,081
2,121
32.34
19.39
1,319
790
40.8
68,598
41,081
2,121
15.29
14.78
606
591
39.6
31,507
30,722
2,060
18.71
13.53
19.62
12.78
748
533
785
511
40.0
39.4
38,919
27,742
40,799
26,580
2,080
2,051
14.31
10.80
14.90
13.34
15.34
10.77
14.18
13.40
563
424
595
533
594
415
566
536
39.4
39.2
39.9
40.0
29,274
22,041
30,926
27,737
30,908
21,600
29,445
27,864
2,046
2,041
2,075
2,080
11.16
18.68
10.50
17.67
446
747
420
707
40.0
40.0
23,208
38,859
21,840
36,754
2,080
2,080
17.69
17.48
706
698
39.9
36,723
36,296
2,076
18.61
13.20
20.09
12.90
744
524
804
516
40.0
39.7
38,708
27,266
41,787
26,838
2,080
2,066
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$9.79
9.46
$9.55
8.95
$388
373
10.08
9.50
8.59
Office and administrative support
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
office and administrative support
workers .........................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and
auditing clerks ...........................
Tellers .............................................
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 ..........
Medical secretaries .........................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Data entry and information processing
workers .........................................
Office clerks, general ..........................
17.88
17.59
713
695
39.9
37,080
36,119
2,074
12.73
14.50
12.22
14.50
508
561
489
580
39.9
38.7
26,411
29,160
25,416
30,160
2,075
2,011
Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................
Carpenters ..........................................
Electricians .........................................
29.96
24.22
34.39
30.75
29.27
36.15
1,198
969
1,375
1,230
1,171
1,446
40.0
40.0
40.0
61,941
50,370
71,525
63,960
60,882
75,198
2,068
2,080
2,080
22.63
23.50
904
940
40.0
47,025
48,880
2,078
33.46
36.03
1,338
1,441
40.0
69,591
74,949
2,080
19.91
22.28
796
891
40.0
41,413
46,342
2,080
15.04
11.71
601
468
40.0
31,274
24,357
2,080
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
First-line supervisors/managers of
mechanics, installers, and
repairers .......................................
Automotive technicians and
repairers .......................................
Miscellaneous installation,
maintenance, and repair
workers .........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
35
Table 12. Full-time1 private industry workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings and mean
weekly and annual hours, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Production occupations ......................
Miscellaneous assemblers and
fabricators .....................................
Machinists ...........................................
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers ................................
Packaging and filling machine
operators and tenders ..................
Painting workers .................................
Miscellaneous production workers .....
Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................
Driver/sales workers and truck
drivers ...........................................
Truck drivers, heavy and
tractor-trailer .............................
Truck drivers, light or delivery
services ....................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ..
Laborers and freight, stock, and
material movers, hand ..............
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$702
39.9
$38,748
$36,483
2,076
756
967
718
973
40.0
40.0
39,328
50,271
37,336
50,606
2,080
2,080
19.25
773
770
40.0
40,181
40,040
2,080
16.31
21.98
17.04
17.54
18.75
13.72
652
879
682
702
750
549
40.0
40.0
40.0
33,923
45,717
35,450
36,483
39,000
28,533
2,080
2,080
2,080
18.70
16.16
749
717
40.0
38,683
36,400
2,068
14.91
13.75
638
646
42.8
32,651
30,077
2,190
16.81
15.00
777
780
46.2
39,022
39,000
2,321
12.90
16.31
9.48
15.80
516
643
379
632
40.0
39.4
26,832
33,423
19,708
32,864
2,080
2,049
18.10
20.24
710
810
39.2
36,909
42,099
2,039
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$18.67
$17.54
$745
18.91
24.17
17.95
24.33
19.32
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time
schedule based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a
worker with a 35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time
employee in one establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm,
where a 40-hour week is the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
36
Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
and mean weekly and annual hours, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$807
38.2
$41,734
$38,979
1,747
1,381
1,873
1,225
2,030
40.3
41.3
70,903
94,633
60,984
104,038
2,069
2,089
46.16
1,915
2,030
41.5
96,547
105,583
2,093
19.28
18.08
763
723
39.6
39,490
37,600
2,048
19.52
15.97
776
639
39.7
37,149
33,792
1,903
32.35
27.32
34.34
27.91
1,120
1,059
1,149
837
34.6
38.8
42,992
44,559
45,194
32,956
1,329
1,631
25.50
27.91
911
837
35.7
39,171
32,656
1,536
36.98
35.91
1,268
1,177
34.3
48,132
45,966
1,302
38.56
36.04
1,321
1,193
34.3
50,417
47,380
1,308
38.37
36.01
30.74
12.43
35.91
36.78
29.55
11.31
1,294
1,228
1,067
415
1,189
1,177
1,034
392
33.7
34.1
34.7
33.4
49,990
46,715
39,373
15,698
46,103
47,078
37,481
14,422
1,303
1,297
1,281
1,263
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ....................................
32.06
25.72
1,267
1,029
39.5
60,059
41,144
1,874
Healthcare support occupations .........
10.07
9.03
401
361
39.8
20,844
18,780
2,069
Protective service occupations ...........
Police officers .....................................
Police and sheriff’s patrol officers ...
21.06
21.30
21.30
21.19
21.26
21.26
862
844
844
848
842
842
40.9
39.6
39.6
44,845
43,891
43,891
44,075
43,759
43,759
2,129
2,061
2,061
13.80
12.36
13.05
11.80
551
493
522
458
39.9
39.9
28,661
25,651
27,144
23,833
2,076
2,075
12.56
12.14
501
472
39.9
26,061
24,544
2,075
15.29
17.25
14.81
16.93
605
682
583
677
39.5
39.6
30,416
35,486
28,974
35,214
1,990
2,057
17.09
15.56
680
623
39.8
34,385
32,371
2,012
15.58
15.56
620
623
39.8
31,147
32,302
1,999
18.35
20.23
18.20
19.57
734
809
728
783
40.0
40.0
38,174
42,079
37,856
40,706
2,080
2,080
14.83
14.16
593
566
40.0
30,843
29,453
2,080
13.49
12.74
539
510
40.0
28,049
26,499
2,080
13.49
12.74
539
510
40.0
28,049
26,499
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ................................................
$23.89
$20.34
$912
Management occupations ...................
Education administrators ....................
Education administrators,
elementary and secondary
school .......................................
34.26
45.30
32.05
46.16
46.12
Business and financial operations
occupations ....................................
Community and social services
occupations ....................................
Education, training, and library
occupations ....................................
Postsecondary teachers .....................
Miscellaneous postsecondary
teachers ....................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ............
Elementary and middle school
teachers ....................................
Elementary school teachers,
except special education ......
Secondary school teachers ............
Special education teachers ............
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 ....................................
Financial clerks ...................................
Secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical,
and executive ...........................
Construction and extraction
occupations ....................................
Construction and building inspectors ..
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ....................................
Industrial machinery installation,
repair, and maintenance
workers .........................................
Maintenance and repair workers,
general ......................................
See footnotes at end of table.
37
Table 13. Full-time1 State and local government workers: Mean and median hourly, weekly, and annual earnings
and mean weekly and annual hours, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Transportation and material moving
occupations ....................................
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
$18.53
$19.26
$719
$770
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
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
38.8
$36,717
$39,324
1,981
paid to employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of
overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries
paid to employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of
the hours are paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual
hours are the hours an employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of
overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for
categories not shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
38
Table 14. Size of establishment: Mean hourly earnings1 of private industry establishments
for major occupational groups, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Occupational group2
Total
1-99
workers
100-499
workers
500
workers
or more
All workers ....................................................................
$19.58
$18.38
$19.42
$22.49
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 .......................
29.28
31.16
28.33
10.63
15.41
15.98
15.11
26.79
29.96
22.66
18.14
18.52
17.63
27.10
29.84
25.34
11.37
15.12
16.21
14.17
26.45
–
19.74
13.26
13.05
13.38
30.50
32.30
29.53
9.42
16.06
14.23
16.57
27.66
–
26.99
17.00
16.47
18.11
30.43
31.82
29.93
10.75
15.53
–
15.31
28.08
–
27.28
27.10
25.28
32.43
Relative error3 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
3.3
5.4
8.9
8.0
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 .......................
6.4
8.9
5.8
10.6
4.4
11.5
3.2
2.6
3.9
6.6
3.9
2.3
8.5
13.6
20.0
11.0
22.5
7.1
15.7
4.4
3.0
–
6.7
7.9
5.4
11.6
7.1
7.0
11.0
4.0
5.6
11.3
7.1
5.2
–
6.1
6.0
3.0
14.9
2.5
7.6
3.1
5.9
3.5
–
3.0
3.6
–
5.2
3.8
2.0
13.8
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.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that
data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation
Survey.
39
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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$660
39.8
$40,700
$34,104
2,064
1,152
779
40.7
59,903
40,505
2,118
25.92
1,330
1,089
40.9
69,176
56,624
2,125
41.52
47.78
1,650
1,911
39.7
85,782
99,382
2,066
Architecture and engineering occupations ...........
28.33
28.69
1,204
1,095
42.5
62,591
56,940
2,209
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................
9.20
9.20
359
338
39.0
18,661
17,550
2,028
9.26
8.71
7.95
7.95
358
339
318
316
38.7
39.0
18,635
17,647
16,536
16,432
2,012
2,026
9.00
8.75
354
318
39.4
18,410
16,536
2,047
19.81
14.88
16.92
15.93
801
615
677
630
40.4
41.3
41,638
31,999
35,194
32,758
2,102
2,150
15.50
15.75
624
630
40.3
32,468
32,758
2,094
33.28
21.64
1,359
865
40.8
70,664
45,001
2,123
33.28
21.64
1,359
865
40.8
70,664
45,001
2,123
Office and administrative support occupations ....
Financial clerks .......................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ...
Tellers .................................................................
Customer service representatives ..........................
Receptionists and information clerks ......................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ..............
Office clerks, general ..............................................
14.34
12.52
13.75
10.87
14.09
13.53
19.04
14.75
14.06
12.15
14.15
10.77
13.35
13.40
21.50
14.50
566
495
550
425
561
541
762
564
560
484
566
431
532
536
860
580
39.5
39.5
40.0
39.1
39.8
40.0
40.0
38.3
29,425
25,751
28,599
22,079
29,177
28,152
39,609
29,339
29,120
25,191
29,432
22,402
27,649
27,864
44,720
30,160
2,052
2,056
2,080
2,031
2,071
2,080
2,080
1,990
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ........................................................
19.60
22.28
784
891
40.0
40,759
46,342
2,080
Production occupations ..........................................
13.12
10.97
525
439
40.0
27,299
22,818
2,080
Transportation and material moving
occupations ........................................................
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers ...................
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer ...............
Laborers and material movers, hand ......................
13.86
14.34
16.54
12.14
13.00
13.53
15.00
11.45
578
623
768
470
533
560
750
458
41.7
43.4
46.4
38.7
29,703
31,756
38,522
24,460
27,017
28,509
39,000
23,806
2,143
2,215
2,329
2,014
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ....................................................................
$19.72
$16.39
$785
Management occupations .......................................
28.28
17.31
Business and financial operations occupations ...
32.55
Computer and mathematical science
occupations ........................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................
Building cleaning workers .......................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .................................
Sales and related occupations ................................
Retail sales workers ...............................................
Counter and rental clerks and parts
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 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not
shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
40
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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Annual earnings5
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$770
39.3
$43,593
$40,040
2,038
1,668
1,955
1,350
1,588
1,727
2,060
1,211
1,727
40.3
41.7
40.0
39.6
86,714
101,647
70,217
82,584
89,797
107,099
62,982
89,797
2,098
2,167
2,080
2,060
23.85
1,020
952
40.0
53,012
49,504
2,078
23.59
22.45
935
898
39.6
48,545
46,700
2,058
Computer and mathematical science
occupations ........................................................
Computer systems analysts ...................................
32.84
32.95
32.56
29.95
1,328
1,318
1,300
1,198
40.4
40.0
69,048
68,544
67,600
62,296
2,103
2,080
Architecture and engineering occupations ...........
Engineers ...............................................................
Engineering technicians, except drafters ................
32.54
35.01
28.70
30.96
31.82
27.69
1,301
1,401
1,148
1,238
1,273
1,108
40.0
40.0
40.0
67,674
72,829
59,697
64,395
66,181
57,595
2,080
2,080
2,080
Education, training, and library occupations ........
Postsecondary teachers .........................................
39.59
47.82
46.46
51.90
1,425
1,673
1,329
1,858
36.0
35.0
63,004
74,584
55,570
74,334
1,592
1,560
25.03
36.07
24.71
24.48
24.79
24.79
23.00
19.80
24.32
22.00
24.27
24.27
971
1,443
943
951
982
982
886
792
913
880
932
932
38.8
40.0
38.2
38.8
39.6
39.6
50,322
75,031
49,052
47,103
51,044
51,044
46,114
41,184
47,474
46,202
48,464
48,464
2,011
2,080
1,985
1,924
2,059
2,059
17.61
17.69
684
699
38.9
35,593
36,358
2,022
Healthcare support occupations .............................
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides ..........
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants ............
Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations ......
9.79
9.64
9.56
10.49
9.27
9.24
9.00
10.29
377
370
366
414
360
348
348
400
38.6
38.4
38.3
39.4
19,618
19,232
19,056
21,521
18,720
18,077
18,077
20,800
2,005
1,995
1,993
2,051
Food preparation and serving related
occupations ........................................................
10.00
9.40
365
329
36.5
18,979
17,085
1,898
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
All workers ....................................................................
$21.39
$19.62
$841
Management occupations .......................................
Computer and information systems managers .......
Financial managers ................................................
Medical and health services managers ..................
41.34
46.90
33.76
40.09
45.08
47.87
30.28
45.44
Business and financial operations occupations ...
Human resources, training, and labor relations
specialists .........................................................
25.51
Healthcare practitioner and technical
occupations ........................................................
Physicians and surgeons ........................................
Registered nurses ..................................................
Therapists ...............................................................
Diagnostic related technologists and technicians ...
Radiologic technologists and technicians ...........
Licensed practical and licensed vocational
nurses ...............................................................
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance
occupations ........................................................
Building cleaning workers .......................................
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and
housekeeping cleaners .................................
Maids and housekeeping cleaners .....................
10.12
9.85
9.55
9.55
407
390
382
382
40.2
39.6
21,175
20,295
19,858
19,858
2,093
2,061
11.03
8.80
9.90
9.04
439
347
396
360
39.8
39.5
22,841
18,061
20,592
18,720
2,070
2,053
Personal care and service occupations .................
12.74
9.00
406
364
31.9
21,129
18,907
1,658
Sales and related occupations ................................
First-line supervisors/managers, sales workers .....
17.19
19.04
16.38
18.50
686
776
636
807
39.9
40.8
35,679
40,366
33,051
41,970
2,076
2,120
Office and administrative support occupations ....
First-line supervisors/managers of office and
administrative support workers .........................
Financial clerks .......................................................
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks ...
Customer service representatives ..........................
Receptionists and information clerks ......................
Secretaries and administrative assistants ..............
Executive secretaries and administrative
assistants ......................................................
Medical secretaries .............................................
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and
executive ......................................................
16.24
15.85
646
630
39.8
33,589
32,760
2,068
19.50
14.89
14.77
15.75
12.22
16.45
19.62
14.74
15.91
14.74
12.06
15.80
780
586
574
630
489
656
785
571
637
589
482
630
40.0
39.3
38.8
40.0
40.0
39.9
40,553
30,446
29,823
32,761
25,419
34,098
40,799
29,675
33,099
30,653
25,085
32,760
2,080
2,044
2,019
2,080
2,080
2,072
18.51
13.20
17.93
12.90
740
524
717
516
40.0
39.7
38,488
27,266
37,294
26,838
2,079
2,066
16.32
15.85
649
634
39.8
33,766
32,970
2,069
See footnotes at end of table.
41
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, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006 — Continued
Hourly earnings3
Weekly earnings4
Occupation2
Mean
weekly
hours
Mean
Median
Mean
annual
hours
$420
39.8
$28,681
$21,840
2,069
1,172
1,210
1,251
1,264
40.0
40.0
60,947
62,929
65,042
65,728
2,080
2,080
28.01
1,080
1,120
39.9
56,169
58,257
2,076
33.83
36.03
1,353
1,441
40.0
70,373
74,949
2,080
20.32
22.44
18.22
27.82
811
898
729
1,113
39.9
40.0
42,151
46,677
37,898
57,866
2,074
2,080
19.21
12.66
768
506
40.0
39,960
26,333
2,080
16.31
17.45
17.54
11.00
652
698
702
440
40.0
40.0
33,923
36,303
36,483
22,880
2,080
2,080
24.47
19.40
20.84
20.24
934
774
844
810
38.2
39.9
48,593
40,273
43,888
42,099
1,986
2,076
19.63
20.24
785
810
40.0
40,821
42,099
2,080
Mean
Median
Mean
Median
Office clerks, general ..............................................
$13.86
$10.50
$552
Construction and extraction occupations .............
Electricians .............................................................
29.30
30.25
31.27
31.60
27.06
Installation, maintenance, and repair
occupations ........................................................
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics,
installers, and repairers ....................................
Production occupations ..........................................
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators .............
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and
weighers ...........................................................
Packaging and filling machine operators and
tenders ..............................................................
Miscellaneous production workers .........................
Transportation and material moving
occupations ........................................................
Laborers and material movers, hand ......................
Laborers and freight, stock, and material
movers, hand ................................................
Annual earnings5
1 Employees are classified as working either a full-time or a part-time schedule
based on the definition used by each establishment. Therefore, a worker with a
35-hour-per-week schedule might be considered a full-time employee in one
establishment, but classified as part-time in another firm, where a 40-hour week is
the minimum full-time schedule.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more information.
3 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees.
They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are
premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The
mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of
workers, weighted by hours. See appendix A for more information.
4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median weekly earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean weekly hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a week, exclusive of overtime.
5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to
employees. Median annual earnings designates position - one-half of the hours are
paid the same as or more than the rate shown. Mean annual hours are the hours an
employee is scheduled to work in a year, exclusive of overtime.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria. Overall occupational groups may include data for categories not
shown separately
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
42
Table 17. Union1 and nonunion workers: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational groups, St. Louis, MO-IL,
June 2006
Union
Nonunion
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
State and
local
government
workers
All workers ....................................................................
$24.42
$23.98
$26.63
$18.54
$18.34
$21.13
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 .......................
32.52
–
33.31
11.87
18.09
13.87
18.98
28.69
–
23.88
22.18
22.40
21.90
29.98
–
–
10.92
18.78
13.87
20.10
29.15
–
24.58
22.32
22.46
22.14
33.30
24.41
33.82
16.20
14.92
–
14.92
16.44
–
15.66
18.74
–
–
28.95
31.12
27.91
11.25
15.02
16.11
14.44
20.36
–
20.18
13.97
14.62
13.10
29.26
31.23
28.29
10.60
15.02
16.12
14.40
20.81
21.61
20.49
13.86
14.62
12.78
26.30
30.06
24.80
17.71
15.07
–
15.18
17.23
18.33
–
18.27
–
18.27
Occupational group3
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
3.7
4.5
4.3
3.8
4.2
6.1
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 .......................
2.4
–
2.5
13.1
4.9
6.1
5.1
2.9
–
4.9
3.7
3.1
6.0
3.3
–
–
14.2
5.5
6.1
6.7
2.7
–
4.9
3.9
3.2
6.3
2.7
13.8
2.6
7.7
6.1
–
6.1
7.4
–
9.7
4.1
–
–
6.0
8.8
5.3
9.7
4.7
12.8
2.4
13.8
–
13.6
8.5
8.4
15.3
6.6
9.4
5.9
11.8
4.8
12.8
2.5
15.9
38.8
14.4
8.9
8.4
17.0
9.5
17.1
5.7
2.8
6.4
–
5.8
7.8
5.0
–
4.8
–
4.8
1 Union workers are those whose wages are determined through
collective bargaining.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to
employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and
hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, holidays,
nonproduction bonuses, and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay
of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours. See
appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000 Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See appendix B for more
information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a
percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval"
around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see appendix
A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data did not meet
publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.
43
Table 18. Time and incentive workers1: Mean hourly earnings2 for major occupational
groups, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
Time
Occupational group3
Incentive
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
All workers ....................................................................
$19.77
$19.35
$22.54
$22.54
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 .......................
29.26
30.72
28.68
10.40
14.62
12.64
15.46
26.21
–
22.09
18.34
18.58
17.97
29.14
30.91
28.33
9.55
14.59
12.65
15.50
26.85
29.96
22.60
18.33
18.56
17.96
–
–
–
–
20.92
29.70
11.36
24.65
–
–
15.48
–
15.62
–
–
–
–
20.92
29.70
11.36
24.65
–
–
15.48
–
15.62
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ....................................................................
3.0
3.3
17.3
17.3
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 .......................
5.4
8.8
4.6
4.0
2.9
5.5
3.4
2.6
–
6.9
3.9
2.2
9.0
6.5
9.7
5.8
5.2
3.1
5.6
3.7
2.6
3.9
7.0
4.0
2.3
9.7
–
–
–
–
29.0
29.6
1.5
3.9
–
–
4.2
–
3.4
–
–
–
–
29.0
29.6
1.5
3.9
–
–
4.2
–
3.4
1 Wages of time workers are based solely on hourly rate
or salary. Incentive workers are those whose wages are at
least partially based on productivity payments such as piece
rates, commissions, and production bonuses.
2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries
paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living
adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for
overtime, vacations, holidays, nonproduction bonuses, and
tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers
and dividing by the number of workers, weighted by hours.
See appendix A for more information.
3 Workers are classified by occupation using the 2000
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. See
appendix B for more information.
4 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error
expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to
calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate.
For more information about RSEs, see appendix A.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that
data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation
Survey.
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Table 19. Industry sector1: Mean hourly earnings2 for private industry workers by major occupational group, St. Louis, MO-IL,
June 2006
Goods producing
Occupational group3
All workers ................................................
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 ...
Service providing
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade,
transportation,
and utilities
Information
Financial
activities
Professional and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other
services
–
$21.88
$17.84
$23.35
–
–
$18.54
–
–
–
35.18
40.64
23.69
–
–
23.65
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
40.40
32.99
14.16
16.82
–
16.19
46.74
37.94
13.16
13.10
12.46
14.62
27.10
–
–
23.83
–
18.51
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
22.19
24.06
11.26
14.55
–
13.97
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
29.98
31.82
22.69
22.66
21.51
21.51
–
–
–
–
23.90
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
18.71
18.46
23.06
19.66
–
19.73
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
13.92
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Relative error4 (percent)
All workers ................................................
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 ...
–
2.6
9.1
5.2
–
–
4.7
–
–
–
1.2
9.3
16.6
–
–
10.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6.8
3.7
12.2
2.7
–
2.2
15.9
5.8
17.9
4.0
5.6
6.2
9.8
–
–
12.7
–
9.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
20.7
8.3
12.1
6.0
–
7.7
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4.1
9.1
6.9
7.1
22.2
22.2
–
–
–
–
7.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.9
2.1
16.5
8.4
–
8.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
33.8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
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.
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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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 employing 50 or more workers. 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 St. Louis, MO–IL, Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the city of St. Louis, the part of the city of Sullivan
in Crawford County, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St.
Charles, St. Louis, and Warren Counties, MO; and Clinton,
Jersey, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair Counties, IL.
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 or part-time,
union or nonunion, and time or 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.
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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.
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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
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 metropolitan 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.
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:
•
•
•
•
•
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.
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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.
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.
Nonunion worker. An employee in an occupation not
meeting the conditions for union coverage.
Union worker. Any employee is in a union occupation
when all of the following conditions are met:
•
•
•
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,
postratification, 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
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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 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.
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 $16.46 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, and detailed data review.
Appendix table 1. Number of workers1 represented by the survey, St. Louis,
MO-IL, June 2006
State and
local
government
workers
Occupational group2
Civilian
workers
Private
industry
workers
All workers ....................................................................
1,257,100
1,124,300
132,800
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 .......................
336,600
88,600
248,000
286,400
336,300
122,400
213,900
134,100
75,100
58,900
163,700
85,300
78,400
259,100
79,400
179,700
261,300
319,900
121,800
198,100
125,700
70,400
55,300
158,300
84,200
74,100
77,500
9,200
68,300
25,100
16,400
–
15,800
8,400
4,700
3,600
5,400
–
4,400
1 The number of workers represented by the
survey are rounded to the nearest 100. Estimates of
the number of workers provide a description of size
and composition of the labor force included in the
survey. Estimates are not intended, however, for
comparison to other statistical series to measure
employment trends or levels.
2 Workers are classified by occupation using the
2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)
system. See appendix B for more information.
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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Appendix table 2. Survey establishment response, St. Louis, MO-IL, June 2006
State and
local
government
Establishments
Total
Private
industry
Total in sampling frame1 ................................................
42,878
42,611
267
Total in sample ...............................................................
Responding ............................................................
Refused or unable to provide data .........................
Out of business or not in survey scope ..................
392
261
96
35
346
221
91
34
46
40
5
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.
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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